Minagawa Village / Saisei Kenchiku Laboratory

Andreas Luco — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Inherits the memories of four 60-year-old wooden buildings and a hand-made garden into the future. This is a revitalization(SAISEI) project of a group of wooden buildings left behind in the middle of Omotesando, Tokyo. The four buildings had been repeatedly extended and reconstructed without the certification as required by the Building Standard Law. However, there was the owner's strong desire to keep these buildings. The handmade garden surrounded by a group of buildings and a Tsukiyama (handmade mountain) shut out the surrounding noise and created a unique atmosphere that was both powerful and nostalgic, as if they were like a hideaway left in the middle of Omotesando, one of the most modern districts in Tokyo.

SAISEI Office Building in Kandanishikicho / Saisei Kenchiku Laboratory

Hana Abdel — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This project is to legalize and utilize a 53-year-old illegal building in Kanda Nishiki-cho. Both sides of the building had public open space, but because the building was blocked there, it was not being used effectively. We try to create a new public façade that would enhance the value of both the building and the surrounding open space through the process of legalizing the illegal state of the building by "reducing the structure ".

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Minagawa Village / Saisei Kenchiku Laboratory

SAISEI Office Building in Kandanishikicho / Saisei Kenchiku Laboratory