Monday, April 10, 2006

Lucid Tea Cube





Lucid Tea Cube

The tea cube is designed in a dimension of 4m x 4m, proportional to the historical form of the tea house constructed in tatami developed in the 15th century which the room is 2mx2m in squared dimension. Tatami is in traditional dimension of 90cmx180cm is used as the flooring where the exterior panels are also in the same size.

To reflect the characteristics of the tea cube – simple and quiet, transparency, opacity and also flexibility is captured in the tea cube. A balance of traditional and innovative designs are also incorporated in the cube in the use of traditional tatami and colored transparency panels respectively, to reflect the quality and depth of spirituality of the traditional tea house.

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