Aomori Nebuta House - Molodesign

The Nebuta house is a cultural place inspired by the craftsmanship of the Aomori’s Nebuta paper lantern festival in northern Japan. The building is enclosed by twisted steel ribbons, each shaped to create variation: openings for light, areas of opacity, views, or opportunities for pedestrian circulation. The ribbons were individually crafted during prefabrication then manually adjusted on-site during installation. No part of the finished screen is the result of digital fabrication; like all things handmade, human intervention enlivens function.