The thesis focuses on the concepts of space creation and spatial elements deeply rooted in Japanese traditional buildings as they were rediscovered and rethought, especially by 20th century Japanese architects, who continued to use and revive these concepts in their own work. The text traces their understanding of Japanese traditional architecture. It goes on to use the examples of three Japanese traditional spatial "icons", four works by 20th century Japanese architects, and three works by Czech architects at different stages of the 20th century.

The thesis probes the relationship between these two architectural cultures in a European context.The second part consists of texts on the architectural design of model, utopian housing.

The whole design is guided by a story - a scenario.The next sub-part interprets this story into spatio-temporal gradients and elements.

The model buildings are designed on a range of scales.

The composition of the individual scenarios and structures respects the movement along the spiral, where we can also observe the cyclical nature of life itself, which ends with the last terminal phase that escapes the gradient of scales - the coffin.

The coffin, however, perfectly captures the main proportional compositional unit of the entire design - the tatami mat.

The individual designs are inspired by the studied phenomena and elements, texts and buildings of Japanese and European architecture with their interrelationships.

Their subsequent application to the real environment is also possible.

The aim of this work is first to study the spatial, temporal, but also light and colour possibilities of Japanese traditional and modern architecture in the context of European, especially Czech, ones.

Another aim was to design a model-based, utopian housing project with a gradient layering of spaces, structures, materials, transparencies and lighting based on various game strategies as well as the maxims of "FORM FOLLOWS FICTION".

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