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Towada civic center plaza in Japan by Kengo Kuma & Associates

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Article source: Kengo Kuma & Associates

This wooden building was constructed as the city’s community center for people to gather. We repeated the roofs for the façade so that it could merge into the neighboring townscape of small houses.

Image Courtesy © Kenta Hasegawa

Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates
Project: Towada civic center plaza
Location: Towada, Aomori, Japan
Photography: Kenta Hasegawa
Type: Community center
Design：Kengo Kuma & Associates
Structure: Jun Sato Structural Engineering
Machinery: Kankyo Engineering
Textile: Kengo Kuma & Associates + Yoko Ando Design
Design period: 2012.1 ～ 2013.2 (more…)

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BARBARESCO in Aomori, Japan by DOYLE COLLECTION co.,ltd

Friday, June 6th, 2014

Article source: DOYLE COLLECTION co.,ltd

“BARBARESCO” is a trattoria enjoying the assortment style of casual Italian dish and selected wine by the sommelier.

It is basically arranged with color schemes emphasizing “exquisite restaurant” and stressing the designs of softness for casual usage.

The entrance lies ahead, walking through this murky passage., Image Courtesy © Satoru Umetsu/ Nacasa&Partners Inc.

Architects: DOYLE COLLECTION co.,ltd
Project: BARBARESCO
Location: Aomori, Japan
Photography: Satoru Umetsu/ Nacasa&Partners Inc.
Year: 23, December 2013
Built area: 81sqm
Client: GMKBros Inc.

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Nebuta House in Aomori, Japan by molo design

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Article source: molo design

Nebuta House is a museum and centre for creative culture in the Northern Japanese city of Aomori. In 2002, Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen won an international architecture competition for their design of a housing and community project in Aomori, Japan. The competition was judged by Tadao Ando and Jean Nouvel, and sponsored by the City of Aomori.

Image Courtesy Iwan Baan

Architects: molo design
Project: Nebuta House
Location: Aomori, Japan
Client: City of Aomori, Japan
Lead Design: molo – Todd MacAllen + Stephanie Forsythe
Construction documents + site supervision: d&dt Arch, Frank la Rivière Architects Inc.
Software used: The project was designed using a very large model of the entire building, scale: 1:20. Then the design development documents and construction documents were created in AutoCAD.