THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN AND PROPOSE A RETREAT HOUSE FOR SHIGERU BAN, THE JAPANESE ARCHITECT THAT DEVELOPED A STYLE KNOWN FOR ITS BLEND OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE WITH ELEMENTS OF AMERICAN MODERNISM. THIS RETREAT HOUSE IS DESIGN TO PROVIDE A SERENE AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR HIM TO ESCAPE FROM THE HECTIC AND DEMANDING NATURE OF HIS PROFESSION. THIS DESIGN IS USING SIMPLE, LOW-COST, ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIALS TO CREATE FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING SPACES THAT RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF USERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS DESIGN ALSO REFLECT A FOCUS ON SIMPLICITY, FUNCTIONALITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND AESTHETICALLY. OVERALL, THE AIM OF THIS DESIGN IS TO SHOWCASE A HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE.