Dear Conall and all:
Sorry, it looks as though we have changed a lot seen from the outside, but
the reality is quite different.
The Japanese still stick to the traditional way of living and thinking. The
most awful mismatch is the traditional design assumptions and ageing of the
rersidents (i.e., their functional capability degradation). Stiing/sleeping
direct on the floor does not match care giving, for example.
regards
Satoshi Kose
At 11:51 +0100 99.4.28, Conall O Cathain wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:28:44 +0900 Satoshi Kose <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Few would ever wish to have one's life rotate around an innovative
> housing
> > design. Innovativeness in this contemporary world means something quite
> > alien to everybody.
> >
>
> Dear friends
>
> I know this is under the belt, but haven't many Japanese people in this
> generation changed from living in traditional Japanese houses to the
> Western style of house?
>
> Conall
Satoshi Kose, Dr.
(The following is effective as of 1st April 1999)
Director, Housing & Building Economy Department
Building Research Institute, Tatehara, Tsukuba 305-0802 Japan
tel.+81-298-64-6611; fax.+81-298-64-6771; [log in to unmask]
http://www.kenken.go.jp/5bu/skose/TG19.html
http://www.kenken.go.jp/universal/7UDP.pdf (Sorry, this is in Japanese)
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