Year:
2002
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Plywood Structure
·
Year:
2002
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Plywood Structure
Year:
2002
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Plywood Structure
This weekend house is composed of a glass box surmounted by a large woven plywood dome. Four structural plywood boards...
Year:
2002
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Gymnasium
Feature:
Plywood Structure
·
Year:
2002
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Gymnasium
Feature:
Plywood Structure
Year:
2002
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Gymnasium
Feature:
Plywood Structure
As an initial response to the small buildings surrounding the site, which include houses as well as a kindergarten and...
Year:
2002
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Year:
2002
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Situated next to a train station, the Eda housing complex incorporates a commercial area. To take in the flow of...
Year:
2002
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Year:
2002
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
Feature:
Plywood Structure
·
Year:
2002
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
Feature:
Plywood Structure
Year:
2002
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
Feature:
Plywood Structure
The design of this Lutheran church strived to remain humble in response to the religious doctrine as well as the...
Year:
2002
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
Feature:
Plywood Structure
Year:
2002
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Picture Window House
·
Year:
2002
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Picture Window House
Year:
2002
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Picture Window House
The main intention for the design of the Picture Window House was to frame the panoramic view while maintaining the...
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Extension / Renovation
Program:
Museum
·
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Extension / Renovation
Program:
Museum
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Extension / Renovation
Program:
Museum
For the 924-square-meter contemporary gallery, an existing structure was renovated. A similar transformation occurs on its south facade. This entire...
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Extension / Renovation
Program:
Museum
Year:
2001
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Museum
Feature:
Container Structure
·
Year:
2001
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Museum
Feature:
Container Structure
Year:
2001
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Museum
Feature:
Container Structure
The competition of a temporary satellite of the New York Guggenheim Museum in Tokyo required three different phases of the...
Year:
2001
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Museum
Feature:
Container Structure
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Nursery School
Feature:
Plywood Structure
·
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Nursery School
Feature:
Plywood Structure
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Nursery School
Feature:
Plywood Structure
The main space of the Daycare Center is created with LVL wood, the same as the roof material of the...
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Nursery School
Feature:
Plywood Structure
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
2001
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
The roof of the Veneer Grid Roof House is made of a triangular veneer grid similar to the triangular paper...
Year:
2000
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
2000
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
2000
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Four freely movable room-boxes on casters in one unique two-storey high room allow three generations of one family to flexibly...
Year:
2000
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Museum
Feature:
Plywood Structure
·
Year:
2000
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Museum
Feature:
Plywood Structure
Year:
2000
Status:
Unbuilt
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Museum
Feature:
Plywood Structure
After the “Hannover Expo Japan Pavilion” the design for the “Uno Chiyo Memorial Museum” was the second collaboration with Professor...
Year:
2000
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
Feature:
Wooden Fire Protection
·
Year:
2000
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
Feature:
Wooden Fire Protection
Year:
2000
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
Feature:
Wooden Fire Protection
The building‘s structure is made of one-story-high Vierendeel trusses spanning 22 meters on every other floor, allowing open spaces for...
Year:
2000
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
Feature:
Wooden Fire Protection
The three-storied glass cube is connected at three corners to a full height ivy screen, which functions as the primary...
Year:
1998
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Furniture House
·
Year:
1998
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Furniture House
Year:
1998
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Furniture House
The Furniture House 3 is a further development of the furniture unit system. The second story of the house arranges...
A narrow site is divided lengthwise into building and courtyard to create the Ivy Structure house. The construction method makes...
Year:
1998
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
·
Year:
1998
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
Year:
1998
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
This permanent paper shelter was designed for a contractor of wooden houses. Because paper tubes cannot be bent, a segmented...
Year:
1998
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Office and Headquarters
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Another development of the furniture house, the Nine-Square Grid House replaced the wood frames of the furniture units with steel....
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
·
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Inherently a three-story row-house complex, the Hanegi Forest succeeded in preserving every existing tree on the site. To ensure that...
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Installation
·
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Installation
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Installation
For performances of both Japanese and Chinese traditional drama at the Kabuki-Za Theatre, paper tube stage sets were designed for...
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Installation
Year:
1997
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Commercial Facility
Year:
1997
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Commercial Facility
The Big Roof unifies several leisure programs and creates intermediate spaces between inside and outside. All rooms open up to...
Year:
1997
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Commercial Facility
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1997
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
The Wall-less House sits on a mountain slope with the floor sloping upward to meet the roof, naturally absorbing the...
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
·
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
This project was started from 1996 and had continued for 8 years. Dental exhibitions took place every 2 months where...
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
·
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Built as a one-month temporary furniture exhibition, the Nova Oshima Showroom followed the concept of the furniture house in applying...
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Furniture House
·
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Furniture House
Year:
1996
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Furniture House
Furniture House 2 is the prototype of a two-story house employing furniture units as structural system. The furniture system used...
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
·
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
This community center and house of worship was built on the site of Takatori Church which had been destroyed in...
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Religious Facility
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Temporary Housing
·
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Temporary Housing
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Temporary Housing
The design criteria for the temporary housing for the Kobe Earthquake victims called for an inexpensive structure that could be...
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Temporary Housing
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
The rectangular plan of the house is divided into five parallel, 5×15-metre rectangular zones: front yard, interior space, central courtyard,...
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Because the client was used to living “downtown”, a house was created to reflect this traditional open lifestyle with contemporary...
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
The first permanent paper tube structure, the Paper House is organized on a 10 x 10 meter plan with 110...
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1995
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
The concept for the Furniture House to use prefabricated furniture as structural and space defining elements originates from the Library...
The rectangular plan of the House for a Dentist is divided lengthwise into a southern outdoor space and a northern...
Year:
1993
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1993
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1993
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
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...
Year:
1992
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
·
Year:
1992
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Year:
1992
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
To create a sense of openness in the Housing at Shakujii Park, the axial shear wall was eliminated by arranging...
Year:
1992
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
Housing Complex
Year:
1992
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1992
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1992
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Although the sloping site is as steep as 45 degrees in some locations, extra budget could not be alotted for...
With intentions of framing the extraordinary mountain landscape, a rough stone wall was placed parallel to the street to contrast...
Year:
1991
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
·
Year:
1991
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Year:
1991
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
New-built
Program:
House
Feature:
Case Study House
Anticipating future housing development in the area, the house’s square plan was rotated 45 degrees to expand views and garden...
Built in a dense residential area of Tokyo, noise and privacy were considered central design issues for the Studio for...
Walls facing east and west define the space of Villa Torii, harmonizing interior and exterior by inviting the sun and...
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
·
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Because building codes did not require official permits for the construction of gates, the East Gate of the Odawara Festival...
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
·
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
To build a multipurpose hall for Odawara’s 50th anniversary, the city’s mayor requested timber architecture. Paper tubes were suggested instead...
Year:
1990
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1989
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
·
Year:
1989
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1989
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Created for the 1989 Design Expo, the Paper Arbor is comprised of 48 water-proofed paper tubes that fit into a...
Year:
1989
Status:
Completed
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1989
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
Year:
1989
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
For the 1989 Hiroshima Expo themed “Oceans and Islands” Asia Club requested a pavilion designed in an Asian style. A...
Year:
1989
Status:
Competition
Location:
Japan
Type:
Temporary
Program:
Exhibition
