SANAA . OLIN . Grace Farms . photos: © Iwan Baan . + dezeen
Nestled into the rolling landscape of Grace Farms, amid meadows, woods, wetlands and lakes that will be conserved in perpetuity, the SANAA design begins on a knoll and then flows and meanders down the long, gentle slope in a series of bends, forming pondlike spaces on its journey. Continue reading SANAA
SANAA . photos: © Okayama University . + Okayama University . Junko Fukutake Terrace
The Junko Fukutake Terrace café, an architectural structure, with a careful concrete and glass curve, built on the west side of the main gate at the Tsushima Campus by SANAA, who also designed the J Hall of the Shikata campus and the pergola of the Tsushima campus for the same university. Continue reading SANAA
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Kazuyo Sejima & Associates . + hayano design and craft studio . aath . morokoshiboys . jyukyo
Community Center in Kodaira. Continue reading Kazuyo Sejima
The third stage of Ochoalcubo, led by Japanese architects will develop along 800 meters of coastline, occupying the cliffs, bays and rock formations of a place known as Ochoquebradas. The architects received instructions to follow guidelines that include the directive to use concrete as a primary material (over a surface area of 250 m2 per each house). The dialogue between the individual projects is most important, considering the harmony of the whole and the relationship Ochoquebradas geographic attributes. Continue reading Kazuyo Sejima
The construction of the new Campus Plaza, completed in February of 2014, is part of a campus improvement project centered around the University Union. The Campus Plaza, a welcoming open space paved with pink bricks, is located on the north side of the University Union. The pergola (originally meaning a grapevine trellis), designed by SANAA, has a roof that provides shade and creates a place of relaxation. When the surrounding trees grow to their full height, their shade will complement the pergola to create a cozy forest-like space. Continue reading Sanaa
