TEXT & PHOTO: XAROJ PHRAWONG
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The design of architectural details found in Japanese people’s everyday life, whether created by professional architects or local artisans, are all interesting to me. They all seem to go through thought processes that set out to find solutions to different kinds of problem. Many of them embody the Zen philosophy where perfectly hidden in the remarkable simplicity are details so well-thought off and executed.
The complexity behind the minimalist aesthetic is what constantly motivates my interest throughout the three years living and travel ling in Japan. Collected and captured along the way is this particular series of photographs.
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Xaroj Phrawong, architect, author and professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi is currently pursuing his study in architecture at Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. During his time in Japan, Phrawong’s interest revolves around the miscellaneous details both from the artistic aspect and architectural solutions of Japanese architecture he experienced in his everyday life, coincidentally and intentionally.