Gendai®
Amid riverside woodland, lakes, and sandy paths southwest of Berlin, this country house offers a quiet nod to Japanese clarity. The architecture seeks calm, longevity, and a sensitive play with light. Its envelope in Nakamoto Forestry Gendai finished in silver-grey sets the tone: a fine, brushed yakisugi surface whose vertical grain catches the daylight and develops a gentle patina over the seasons.
The composition is deliberately simple: clear volumes, generous openings, protective overhangs. Inside and outside flow together across deep thresholds and ribbon-like windows; views lead from bright interiors into the green of the Havel’s lakescape. Gendai takes the lead, combining the robustness of traditionally charred cedar—weather-resistant, low-maintenance, durable—with the quiet beauty of wabi-sabi as the surface continues to silver with time.
The result is a house that is locally rooted yet distantly inspired: calm, tactile, and in tune with its setting. A place where Japanese clarity meets the breadth of the Brandenburg lake district—showing, day by day, how light, timber, and landscape speak to one another.
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Gendai® with water-based protection stain silver gray (This finish is available in the EU only)
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Our lumber products are all of Japanese origin and are unaffected by Canadian import duties from the US. All North American orders ship from inventory stored at our US facility within two weeks. Any tariff costs are included in our published pricing and you will not be charged additional taxes (aside from your GST or HST).
All North American orders ship from inventory stored at our US facility within two weeks. Any tariff costs are included in our published pricing and you will not be charged additional taxes (aside from your local and state taxes).
