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SCC - Sendagaya Community Center / Kengo Kuma & Associates

Hana Abdel — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 02:00:00 +0000

In the densely built-up area of Jingumae, where workers and residences are intermingled, we designed a complex facility open to the public with a series of marble floors. The circular slabs create a generous gap between the building and the adjacent properties, allowing maximum light and wind to enter from the outside.

Ishigaki City Hall / Kengo Kuma & Associates

Hana Abdel — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ishigaki City Hall, which was in a tsunami inundation zone, was relocated to a higher ground. The aim was to revive the Ishigaki landscape: layers of traditional red-tile stucco roofs surrounded by lush greenery. The planning was inspired by the settlement pattern of Ishigaki, where villages formed at the crossroads where rows of houses intersected.

Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art / Tezzo Nishizawa Architects + Jun Aoki & Associates

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Thu, 19 May 2022 03:00:00 +0000

The main building of the Kyoto City Museum of Art (renamed the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art) is the oldest public museum architecture that represents the Imperial Crown Style, the emerging architectural style that amalgamates the Japanese traditional architectural elements and the Western-styled buildings.

Tokyo Institute of Technology Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza / Kengo Kuma & Associates

Hana Abdel — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Located at the entrance of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, we designed a “platform” to house student activity. To maintain a clear vista of the clocktower, a prominent landmark for the campus, most of the building sits underground. Above ground, the building takes on a lush mound-like form, seamlessly integrating with the surrounding landscape.