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Project • By ROOVICE • Apartments
Akasaka High-rise Condominium
Located on the 30th floor of the Hinokicho The Tower in Akasaka, a central area of Tokyo, this project was the consultation for an interior apartment renovation.
All the 322 units and the communal spaces of the tower were completed by Kengo Kuma office in 2018, leaving the apartments customisable by the owner with outsourcing architects.
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura
Considering how recent the whole construction is, the only necessary modifications regarded the layout disposition and the aesthetic of the materials used.
Hence, the project started from the requests of the client to add a projector space in the living room, while bringing more natural light in the rather dark hallway.
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura
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News • News • 13 Sep 2022
Installation Prior at Concéntrico 08 loosely connects neuro scientific disciplines with the design of play structures
Prior at Concéntrico 08 is an installation from SKULL studio that loosely connects observations from neuroscientific disciplines with the design of play structures.
Bet Orten
Research into the learning process has determined that the effectiveness of learning is multiplied when it occurs outside of one’s comfort zone. Adaptation to new stimuli encourages play, learning, and the even perception of artwork.
Bet Orten
In this installation, vibrant colours arranged in an irregular rhythm appear to vibrate alongside a dynamic and unusual combination of forms. The combination generates a reaction that initiates and stimulates the adaptation process of those interacting.
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News • News • 23 Jun 2021
Kengo Kuma’s Kadokawa Culture Museum is a futuristic cultural labyrinth clad in granite
A futuristic cultural labyrinth, the Kadokawa Culture Museum by Kengo Kuma and Associates is a monolithic granite building that forms the cornerstone of a development called ‘Tokorozawa Town.’ The development site, which lies east of Tokyo, also includes an anime-focused hotel, book store and indoor pavilion for events. The site also includes an independent shrine designed by Kengo Kuma.
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In total, the Kadokawa Culture Museum comprises five storeys. The first floor houses a small library and 1,000 square meter gallery for exhibitions. The second floor includes a café and shop, while the third floor is devoted entirely to the presentation of anime.
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The fourth floor presents a specia... More
News • News • 18 Jun 2021
10 highlights in the work of Kengo Kuma
At 10 years old Kengo Kuma decided he wanted to become an architect when his father took him to see the Yoyogi National Gymnasium by Kenzo Tange. By the time he reached college he traveled to search for something to replace the predominant building materials concrete and steel. After visiting sun-dried brick houses in the Sahara and modest wooden houses on Japanese islands, he became convinced that the age of large tall buildings had come to an end, in place for small- scale architecture informed by rural villages.
In the 90s during the Japanese economic downturn Kuma had the chance to work on small buildings in the countryside. Working with local craftsmen he noticed the stark contrast between them and the building managers in Tokyo... More