Lifted from The Archi-Tourist
Located in Toyama Prefecture, in Japan's "Alps," this pavilion -- also referred to as "Peter House" by locals and on street signs, in honor of the architect -- was part of the Toyama Prefecture's machi no kao (face of the town) series of small projects in the early 1990s, which also included buildings and urban design by Enric Miralles, Tom Heneghan, and other overseas architects. Salter also designed and realized the nearby Inami Woodcarving Museum as part of the program (see link at bottom of page). The pavilion is reached by winding roads that take visitors deep into the beautiful mountains. Once reaching what is basically the end of the road, Peter House is hidden behind thick trees on one side and open to the river on the other three sides.
The exact purpose of the primarily open-air structure is not apparent at first glance. A deck is its sole outdoor space, though stone steps provide access around and below the pavilion. Inside, stairs lead to a viewing platform that points upstream towards mountain peaks beyond.
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Bambajina, Toyama, Japan
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Driving directions: In the aerial above, the pavilion blends into the surroundings, but it is the object in the center that is casting a shadow to the west. Click "view larger map" to see the roads and the location of the pavilion relative to Kamiichi, the nearest town. Using Google Maps as a guide, from Kamiichi train station drive east on 46 to 333. The pavilion is about a 30-minute drive into the mountains, on the north side of 333, opposite a camp. See the map below (from a pamphlet onmachi no kao) for detailed directions in Japanese:
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