BOOLEAN (TOKYO UNIVERSITY TETSUMON CAFE) by TORAFU ARCHITECTS
This is an interior designed project for a café space located at the side of the entrance of Faculty of Medicine Experimental Research Building in the University of Tokyo.
Holes overlapping each other makes the place feel more open as if there were floating spheres passing through the wall and ceiling, and framed scenery through the hole provides people a new perspective from which to view everyday life.
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EXHIBITION UNDERGROUND by TORAFU ARCHITECTS
The settings for the exhibition "Underground" was held in Miraikan, Odaiba. The purpose with this exhibition was to showcase the "the underground", which was one of the largest aspects in Miraikan's history. "We were required to make it possible for the visitors to deeply feel that the route starts from the earth surface and that it ends at the deepest part of earth". Read More...
HOUSE IN KOHOKU by TORAFU ARCHITECTS
This site is located in a quiet residential region reclaimed on a hill of Yokohama. With neighboring houses lined very close together, this flag-shaped site meets a road at a verge of no more than 3 meters in width.
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Y150 NISSAN PAVILION by TORAFU ARCHITECTS
Using Air as a Material
The NISSAN Y150 Dream Front pavilion was designed as part of the EXPO Y150 initiative commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Opening of the Port of Yokohama.
"Stemming from Nissan’s vision for a future with clean air, our concept aimed to create a generous form of expression by allowing light and signs of presence to permeate the surroundings and by using air as a material itself." Read More...
Spinning Objects by TORAFU ARCHITECTS
This is a renovation project for a hotel fixture showroom. The showroom displays a huge amount of goods and if the numbers are ever increased, the space is designed to be spatially and visually pleasing.
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Chou Char-grilled Cuisine by Office of Kenji Tagashira
The design of the cuisine is mainly constructed with the resource of rough wood found in a warehouse. To make certain that their customers feel safe when eating at their cuisine, the black designed restaurant, in Nakatsu, Osaka City, has put its major focus on fresh ingredients and seasoning.
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One of the local residents at Gudbrandsjuvet, is building a landscape hotel. The idea emerged at another site, Aurland, but it was never realized there.
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Middle School, Morieres les Avignon, France by Elodie Nourrigat & Jacques Brion - (N+B Architects)
The middle school's architecture has been compounded with the guidance of different functions and programs of the school.
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Treasury General of the Hérault, MONTPELLIER, France by Elodie Nourrigat & Jacques Brion - N+B Architects The main stake in this operation is to create within an architectural envelope the 70s, the contemporary working environment and to bring a quality of space answering the current needs.
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Paul Valery Highschool by Elodie Nourrigat & Jacques Brion - (N + B architects)
Paul Valery is a new High school in Menton, France. It was recently restructured and extended by N+B Architects. The focus of the project was to establish a building that took into account the notions of flexibility, environmental use and functionality. The ambition was to offer a coherence set in a specific environment.
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Architects: Héctor Serrano Studio
Collaboration: Miñarro García and Javier Esteban.
Welcome back represents the evolution of the iconic Routemaster. An innovative vehicle combining the best of the past with the best of now.This London Bus is a sustainable vehicle using a Hybrid Diesel-electric Drive System. Its smaller size also means less weight so less fuel compsumption is required and less exhaust emissions are produced.
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Client: Roca
Architects: Héctor Serrano Studio
Waterdrop, a tribute to water. A spectacular and engaging experience capturing the beauty of water presented at 100% Design London. Making of waterdrop. A large team of specialist were involved in the development and construction during the six months from brief to final installation.
Waterdrop invites us to enjoy and explore water without even using a drop, thereby representing Roca’s fundamental belief that innovation and sustainability can go hand in hand.
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Woo Nam Jai
The urban nature along with this site which is connected with the Woomyeon-mountain and an urban park (as the natural greenery area) is the ideal place for an environment that can satisfy a residential and recreational purpose which is desired by most urban people.
In order to secure the maximum area of the south-facing garden, in the irregular polygonal shaped site, the main building is laid on the northern part of the site along with the irregular boundary line.
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Architect: Baumraum
The clients – a family with young children - wished an extraordinary and comfortable treehouse. The design and realization was dedicated totally to the architects.
The treehouse serves as a room for rest and relaxation for the adults as well as a room to play and hideaway for the children close to the main house. The spacious terrace is large enough for a table and a few chairs.
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