Paper Tube Structure

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architectureTimber and bamboo structures
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Blue Ocean Dome　

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
ZERI JAPANOsaka Expo 2025 / Osaka City...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architectureNews
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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: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsNews
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Project

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Disaster Relief DesignDisaster Relief ProjectsPaper tube architectureEmergency
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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: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential
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Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential

Temporary housing in Marrakesh

Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential
2023 Morocco Earthquake Disaster Relief Coordination : Fayçal Tiaïba / Laberinto and FenduqCooperation : National School of Architecture of Marrakech...
Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: Residential
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
Exhibition DesignsExhibitionsPaper tube architectureEmergency
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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
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Disaster Relief DesignExhibition DesignsExhibitionsPaper tube architectureNewsPPSDisaster Relief ProjectsEmergency
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Year: 2023
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Paper Sanctuary

Year: 2023
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Somerset House 2023 At the London Design Biennale, Ban presented the Paper Partition System (PPS), a partition system which transforms...
Year: 2023
Location: England
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2022
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Museum / Gallery
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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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: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Health
Disaster Relief Design
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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
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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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: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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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: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure

Farmer’s Hut

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure Hotel
Feature: Plywood Structure
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential

Full House

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential
This small book shop / café space, also used as community space for local residents and students, is an extension...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Culture and Leisure Residential
Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
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Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Temporary pavillon for Notre-Dame de Paris

Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Shortly after the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris occurred on 15th of April, 2019, we proposed a temporary structure in...
Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System 4 / Typhoon Hagibis

Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Typhoon Hagibis(2019) strike eastern Japan. Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) provided Paper Partition System and Honeycomb Board Beds in evacuation facilities...
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial

Paper Green House Les Tonnelles

Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
This greenhouse is composed of arches made from paper tubes connected by metal joints. on the exterior, a ready-made greenhouse...
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Works
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Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery

Grand Palais Ephémère

Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
The Grand Palais is a historic exhibition hall and art museum built in 1900 in Champs-Élysées, in the center of...
Year: 2019
Status: Competition
Location: France
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System 4 (PPS4) -West Japan Flooding-

Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
The heavy rains in western Japan (heavy rains of July 2018) were heavy rain disasters that occurred from June 28...
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2016
Status: Unbuilt
Location: Spain
Type: Interior
Program: Retail and Commercial
Works
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Year: 2016
Status: Unbuilt
Location: Spain
Type: Interior
Program: Retail and Commercial

Camper Mallorca

Year: 2016
Status: Unbuilt
Location: Spain
Type: Interior
Program: Retail and Commercial
The aim of this project is to accommodate new functions inside the existing Camper factory located in Mallorca. In the...
Year: 2016
Status: Unbuilt
Location: Spain
Type: Interior
Program: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System / 2016 Central Italy earthquake

Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
In central Italy, three earthquakes have occurred in a row since August. The damage caused by the earthquake that occurred...
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architectureWorksPPS
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Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System / Kumamoto Earthquake

Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
The Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 observed on April 14 and 16, 2016, causing...
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architectureWorks
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Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

KYOTO GRAPHIE PAPER TUBE TEMPORARY PAVILION

Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
A temporary paper tube pavilion designed for Martin Gusinde Photo Exhibition at Kyotographie International Photo Festival was built in the...
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Disaster Relief DesignExhibition Designs
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Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

SHIGERU BAN- Paper Tube Structure and Disaster Relief Projects

Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Disaster Relief DesignHousesPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential

Paper Temporary Shelter

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
This is the temporary shelter constructed at Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines, following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in November of 2013....
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: Residential
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersDisaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education

Paper Nursery School

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education
This temporary nursery school was constructed following the earthquake in Ya’an City, Sichuan, on April 20th, 2013. Lushan County in...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Education
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Disaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecturePPS
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

PAPER PARTITION SYSTEM 4 (PPS4) -Landslide in Hiroshima-

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
On 20th August 2014, heavy rainfall struck Hiroshima City, Japan which caused huge landslides forcing over 1600 residents to evacuate...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Embassy of Brazil Football Pavilion

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
This is a temporary pavilion built at the Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education

Disaster Relief Center in Kyoto University of Art and Design

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
At Kyoto University of Art & Design, a temporary studio of ‘Paper Structure’ was constructed once again by the students...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Education
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersExhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery

Rietberg Museum Summer Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
The pavilion is used during the summer months for 3 months then put in storage for the remaining time so...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Abu Dhabi Art Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
This is a structure inspired by the environment as well as the culture and heritage of the UAE. This structure,...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: United Arab Emirate
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Paper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure

Yakushima Takazuka Lodge

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Mountain hut built in the National park of Yakushima Island. The hut was rebuilt on the foundation of the previous...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersDisaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship

Cardboard Cathedral

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake (magnitude 6.3) inflicted crippling damage on the Christchurch Cathedral which was the symbol of city....
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Place of Worship
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Madrid Paper Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
The pavilion is composed of a L-shape existing concrete wall, 6 paper tubes columns and a paper tubes truss roof...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Spain
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery

Garage Center for Contemporary Culture Temporary Pavilion

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
This temporary pavilion was designed for the “Garage Center” art gallery in Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia. It was requested that...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Russia
Type: Temporary
Program: Museum / Gallery
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Interior
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Exhibition Designs
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Interior
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Red Cross Museum “The Humanitarian Adventure: Reducing Natural Risks”

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Interior
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
In the museum, the paper tubes are arranged in organic curves and waves reminiscent of a forest or wetlands, giving...
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: Switzerland
Type: Interior
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Exhibition Designs
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Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation

Irving Penn and Issey Miyake Exhibition

Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
This exhibition was designed to display sketches and posters produced by Irving Penn, in collaboration with Issey Miyake. The exhibition...
Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition Design / Installation
Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial

Camper Soho

Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Located at 110 Prince Street, with its paper tube roof structure, it was designed to be eye-catching as Camper’s “House...
Year: 2012
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Retail and Commercial
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersDisaster Relief DesignPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Paper Atelier – Onagawa

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
This atelier was designed to be donated to Onagawa town, Miyagi prefecture, by Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju. The site was...
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Exhibition DesignsPaper tube architecture
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Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure

Camper Traveling Pavilion

Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure
Designed for Camper as one of the yacht sponsors for Volvo Ocean Race, a global event that races to 10...
Year: 2011
Status: Completed
Location: Spain United States China France
Type: Temporary
Program: Culture and Leisure