Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Osaka Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architectureTimber and bamboo structuresNews·18 April 2025 Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Osaka Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Blue Ocean Dome Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Osaka Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition ZERI JAPANOsaka Expo 2025 / Osaka City... Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Osaka Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Aichi Type: New-built Program: Historical Museum Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersNews·17 March 2025 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Aichi Type: New-built Program: Historical Museum Toyota City Museum Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Aichi Type: New-built Program: Historical Museum Toyota City Museum is planned to be located on the east side of the site, just like the adjacent Toyota... Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Aichi Type: New-built Program: Historical Museum
Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsExhibitions·5 January 2025 Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Exhibition Enku Award Exhibition Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Exhibition On the occasion of Shigeru’s receiving the Enku Award, an exhibition of the winners was held at the Museum of... Year: 2025 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Exhibition Exhibition DesignsWorks·6 December 2024 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Exhibition Paper Log House for UAE National Day Event Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Exhibition For a UAE National Day event taken place on December 2, we built two Paper Log Houses: Arabic Coffee House... Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Exhibition
Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: New-built Disaster Relief DesignWorksDisaster Relief Projects·5 December 2024 Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: New-built Community Center in Suzu Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: New-built Since August, we have been progressing with the construction of a community center in Suzu City. The construction site is... Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: New-built
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Extension / Renovation Program: Golf Club Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architectureWorks·8 August 2024 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Extension / Renovation Program: Golf Club Seizan Golf Club House (The First Phase) Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Extension / Renovation Program: Golf Club 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: Golf Club
Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing House and housingHousesHousingWorks·20 June 2024 Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing DLT Permanent Timber Temporary Housing Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing This is a timber temporary housing project constructed in the aftermath of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred on January... Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsNews·22 April 2024 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Paper Sanctuary SIT Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition The Japan touring exhibition of the “Paper Sanctuary,” which was held in London, is being hosted at Shibaura Institute of... Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024 Location: Japan NewsDisaster Relief Projects·21 April 2024 Year: 2024 Location: Japan The Paper Partition System used during a disaster drill held in Koganei City Year: 2024 Location: Japan On September 7, an overnight disaster preparedness drill was conducted at Minami Elementary School in Koganei City, where the Paper... Year: 2024 Location: Japan
Year: 2024 Location: Japan NewsDisaster Relief Projects·20 April 2024 Year: 2024 Location: Japan The Paper Partition System on display at a Muji’s disaster awareness event on July 28 Year: 2024 Location: Japan The Paper Partition System (PPS) was on display at the “Itsumo no Moshimo CARAVAN” event held at the Muji Konandai... Year: 2024 Location: Japan
Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Temporary Housing Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsNews·9 January 2024 Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Temporary Housing 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Project Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Temporary Housing NPO Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) + Shigeru Ban Architects have started to set up Paper Partition System (PPS) and cardboard... Year: In progress Status: In Progress Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Temporary Housing
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsNews·8 January 2024 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition World Bank Understanding Risk Global Forum Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition The Understanding Risk Global Forum (UR2024), organized by the World Bank, was held June 16th to 24th of 2024 at... Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsNews·7 January 2024 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Paper Sanctuary Toyota Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition April 26 – May 26, 2024 The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” Ban presented the Paper Partition System (PPS),... Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsNews·6 January 2024 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Paper Sanctuary Naoetsu Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” held in London. Place: MUJI Naoetsu (Joetsu city in Niigata) Duration: February 13... Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsNewsEmergency·1 January 2024 Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Paper Sanctuary OPAM Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition January 13 – February 4, 2024 The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” held in London.The inaugural exhibition took place... Year: 2024 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition
Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsExhibition DesignsExhibitionsNewsPPSDisaster Relief ProjectsEmergency·30 October 2023 Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Exhibition Paper Sanctuary Tokyo Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Exhibition A simple partition system, created by Shigeru Ban, is completed by draping fabric over frames made from paper tubes. This... Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Exhibition
Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Cafe / Restaurant Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structures·1 September 2023 Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Cafe / Restaurant Shiosai Restaurant Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Cafe / Restaurant Exploiting the magnificent views of the Sea of Japan, the building is designed in a horizontal orientation, running parallel to... Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Cafe / Restaurant
Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsExhibition DesignsDisaster Relief ProjectsEmergency·28 August 2023 Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition Paper Sanctuary Simose Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition August 28 – September 3, 2023 The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” held in London.The inaugural exhibition took place... Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Program: Exhibition
Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architectureNewsEmergency·9 June 2023 Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing 2023 Noto Earthquake Disaster Relief Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing Voluntary Architects’ Network + Shigeru Ban Architects inspected evacuation centers and proposed the construction of a paper log house as... Year: 2023 Location: Japan Program: Temporary Housing
Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Museum Accommodation Cafe / Restaurant Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersWorks·2 May 2023 Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Museum Accommodation Cafe / Restaurant SIMOSE (Simose Art Museum + Simose Art Garden Villa) Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Museum Accommodation Cafe / Restaurant Located on a 4.6-hectare site facing the Seto Inland Sea, the facility consists of a museum, 10 villa-style accommodations, and... Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Museum Accommodation Cafe / Restaurant
Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House House and housingTimber and bamboo structuresWorks·27 March 2023 Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House Triangle Lattice House Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House The client happened to acquire a narrow strip of land along the sand beach of Kitsuki, which was once used... Year: 2023 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Industrial designWorks·3 November 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan L-angle Collection Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Industrial designWorks·9 September 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Cardboard Bed Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan This bed made of cardboard was developed in collaboration with Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. to improve conditions in evacuation centers.... Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan
Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Training Facility Works·4 June 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Training Facility Awaji Farm Lecture House Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Training Facility Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Training Facility
Year: 2022 Status: Competition Location: Japan Program: Museum Works·4 June 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Competition Location: Japan Program: Museum Fukuoka Prefectural Art Museum Year: 2022 Status: Competition Location: Japan Program: Museum Year: 2022 Status: Competition Location: Japan Program: Museum
Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store Works·4 June 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store Shop in Itoshima Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store Year: 2022 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Exhibition Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture·31 May 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Exhibition Ogijima Pavilion Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Exhibition 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: Exhibition
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Training Facility Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture·2 May 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Training Facility Ginza Sicilia at Shibaura Institute of Technology Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Training Facility Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Training Facility
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Cafe / Restaurant Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture·2 May 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Cafe / Restaurant SIT Global Caffe empowered by Segafredo at Shibaura Institute of Technology Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Cafe / Restaurant Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Program: Cafe / Restaurant
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Retail Store Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture·2 May 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Retail Store Acorium Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Retail Store Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Retail Store
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Hotel Accommodation Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structures·2 May 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Hotel Accommodation ZENBO SEINEI Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Hotel Accommodation This is a plan of an accommodation facility where guests can experience“zazen” on a small, lush site on Awaji Island.... Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Hotel Accommodation
Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structures·2 May 2022 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House Shishi-iwa House No.2 Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House Second project for “Shishi-iwa House” in Karuizawa. The simple two-story rectangular plan evolved from the very tight rectangular site. The... Year: 2022 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: House
Year: 2021 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store Works·26 December 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store Shinsaibashi Façade Project Year: 2021 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store Year: 2021 Status: Unbuilt Location: Japan Program: Retail Store
PPSPPS·5 August 2021 Year: 2021 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Saga City, Saga Year: 2021 Location: Japan On August 5, 2021, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Saga City, Saga to supply partitioning... Year: 2021 Location: Japan
Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Disaster Relief Design·2 May 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary Mock Vaccination Center Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary On February 2, 2021, Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) demonstrated Paper Partition System at mock vaccination center in Komatsu, Ishikawa.Cooperated with:... Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Temporary
Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Cafe / Restaurant Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture·2 May 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Cafe / Restaurant Farmer’s Restaurant Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Cafe / Restaurant 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: Cafe / Restaurant
Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Library Works·2 May 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Library New Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Library In order to form an east-west and north-south axis in front of Higashi-Shizuoka Station, a high-rise library was planned in... Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: 文化・レジャー施設 Library
Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: City Hall / Town Hall Timber and bamboo structuresWorks·2 May 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: City Hall / Town Hall Karuizawa Town Hall Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: City Hall / Town Hall Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: City Hall / Town Hall
Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Extension / Renovation Program: Public Bath / Spa Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structures·2 May 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Extension / Renovation Program: Public Bath / Spa Shonai Hotel Suiden Terrasse Spa Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Extension / Renovation Program: Public Bath / Spa Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: Extension / Renovation Program: Public Bath / Spa
Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Transport and Infrastructure Harbor Facility Timber and bamboo structures·2 May 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Transport and Infrastructure Harbor Facility Oita Airport Marine Access Passenger Terminal Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Transport and Infrastructure Harbor Facility Year: 2021 Status: Competition Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Transport and Infrastructure Harbor Facility
PPSPPS·25 March 2021 Year: 2021 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Kawasaki City, Kanagawa and International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University Year: 2021 Location: Japan On March 30, 2021, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the awasaki City, Kanagawa and International Research... Year: 2021 Location: Japan
PPSPPS·25 March 2021 Year: 2021 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Miyake Town, Nara Year: 2021 Location: Japan On March 19, 2021, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Miyake Town, Nara to supply partitioning... Year: 2021 Location: Japan
Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Office and Headquarters Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structures·25 March 2021 Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Office and Headquarters Tamadic Nagoya Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Office and Headquarters Due to Japan’s excessive regulations against timber structures, it is impossible to build a “pure” mid-rise timber structure, so a... Year: 2021 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Office and Headquarters
PPSPPS·15 February 2021 Year: 2021 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Urayasu City, Chiba Year: 2021 Location: Japan On February 15, 2021, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Urayasu City, Chiba to supply partitioning... Year: 2021 Location: Japan
PPSPPS·2 February 2021 Year: 2021 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with 6 Cities and Towns of Ishikawa Prefecture Year: 2021 Location: Japan On November 11, 2020, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Kanawawa City, Hakusan City, Kahoku City,... Year: 2021 Location: Japan
PPSPPS·11 November 2020 Year: 2020 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Nomi City, Ishikawa and KOMATSU MATERE Co., Ltd. Year: 2020 Location: Japan On November 11, 2020, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Nomi City, Ishikawa and KOMATSU MATERE... Year: 2020 Location: Japan
Year: 2020 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Public Toilet Cultural, Commercial, Academic, Others·31 October 2020 Year: 2020 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Public Toilet The transparent Tokyo toilet Year: 2020 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Public Toilet Year: 2020 Status: Completed Location: Japan Type: New-built Program: Public Toilet
PPSPPS·30 October 2020 Year: 2020 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Kamakura City, Kanagawa Year: 2020 Location: Japan On October 30, 2020, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Kamakura City, Kanagawa to supply partitioning... Year: 2020 Location: Japan
PPSPPS·11 September 2020 Year: 2020 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Nagaoka-kyo City, Kyoto Year: 2020 Location: Japan On September 11, 2020, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Nagaoka-kyo City, Kyoto to supply partitioning... Year: 2020 Location: Japan
PPS·24 August 2020 Year: 2020 Location: Japan Disaster Agreement with Tokyo Metropolis Year: 2020 Location: Japan On August 24, 2020, Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) signed a disaster agreement with the Tokyo Metropolis to supply partitioning systems... Year: 2020 Location: Japan