Engineered for transportation and easy reassemblement using traditional joinery techniques, the meticulously designed teahouse made from bamboo and Hinoki feels separated from the surrounding environment. Though the walls are fitted with small slats that allow views into the outside world, within is a serene pavilion where one feels removed from the commotion of life. By merging ascetic tradition with modern form and function, Uchida’s teahouse seems to play with the concept of liminal space, as if in a timeline of its own.