A single-family house in Krakow’s Zwierzyniec for a family of four is built around a courtyard with an Osakazuki Japanese maple tree and a splashing fountain carved in the stone. According to the owners’ wishes, silhouettes of maples, serviceberries and Asian lilacs were placed at the end of the carefully designated viewing axes. Japanese interiors gain an important complement in the form of greenery, which penetrates the house through large windows, so that the boundaries between the interior and the surroundings are blurred. Everything is consistent and well thought out.

The interiors express the spirit of Japanese architecture, minimalist but full of warmth. The rooms are filled with subdued colors and simple, even ascetic forms of equipment. Natural materials and light, which have been designed very carefully, play a key role.