Situated on a prominent urban site, the Center’s simple, classic building forms serve to reflect the programmatic use of the...
VAN has developed the“Paper Partition System”to be used in order to prevent spreading of virus transmitted through droplets.  March 14th,–...
A grid was found to accommodate storage, display shelves, lighting, and air conditioning for the cafe’s needs, and the entire...
Villa-type accommodation facility planned in a vast forest of about 16,000m². With taking advantage of the shape of the land,...
This small book shop / café space, also used as community space for local residents and students, is an extension...
A new living room is added to a cottage at the foot of Yatsugatake. On the gable side of the...
This art museum explores a building typology where the art museum and the activities of the park are not separate,...
Located in Biel/Bienne, the heart of Swiss watch making, The campus involves two brands, namely Omega and Swatch, clearly distinguishes...
Shortly after the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris occurred on 15th of April, 2019, we proposed a temporary structure in...
This is a proposal for renovating the former architecture school in Nanterre in the suburb of Paris. The architecture of...
The Kur Restaurant is composed of paper tubes made of wood and recycled paper. It serves as the reception to...
When visiting the site in Karuizawa, there was a forest unique to Karuizawa where beautiful trees grow thick. The first...
Typhoon Hagibis(2019) strike eastern Japan. Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) provided Paper Partition System and Honeycomb Board Beds in evacuation facilities...
This greenhouse is composed of arches made from paper tubes connected by metal joints. on the exterior, a ready-made greenhouse...
This dome is a part of Keio University‘s SBC project (Student-Build Campus). Since the construction work by students was required,...
The Grand Palais is a historic exhibition hall and art museum built in 1900 in Champs-Élysées, in the center of...
This is an extension and renovation design for the existing terminal building at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, taking into account...
This project is a proposal for a funeral competition by Paris City facing a chronic shortage of crematoriums. A shell-like...
The main feature of this building are the multi-storey open spaces with Glass Shutters, a facade system which can be...
This dome is a part of Keio University‘s SBC project (Student-Build Campus). Since the construction work by students was required,...
This hotel accommodates about 150 rooms and is built in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. In order to position the architecture...
The upper and lower floors are gently connected by a slope in a space where Y-shaped arch columns of laminated...
The Domaine de Beaucastel produces one of the finest wines, of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. Considering this reputation, our approach consists...
The Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake, which occurred on September 6, 2018, with a maximum seismic intensity of 7, caused significant...
The heavy rains in western Japan (heavy rains of July 2018) were heavy rain disasters that occurred from June 28...
Commonly used as flooring materials in China, bamboo flooring (thickness: 17mm, width: 130mm, length: 1,100mm ) with bolt fasteners form...
In developing a dome with a diameter of 35.6m and a height of 6.95m, the idea was to use an...
The Headquarters building acts as a hub at the center of a large tech campus, bringing together employees, clients, and...
The Arbour is a 10-story hybrid mass timber academic building housing classrooms, lecture halls, and a Tall Wood Research Institute....