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Another development of the furniture house, the Nine-Square Grid House replaced the wood frames of the furniture units with steel....
The Big Roof unifies several leisure programs and creates intermediate spaces between inside and outside. All rooms open up to...
This community center and house of worship was built on the site of Takatori Church which had been destroyed in...
Because the client was used to living “downtown”, a house was created to reflect this traditional open lifestyle with contemporary...
This is a gallery made from a paper tube structure. All vertical loads are carried by the paper tubes and...
Budget constraints, a tight schedule, and the requirement to accommodate heavy machinery yielded a design with pre-cast, pre-stressed concrete slabs...
To create a sense of openness in the Housing at Shakujii Park, the axial shear wall was eliminated by arranging...
Anticipating future housing development in the area, the house’s square plan was rotated 45 degrees to expand views and garden...
Created for the 1989 Design Expo, the Paper Arbor is comprised of 48 water-proofed paper tubes that fit into a...
Like Villa TCG, Villa K is comprised of three walls. The curved wall stands firmly against the rolling mountains it...
Inherently a three-story row-house complex, the Hanegi Forest succeeded in preserving every existing tree on the site. To ensure that...
The Wall-less House sits on a mountain slope with the floor sloping upward to meet the roof, naturally absorbing the...
Built as a one-month temporary furniture exhibition, the Nova Oshima Showroom followed the concept of the furniture house in applying...
The design criteria for the temporary housing for the Kobe Earthquake victims called for an inexpensive structure that could be...
The first permanent paper tube structure, the Paper House is organized on a 10 x 10 meter plan with 110...
Although the sloping site is as steep as 45 degrees in some locations, extra budget could not be alotted for...
Because building codes did not require official permits for the construction of gates, the East Gate of the Odawara Festival...
For the 1989 Hiroshima Expo themed “Oceans and Islands” Asia Club requested a pavilion designed in an Asian style. A...
As the “Three Walls” concept developed, individual walls gained new expression and function. Light penetrates the glass or glass blocks...
The “Three Walls” concept, which evolves in later works, defines the space within Villa TCG. A stone wall, referencing a...
Organized by La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art in California, the Emilio Ambasz Exhibitions were designed for flexible arrangement and...
For performances of both Japanese and Chinese traditional drama at the Kabuki-Za Theatre, paper tube stage sets were designed for...
More than just a train station, Tazawako Station also offers various public facilities. The openness and transparency of the building...
Furniture House 2 is the prototype of a two-story house employing furniture units as structural system. The furniture system used...
The rectangular plan of the house is divided into five parallel, 5×15-metre rectangular zones: front yard, interior space, central courtyard,...
The concept for the Furniture House to use prefabricated furniture as structural and space defining elements originates from the Library...
Built in a region with heavy snowfall, the second Case Study House sought to separate roof and ceiling. In order...
Containing shops, offices, and housing, this complex sits on an irregular, pentagonal site flanked by a railroad line and a...
To build a multipurpose hall for Odawara’s 50th anniversary, the city’s mayor requested timber architecture. Paper tubes were suggested instead...
A completely recyclable exhibition system was designed using paper tube walls and square paper tube frames with recycled paper honeycomb...
The shipyards of the Osaka Harbour was at the heart of this redevelopment project. Rather than first designing a town,...
Organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the exhibition containing furniture and glass works of Alvar Aalto was...