This is a plan of an accommodation facility where guests can experience“zazen” on a small, lush site on Awaji Island....
Second project for “Shishi-iwa House” in Karuizawa. The simple two-story rectangular plan evolved from the very tight rectangular site. The...
On February 2, 2021, Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) demonstrated Paper Partition System at mock vaccination center in Komatsu, Ishikawa.Cooperated with:...
The restaurant is built in the midst of a large natural field and serves fresh vegetables from there. The thatched...
The project consists of a gut renovation of an existing landmarked commercial building, renowned for its ornate cast iron façade,...
Due to Japan’s excessive regulations against timber structures, it is impossible to build a “pure” mid-rise timber structure, so a...
Hamlet is a four-building complex that serves as an executive training center and accommodation built next to the Haesley Nine...
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...
Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) and Shigeru Ban Architects provided 1300 units of Paper Partition System (PPS) as a relief to...
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,...
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...
Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) installed 32units of Paper Partition System and 14 Honeycomb Board Beds in some emergency facilities in...
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 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 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...
This project is for a music hall complex including a multi-purpose hall, classical music hall and school of music, located...
After 18 years, for the second time at Gallery Ma, the exhibition housed projects in progress, revealing the design philosophy...
Situated at the elevation of 3790m in Nepal, Khumjung School was first built by Mt. Everest’s first climber, Sir Edmund...
Made exclusively from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Henri Giraud’s Grand Cru vines in Aÿ, ARGONNE 2008 has been crafted...
This is a prototype for developing a housing system for a 50m² house to be built for 5 million yen...
In Japan, the level of timber engineers and fabricators, and the development of timber engineering is far behind Europe, especially...
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake are a series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 and 6.2, beneath Kumamoto City in the...