TABITABI Guesthouse Bamboo Installation

Permanent Site-Specific Bamboo Installation

Created for a guesthouse within a traditional Kyoto townhouse, Shinari is crafted from 300 green bamboo slats, each 7.5 meters long. Floating above water in the building’s full-height void, it becomes the calm yet dynamic heart of the space, freely rising toward the roof while engaging the surrounding architecture.As one moves through the house, Shinari appears from shifting angles, each revealing new rhythms of form and light and offering a sense of immersion within the work.

From its core, clusters of slats extend into adjoining rooms, visually linking them. The slats—bound with copper wire at intervals—will develop a warm patina over time, as the copper’s reddish hue and the bamboo’s green tones gradually transform into deep brown and soft yellow. Like bamboo in daily Japanese life—humble yet essential—Shinari quietly merges with the architecture, becoming part of the guesthouse’s living spirit.