BIG completes first Japanese project: three rammed-earth luxury villas on Sagishima island

Summary

Danish architecture studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan - three luxury villas made from rammed earth on the remote island of Sagishima. The project, called Not A Hotel Setouchi, was created for hotelier Not A Hotel and includes the villas alongside a restaurant pavilion with access to a private beach. The rammed-earth structures were designed as extensions of the dramatic terrain, blending with the natural landscape.