Zen Retreat

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban is back in the news with Shishi-Iwa House, a 10-room restorative retreat in Karuizawa, Japan - the first in a series of hospitality concepts by HDHP GK, a social enterprise by HDH Capital Management. The 10-room boutique resort was constructed using Ban's new eco-friendly building approach designed to conserve as many existing trees as possible. Timber frames were sandwiched between prefabricated plywood panels to create a series of modular frames that were assembled on the site to achieve the distinctive curvature of the …