Tato House / Tato Architects

© Satoshi Shigeta

Architects: Tato Architects
Location: , Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Designed By: Yo Shimada
Project Year: 2008
Project Area: 139.87 sqm
Photographs: Satoshi Shigeta

House in Rokko / Tato Architects

© Kenichi Suzuki

Architects: Tato Architects
Location: , Hyogo Prefecture,
Principal Designer: Yo shimada
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 94.5 sqm
Photographs: Kenichi Suzuki

‘Crater Lake’ Installation / 24° Studio

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Crater Lake, an installation project by 24° Studio, was exhibited at the Biennale from October – November 2011. The project was also one of the winners for Shitsurai Art International Competition organized by the city of . This multi-use environmental installation serves as a meeting place where every area can be used as seating for visitors to contemplate the surroundings, thus invoking a social interaction within and around. More images and architects’ description after the break.

‘From Off to On’ Installation / holdUP

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holdUP shared with us their latest installation, ‘FROM OFF TO ON’, exhibited at the international KOBE ART BIENNALE () during the ART IN A CONTAINER exhibition. Selected among 289 proposals, ‘FROM OFF TO ON’ received the honorable mention by the jury. In this interactive artwork, visitors are assimilated to explorers observing their environment, chasing marvels of unknown lands: nothing is taken for granted, everything is extra-ordinary. More images and project description after the break.