The undulating hinoki wood facade is carved in a 3D polygonal pattern inspired by the traditional craft of Kamakura-bori, a form of lacquerware made by carving patterns The post Kengo Kuma Honors ...

Kengo Kuma’s choice to use raw, unskinned oak panels in the exterior design serve as an homage to the surrounding woods. The roof, topped with the oak planks, follows the curvature of the ...

Two-faced Tower Kengo Kuma will build off of a historic facade in Seattle By Aaron Smithson • July 25, 2019 • Architecture, In Case You Missed It…, News, West ...

Related: Kengo Kuma reveals plans to update Tokyo hospital with a garden at its heart The strips of cedar planks are arranged across the entire building like feathers or scales in groups of five ...

Xinjin Zhi Museum by Kengo Kuma and Associates is an expression of the Taoist belief in harmony and makes use of a tiled sun shade to create a balance between light and dark.

Stacks Kengo Kuma releases updated renderings for new mixed-use building in Miami’s Design District By Daniel Jonas Roche • April 11, 2024 • Architecture, News, Southeast ...

This Museum’s Facade Was Formed With 20,000 Pieces of Granite: The Kengo Kuma-designed Kadowaka Culture Museum in Japan will open in the next few weeks.

Because the facade was placed in front of the actual glass elevation, the effects of shadowing are exaggerated. Meanwhile, light is also allowed to reflect off water that bridges the gap between ...