Exhibit in Tokyo: Architectural Environments for Tomorrow: New Spatial Practices in Architecture and Art
The computerization and urbanization of the 21st century is creating new lifestyles and forms of public space. Architectural Environments for Tomorrow presents the spatial experiments of 23 architects and artists from around the world responding to the transformation of their surroundings. “The metaphors of the world-views suggested by the artists resonate with the practical proposals of the architects, presenting images of future humanity from a variety of different angles.” Architects featured include Toyo Ito, Frank O. Gehry, Sou Fujimoto and many more.
Continue reading for a complete list of the participants and more information on the exhibit.
C-Lab 2005-2011 Exhibition
The work of C-Lab, Columbia University’s experimental urban and architecture think tank, is on display in Tokyo. Conceived as a temporary occupation, the exhibition presents C-Lab’s work alongside magazines from Yoshioka Library’s archive of international architecture journals from the 1960s to today. Images of C-Lab analyses, planning projects, installations, and publications are positioned on the gallery’s shelves next to vintage issues of A+U, Japan Architect, Shinkenchiku, Space, Architectural Review, Domus, Abitare, and Casabella. More information on the exhibition after the break.
nr1977 / mihadesign
Architect: mihadesign
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Project Year: 71.5 sqm
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Sadao Hotta
House with Futokoro / Mizuishi Architects Atelier
Architects: Mizuishi Architects Atelier / Kota Mizuishi
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Structural Engineer: Kentaro Nagasaka
Lighting Designer: Yasuo Tsunoda
Contractor: Kraft Home
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 108.11 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Mizuishi Architects Atelier
House in Horinouchi / Mizuishi Architects Atelier
Architects: Mizuishi Architects Atelier
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Structural Engineer: Kentaro Nagasaka
Lighting Designer: Tatsuoki Nakajima
Contractor: Hirano-kensetu
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 55.24 sqm
Photographs: Hiroshi Tanigawa
House Contrast / Key Operation
Architect: Key Operation Inc / Architects
Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo
Lead Architect: Akira Koyama
Structural Engineer: Azusagawa Sekkei
Construction: Tokyo Gumi
Project Area: 74.92 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Tokyo gumi, KOP
Skycourt House / Keiji Ashizawa Design
Architects: Keiji Ashizawa Design / Keiji Ashizawa, Rie Honjo
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Structure Engineer: ASA asociates: Akira Suzuki
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Takumi Ota
Sky Garden House / Keiji Ashizawa Design
Architects: Keiji Ashizawa Design / Keiji Ashizawa, Mriko Irie
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Structural Engineer: ÅFASA Akira Suzuki
Landscape Design: GLAC Corporation
Furniture Design: DRILL DESIGN / Keiji Ashizawa
Building Construction: Heisei Construction Co., Ltd.
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Daici Ano
Yotsuya Tenera / Key Operation
Architect: Key Operation Inc. / Architects
Location: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Contractor: Fujiki Komuten
Photographs: Toshihiro Sobajima
Gate / mihadesign
Architect: mihadesign
Location: Sinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Project Area: Site Area:84.75 sqm, Building Area: 50.66 m2, Floor Area Ratio: 88.39 m2
Structure Engineer: ejiri structure design office
Project Year: 2011
Photographer: Sadao Hotta
Stay Residence / Studio Loop
Architects: Studio Loop
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 91.05 sqm
Structural design: Iwashita Structural Engineers
Photographs: Kai Nakamura, Studio Loop
Shanon Office / Tomoyuki Sakakida Architect and Associates
Architects: Tomoyuki Sakakida Architect and Associates co
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 84 sqm
Photographs: Shinichi Sato
Mishima House / Keiji Ashizawa Design
Architects: Keiji Ashizawa Design
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Project Architects: Keiji Ashizawa, Chino YamaguchiÅ
Structural Engineer: ÅFASA Akira Suzuki
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Daici Ano
HA Tower / Frontoffice + François Blanciak Architect
The HA tower, designed by Frontoffice + François Blanciak Architect, proposes a hybrid model for urban life that embraces the city, pulling it in the heart of the units, while still offering large open spaces that otherwise are only available on the urban fringe. Located in Higashi-Azabu, within walking distance of a cluster of rail lines, Shiba Park, and the iconic Tokyo Tower, the corner site is small, covering only 130 square meters and is constrained by a floor area ratio that limits construction to 8 floors. More images and architects’ description after the break.
2 Courts House / Keiji Ashizawa Design
Architects: Keiji Ashizawa Design
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Project Architect: Keiji Ashizawa / Naoki Sekikawa
Structure Engineer: ASA asociates / Akira Suzuki
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Daici Ano
Long Slow Distance / Upsetter Architects
Architects: Upsetter Architects
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 33.4 sqm
Photographs: Yusuke Wakabayashi
House in Musashisakai / Upsetters Architects
Architects: Upsetters Architects
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 96.69 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Upsetters Architects
RAY House / Apollo Architects & Associates
Architects: Apollo Architects & Associates / Satoshi Kurosaki
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Structural Engineer: Kenta Masaki
Mechanical Engineer: Zennei Shimada
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 122.50 sqm
Photographs: Masao Nishikawa
Architecture City Guide: Tokyo
This week, with the help of our readers, our Architecture City Guide is headed to Tokyo. Similar to Berlin, Tokyo’s architecture is overwhelming modern due its destruction during the 20th Century. We put together a list of 12 modern/contemporary buildings that we feel provides a good starting point. It is far from complete. There are dozens of other great buildings that are not our list, and we are looking to add to the list in the near future. Please add your favorites in the comment section below so we can add them on the second go around. Again thank you to all our readers who sent in their suggestions and photographs. The city guides would not be possible without your help.
To check out other cities visit our world map or our Architecture City Guide page.
The Architecture City Guide: Tokyo list and corresponding map after the break.
Help us with our Architecture City Guide: Tokyo
Next week we will be taking our Architecture City Guide to Tokyo and we need your help. To make the City Guides more engaging we are asking for your input on which designs should comprise our weekly list of 12. In order for this to work we will need you, our readers, to suggest a few of your favorite modern/contemporary buildings for the upcoming city guide in the comment section below. Along with your suggestions we ask that you provide a link to an image you took of the building that we can use, the address of the building, and the architect. (The image must be from a site that has a Creative Common License cache like Flickr or Wikimedia. We cannot use images that are copyrighted unless they are yours and you give us permission.) From that we will select the top 12 most recommended buildings. Hopefully this method will help bring to our attention smaller well done projects that only locals truly know. With that in mind we do not showcase private single-family residences for obvious reasons. Additionally, we try to only show completed projects.
This week we are headed to Tokyo.
Example of the information we need for your suggestion:
Architect: Kisho Kurokawa
Location: 35°39′56.20″N 139°45′48.20″E
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Photographer: localjapantimes
