Row House in Sumiyoshi

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architectural work house minimalist architecture modernist building residential building

Row House in Sumiyoshi is a seminal minimalist concrete residence in Osaka by architect Tadao Ando, renowned for its stark geometry, central open courtyard, and poetic use of light and space.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Row House in Sumiyoshi canonical	2
Sumiyoshi Row House	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1155637 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Row House in Sumiyoshi
Context triple: [Tadao Ando, designed, Row House in Sumiyoshi]

A. Shibuya Hikarie
Shibuya Hikarie is a major high-rise commercial complex in Tokyo known for its shopping, dining, cultural facilities, and direct connection to Shibuya Station.
B. Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo
The Dai-Ichi Seimei Building in Tokyo is a historic office building best known for serving as General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.
C. Imperial Household Agency Building
The Imperial Household Agency Building is the government office complex in Tokyo that serves as the administrative headquarters for Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, which manages affairs related to the Imperial Family and the Imperial Palace.
D. Tempozan Harbor Village
Tempozan Harbor Village is a waterfront shopping and entertainment complex in Osaka, Japan, known for attractions like the Tempozan Ferris Wheel and its proximity to the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.
E. Umeda Sky Building
Umeda Sky Building is a landmark high-rise complex in Osaka, Japan, known for its striking twin-tower design connected by a rooftop observatory with panoramic city views.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Row House in Sumiyoshi
Target entity description: Row House in Sumiyoshi is a seminal minimalist concrete residence in Osaka by architect Tadao Ando, renowned for its stark geometry, central open courtyard, and poetic use of light and space.

A. Shibuya Hikarie
Shibuya Hikarie is a major high-rise commercial complex in Tokyo known for its shopping, dining, cultural facilities, and direct connection to Shibuya Station.
B. Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo
The Dai-Ichi Seimei Building in Tokyo is a historic office building best known for serving as General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.
C. Imperial Household Agency Building
The Imperial Household Agency Building is the government office complex in Tokyo that serves as the administrative headquarters for Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, which manages affairs related to the Imperial Family and the Imperial Palace.
D. Tempozan Harbor Village
Tempozan Harbor Village is a waterfront shopping and entertainment complex in Osaka, Japan, known for attractions like the Tempozan Ferris Wheel and its proximity to the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.
E. Umeda Sky Building
Umeda Sky Building is a landmark high-rise complex in Osaka, Japan, known for its striking twin-tower design connected by a rooftop observatory with panoramic city views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural work ⓘ house ⓘ minimalist architecture ⓘ modernist building ⓘ residential building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Azuma House ⓘ Sumiyoshi Row House ⓘ linked to: Row House in Sumiyoshi
architect	Tadao Ando ⓘ
architecturalMovement	Modern architecture ⓘ
city	Osaka ⓘ
climateResponse	open courtyard for light and ventilation ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
designPeriod	1970s ⓘ
district	Sumiyoshi-ku ⓘ
façadeType	blank concrete street facade ⓘ
feature	absence of conventional windows on street facade ⓘ complete separation from the street by a blank facade ⓘ narrow site ⓘ open-to-sky courtyard ⓘ poetic use of light and shadow ⓘ stark geometry ⓘ
function	single-family residence ⓘ
hasBeenSubjectOf	architectural education case studies ⓘ numerous architectural publications ⓘ
hasPart	central open courtyard ⓘ narrow internal circulation paths ⓘ roofless central zone ⓘ two-story volumes on street and rear sides ⓘ
influenced	later residential works by Tadao Ando ⓘ subsequent minimalist residential architecture worldwide ⓘ
influencedBy	modernist concrete architecture ⓘ traditional Japanese courtyard houses ⓘ
lightingConcept	controlled light entering through courtyard and openings ⓘ natural light as primary source of illumination ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
material	exposed concrete ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
planType	courtyard house ⓘ
significance	iconic example of minimalist residential architecture ⓘ landmark of contemporary Japanese architecture ⓘ seminal early work of Tadao Ando ⓘ
siteCondition	dense urban neighborhood ⓘ narrow urban lot ⓘ
spatialConcept	integration of interior and exterior through a courtyard ⓘ sequence of spaces organized around a void ⓘ
style	brutalism ⓘ minimalism ⓘ
yearCompleted	1976 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tadao Ando → designed → Row House in Sumiyoshi ⓘ

Row House in Sumiyoshi → alsoKnownAs → Sumiyoshi Row House ⓘ

linked to: Row House in Sumiyoshi

Azuma House → alsoKnownAs → Row House in Sumiyoshi ⓘ

Azuma House → alsoKnownAs → Sumiyoshi Row House ⓘ