A conversation with Yuzo Minami about Sen no Rikyu and a coincidence after 10 years

As I reported in my blog yesterday, Yuzo Minami and about 10 of his friends came to the eco-village.
About 10 people came, mainly from Niigata. They came to see the property I designed and was under construction.
We had the opportunity to see the property after it was completed.
After that, we had a discussion at a facility within the eco-village.
As expected, Yuzo Minami has undoubtedly led the way in energy-efficient housing in this country.
As a leading expert, he has a wealth of knowledge and connections in the energy conservation and insulation industries.
There is something amazing. However, that is how overwhelmingly it has an impact on the industry.
Despite being the founder of the company, he is very friendly and enjoys talking to people all over the place.
I think that's why it's called that. As proof of that, at times I went there 100 times a year, and even now I go there every year.
Apparently he has given about 80 lectures.
After the event at the eco-village, we moved to a hotel along the Uji River. We stayed there until the evening.
We talked about energy-efficient housing and other topics.
I had a great time.
This morning, I went to see the Phoenix Hall of Byodo-in Temple first thing in the morning. After that, I moved to Oyamazaki,
I went to Myoki-an (Mai-an), which is said to be the only surviving tea house designed by Sen no Rikyu.
My niece lives in Oyamazaki and I used to get off at the station. Right in front of her.
There was a Tai-an, but I was ashamed to say that I had not noticed it even though I had passed right in front of it.
I didn't know that... Now that Rikyu is being portrayed in a taiga drama, I was deeply moved by his tea room.
I was able to see it.
Next, we moved to Oyamazaki Villa, which is located just above the building. This is also an old Western-style building, but it was designed by Tadao Ando.
The connection to the new building was seamless, and I was once again impressed by how well it was done.
After that, we said goodbye to everyone and headed to Nagoya with Minami Yuzo.
I got on the Shinkansen from Kyoto, but for some reason the unreserved seats were full, so we ended up sitting in different seats.
When I got off at Nagoya, I walked up to where Minami was sitting, and to my surprise,
Isn't this my university classmate, Mmoto Akuma?
It had been about 10 years since I last saw him, and the last time we met was by chance in Motomachi.
I was really surprised at the coincidence. However, I had to get off at Nagoya.
All I had to do was confirm that my new job and phone number hadn't changed and that was it.
When I arrived in Nagoya, I found the most recent Sustainable Housing Award-winning
I went to see the Matsukawado House.
http://www.lifecrayon.co.jp/topics/media/post_28.html
The exterior is similar to the LCCM house in Ibaraki that I visited the other day,
After all, this house actually has an owner, and the architect is used to wooden construction.
Since he is usually a practical person, including budget constraints,
It's really about design, energy conservation, playfulness, energy-saving experiments, and practicality.
I think it was a well-balanced design at a high level.
I would not have been able to see this without Professor Minami's connections.
It's a house, but it was worth the trip all the way to Nagoya just for this.
was.
So it was a truly fulfilling two days.