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...
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,...
This is an extension and renovation design for the existing terminal building at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, taking into account...
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 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...
In developing a dome with a diameter of 35.6m and a height of 6.95m, the idea was to use an...
The complex site with irregular angles and a steep slope was further restricted in having to consider the possibility of...
The building with timber latticed facade reflected in the water is a symbolic representation of Fuji as a “mountain of...