Nordic Memories of the East. Tetsuro Yoshida and the myth of traditional Japanese house in Erik Gunnar Asplund, Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto

[EN] Traditional Japanese architecture played an important role in the development of modern European architecture, especially from the beginning of the 20th century. Based on this extensively documented thesis, the influence of Japanese culture and the traditional Japanese house on the figures of Erik Gunnar Asplund, Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto, especially during the 1930s, is analysed. The study describes how these authors found inspiration in the East, as well as their contacts and sources of reference. Finally, it explains the extent to which they reinterpreted Japanese aesthetics in their designs, especially analysing the case of the Villa Mairea winter garden. In this context, the research points to the decisive role played by the figure of Tetsuro Yoshida and his text Das japanische Wohnhaus (1935) for the interests and designs of these Nordic authors. [ES] La arquitectura tradicional japonesa desempeñó un papel relevante en el desarrollo de la arquitectura moderna europea, principalmente desde principios del siglo XX. Partiendo de dicha tesis, ampliamente documentada, se investiga la influencia que la cultura nipona y la casa tradicional japonesa tuvieron en las figuras de Erik Gunnar Asplund, Aino Aalto y Alvar Aalto, especialmente durante los años 30. El estudio investiga el modo en que dichos autores encontraron inspiración en Oriente, así como los contactos y fuentes que les sirvieron de referencia. Finalmente, se explica en qué medida reinterpretaron la estética nipona en sus diseños, especialmente en el caso de los Aalto y del jardín de invierno de Villa Mairea. En este contexto, la investigación apunta al papel decisivo jugado por la figura de Tetsuro Yoshida y su texto Das japanische Wohnhaus (1935) para los intereses y diseños de dichos autores nórdicos. Rincón-Borrego, I.; Rodríguez-Llera, R. (2022). Nordic Memories of the East. Tetsuro Yoshida and the myth of traditional Japanese house in Erik Gunnar Asplund, Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto. VLC arquitectura. Research Journal. 9(1):27-48. https://doi.org/10.4995/vlc.2022.15603 Aalto, Alvar, and Aino Aalto. “Rationalism and Man.” In Alvar Aalto: in his own words, edited by Göran Schildt, 89-93. New York: Rizzoli, 1998. Aalto, Alvar, and Aino Aalto. “Mairea: Maire Och Harry Gullichsens Privat Hus, Norrmark.” Arkitekten, no. 9 (1939). Asplund, Erik Gunnar. “Vår arkitektoniska rumsuppfattning.” Byggmästaren: Arkitektupplagan (1931). Baltzer, Franz. Das Japanische Haus: Eine Bautechnische Studie. B