Completed

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Blue Ocean Dome　

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
ZERI JAPANOsaka Expo 2025 / Osaka City...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Aichi
Type: New-built
Program: Education
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Aichi
Type: New-built
Program: Education

Toyota City Museum

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Aichi
Type: New-built
Program: Education
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: Education
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Enku Award Exhibition

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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 Design / Installation
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure

Seizan Golf Club House　(The First Phase)

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure
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: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System / 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Three units of the Paper Partition System (PPS) were installed at the Westwood Recreation Center in Santa Monica, California—one of...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Paper Sanctuary SIT

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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 Design / Installation
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

World Bank Understanding Risk Global Forum

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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 Design / Installation
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Paper Sanctuary Naoetsu

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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 Design / Installation
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Paper Sanctuary OPAM

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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 Design / Installation
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential

Maui Paper Log House

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Disaster Relief Project for 2023 Hawaii-Maui Wildfires Dec.4th-Dec.7th 2023 Collaborators:Hawaii Off-GridUniversity of Hawaiʻi Maui CollegeSchool of Architecture University of Hawaiʻi...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary

Prototype of Paper Temporary House for Korea　

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
The prototype of Paper Temporary House for Korea is a simple structure with paper tubes as columns, paper honeycomb boards...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure

Haesley Halfway House

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Halfway House is a refreshment venue within the golf course of Haesley Nine Bridges. It is where all players have...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure

Shiosai Restaurant

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
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: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Sanctuary Simose

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

KONFiDA stand ITMA

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2023
Status: Completed Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure

SIMOSE (Simose Art Museum + Simose Art Garden Villa)

Year: 2023
Status: Completed Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
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 Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

The Harmony of Form and Function

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Spazio 3118th-22nd April, 2023  Interior Concept from Shigeru Ban To best accentuate the beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Lamp,...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Residential
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Residential

Triangle Lattice House

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Residential
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: Residential
Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery
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Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery

Ogijima Pavilion

Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery
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: Museum / Gallery
Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Hotel
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Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Hotel

ZENBO SEINEI

Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Hotel
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
Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Hotel
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Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Hotel

Shishi-iwa House No.2

Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Hotel
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: Hotel
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Health
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Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Health

Mock Vaccination Center

Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Health
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
Program: Health
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
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Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial

Farmer’s Restaurant

Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
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: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Residential
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Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Residential

Cast Iron House

Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Residential
The project consists of a gut renovation of an existing landmarked commercial building, renowned for its ornate cast iron façade,...
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Residential
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Office and Headquarters
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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
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel

HAESLEY HAMLET / Condominium

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Hamlet is a four-building complex that serves as an executive training center and accommodation built next to the Haesley Nine...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System2020 / Coronavirus pandemic

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
VAN has developed the“Paper Partition System”to be used in order to prevent spreading of virus transmitted through droplets.  March 14th,–...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure

hagukumu KOHAN

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure
A grid was found to accommodate storage, display shelves, lighting, and air conditioning for the cafe’s needs, and the entire...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Interior
Program: Culture and Leisure