Paper tube architecture

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architectureWorks
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure

Seizan Golf Club House　(The First Phase)

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure
Seizan Golf Course in Karuizawa is planning a renewal project that includes reconstruction of the clubhouse, which will take several...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architectureNews
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System / 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Three units of the Paper Partition System (PPS) were installed at the Westwood Recreation Center in Santa Monica, California—one of...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architectureTimber and bamboo structures
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Blue Ocean Dome

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Dome A—with Bamboo Laminated Timber Dome B—with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) Dome C—with Paper Tubes...
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsPaper tube architectureEmergency
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential

Maui Paper Log House

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Disaster Relief Project for 2023 Hawaii-Maui Wildfires Dec.4th-Dec.7th 2023 Collaborators:Hawaii Off-GridUniversity of Hawaiʻi Maui CollegeSchool of Architecture University of Hawaiʻi...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsExhibitionsPaper tube architectureDisaster Relief ProjectsEmergency
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary

Prototype of Paper Temporary House for Korea　

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
The prototype of Paper Temporary House for Korea is a simple structure with paper tubes as columns, paper honeycomb boards...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential
Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsPaper tube architectureEmergency
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Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential

Temporary housing in Marrakesh

Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential
2023 Morocco Earthquake Disaster Relief Coordination : Fayçal Tiaïba / Laberinto and FenduqCooperation : National School of Architecture of Marrakech...
Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Exhibition DesignsExhibitionsPaper tube architectureEmergency
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

KONFiDA stand ITMA

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2023
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsExhibitionsPaper tube architectureNewsPPSDisaster Relief ProjectsEmergency
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Year: 2023
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Paper Sanctuary

Year: 2023
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Somerset House 2023 At the London Design Biennale, Ban presented the Paper Partition System (PPS), a partition system which transforms...
Year: 2023
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery

Ogijima Pavilion

Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery
This project was realized as a collaboration with artist Oscar Oiwa for the Setouchi Triennale 2022. The site is located...
Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial

Farmer’s Restaurant

Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
The restaurant is built in the midst of a large natural field and serves fresh vegetables from there. The thatched...
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System2020 / Coronavirus pandemic

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
VAN has developed the“Paper Partition System”to be used in order to prevent spreading of virus transmitted through droplets.  March 14th,–...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure

hagukumu KOHAN

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure
A grid was found to accommodate storage, display shelves, lighting, and air conditioning for the cafe’s needs, and the entire...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure

Farmer’s Hut

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential

Full House

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential
This small book shop / café space, also used as community space for local residents and students, is an extension...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System 4 / Typhoon Hagibis

Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Typhoon Hagibis(2019) strike eastern Japan. Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) provided Paper Partition System and Honeycomb Board Beds in evacuation facilities...
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial

Paper Green House Les Tonnelles

Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
This greenhouse is composed of arches made from paper tubes connected by metal joints. on the exterior, a ready-made greenhouse...
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education

Keio University SBC Paper Studio

Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
This dome is a part of Keio University‘s SBC project (Student-Build Campus). Since the construction work by students was required,...
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architectureWorksPPSDisaster Relief Projects
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Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System / Hokkaido Earthquake

Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
The Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake, which occurred on September 6, 2018, with a maximum seismic intensity of 7, caused significant...
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System 4 (PPS4) -West Japan Flooding-

Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
The heavy rains in western Japan (heavy rains of July 2018) were heavy rain disasters that occurred from June 28...
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System / 2016 Central Italy earthquake

Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
In central Italy, three earthquakes have occurred in a row since August. The damage caused by the earthquake that occurred...
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architectureWorksPPS
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Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System / Kumamoto Earthquake

Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
The Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 observed on April 14 and 16, 2016, causing...
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architectureWorks
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Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

KYOTO GRAPHIE PAPER TUBE TEMPORARY PAVILION

Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
A temporary paper tube pavilion designed for Martin Gusinde Photo Exhibition at Kyotographie International Photo Festival was built in the...
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Disaster Relief DesignHousesPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential

Paper Temporary Shelter

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
This is the temporary shelter constructed at Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines, following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in November of 2013....
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersDisaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education

Paper Nursery School

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education
This temporary nursery school was constructed following the earthquake in Ya’an City, Sichuan, on April 20th, 2013. Lushan County in...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecturePPS
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

PAPER PARTITION SYSTEM 4 (PPS4) -Landslide in Hiroshima-

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
On 20th August 2014, heavy rainfall struck Hiroshima City, Japan which caused huge landslides forcing over 1600 residents to evacuate...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Embassy of Brazil Football Pavilion

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
This is a temporary pavilion built at the Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education

Disaster Relief Center in Kyoto University of Art and Design

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
At Kyoto University of Art & Design, a temporary studio of ‘Paper Structure’ was constructed once again by the students...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersExhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery

Rietberg Museum Summer Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
The pavilion is used during the summer months for 3 months then put in storage for the remaining time so...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Abu Dhabi Art Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
This is a structure inspired by the environment as well as the culture and heritage of the UAE. This structure,...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Paper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure

Yakushima Takazuka Lodge

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Mountain hut built in the National park of Yakushima Island. The hut was rebuilt on the foundation of the previous...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersDisaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship

Cardboard Cathedral

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake (magnitude 6.3) inflicted crippling damage on the Christchurch Cathedral which was the symbol of city....
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Madrid Paper Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
The pavilion is composed of a L-shape existing concrete wall, 6 paper tubes columns and a paper tubes truss roof...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery

Garage Center for Contemporary Culture Temporary Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
This temporary pavilion was designed for the “Garage Center” art gallery in Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia. It was requested that...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial

Camper Soho

Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Located at 110 Prince Street, with its paper tube roof structure, it was designed to be eye-catching as Camper’s “House...
Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersDisaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Paper Atelier – Onagawa

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
This atelier was designed to be donated to Onagawa town, Miyagi prefecture, by Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju. The site was...
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Camper Traveling Pavilion

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Designed for Camper as one of the yacht sponsors for Volvo Ocean Race, a global event that races to 10...
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Maison Hermès Pavilion

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
The concept of the pavilion was to create a nomadic exhibition structure easy to assemble and disassemble; all the structure...
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2011
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecturePPS
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Year: 2011
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System / East Japan Earthquake

Year: 2011
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Iwate / Miyagi / Fukushima / Yamagata / Niigata / Nagano / Tochigi, JapanThe evacuees of the great Japan Earthquake...
Year: 2011
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: France
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: France
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial

Musée du Luxembourg

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: France
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Two new temporary exterior structures were renovated: a café / restaurant / tea room (Angelina) and the museum’s educational workshops....
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: France
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Theater / Auditorium
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersDisaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Theater / Auditorium

L’Aquila Temporary Concert Hall

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Theater / Auditorium
L’Aquila Temporary Concert Hall opened on May 7th, 2011. The opening ceremony was held with the orchestra conducted by Tomomi...
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Theater / Auditorium
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: United Kingdom Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: United Kingdom Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Booth for Davines Group

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: United Kingdom Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Project developed for the international cosmetic company Davines in 2007 and 2011. The concept was to materialize the idea of...
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: United Kingdom Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation