Published by Ushio Publishing in 1975, 300 pages, 39×32,5 cm
First edition, hardcover in white slipcase and original cardboard box with title
Text by Koji Taki

Condition: book and slipcase are close to perfect condition. Some damage to box.

Well known as an eminent photographer of women such as gravure, idols and nudes, Nobuyoshi Shinoyama always had a strong curiosity for the “human smell” of architecture, space, food, etc.
Meaning of the house is an early masterpiece alongside 28 girls, Olele Olala, and A fine day.

Visiting about 80 houses across the country, geo-historical, stylistic, academic, and other various meanings “A collection of works that were taken with the help of human life, smell and hand.”
From modern houses influenced by Western culture to quaint houses and ruins of Japanese traditional style, the strange atmosphere that human activities bring about, and the postwar architecture works that are related to the relationship between humans and houses
The text by Koji Taki was later published separately as “Living House” and has been frequently expanded.

Simply beautiful