The house consists of 10 metal prisms arranged in an apparently dispersed manner creating a set of interior and. In their fifth year exhibiting at milan design week, cos has commissioned japanese architect sou fujimoto to create an immersive installation, named forest of light. Writing in the new york times t magazine, nikil saval takes an indepth and nuanced look at the work and trajectory of japanese architect sou fujimoto in the thoughtprovoking profile, saval works to uncover and convey the dualities that drive fujimoto s design work, including fujimoto s constant attempts to suggest the natural aspects of architecture, and the architectural aspects of. He is the thirteenth and, at 41, the youngest architect to accept the invitation to design a temporary structure for the serpentine gallery. By paying attention to the fundamental relationship between a book and a reader, sou fujimoto has created a simple, playful solution that brings reading to life.
Adjaye associates, big, and sou fujimoto architects are among the seven finalist teams who still have a chance to be the designer of the new ross pavilion in edinburgh. Bucherregal stuhl bookchair 210 by alias design sou fujimoto. Part 2 of 2 of the interview focused on his numerous healthcare projects, and was published in parallel with the release of aa405, dedicated to therapeutic. Guided by instinct and keen observation, he casts convention aside. Architect sou fujimoto discusses 7 of his favorite. Sou fujimotos architecture works 19952015 prioritizes visuals over insight by don okeefe all of architect sou fujimotos projects to date are methodically presented in architecture works. Sou fujimoto, born in hokkaido, japan, in 1971, established his architectural practice sou fujimoto architects in 2000. Keep exploring architizer by creating a free account or logging in. The outermost shell covers the entire premises, creating a covered, semiindoor garden. They set the architect a contradictory brief asking for a variety of clearly defined rooms that combine to produce a singular continuous space.
Sou fujimoto is a leading japanese architect, who has revolutionized architecture with his innovative and modernistic designs of residential and institutional projects, which have brought forward a newfangled collaboration of architectural space and the human body. This volume, the first in a new contemporary architecture series, presents his manifesto for architecture and in so doing showcases the architects works and projects to date. Sou fujimotos clients, however, are described as less typical, possessing a sophisticated understanding of quality in space. Japanese architect sou fujimoto designs contemporary chair that. Cos x sou fujimoto forest of light for salone del mobile. The destruction wrought upon ishinomaki by the 2011 great east japan earthquake and tsunami damaged the citys civic hall and cultural center beyond repair. Inside the naturalunnatural architecture of sou fujimoto. House k by sou fujimoto the strength of architecture. Sou fujimoto was born in hokkaido, japan on august 4, 1971. Sou fujimotos first new york project will be a coliving complex sou fujimoto has designed a complex for coliving developer the collective on an historic brooklyn site marking the japanese.
Sou fujimoto was commissioned by indonesian hotel brand ptt family to create potato head hong kong an outpost of the groups popular bali beach club, designed by local architect andra matin. Second shell encloses a limited space inside the covered outdoor space. Sou fujimoto, byname of fujimoto sosuke, born august 4, 1971, hokkaido, japan, japanese architect whose innovative residential structures and institutional projects represented a fresh approach to the relationship between architectural space and the human body fujimoto was raised on the northern japanese island of hokkaido. Bookchair, a piece of furniture designed by sou fujimoto, doubles as. In the past, weve admired his largescale designs, including a transparent house and a treeinspired tower. Sou fujimoto wins competition to design hsg learning center in st. Architizer is how architects find buildingproducts. Now, fujimoto has shifted gears to create bookchair, a stunning piece of contemporary furniture. Diversities of the unexpectedinterview with sou fujimoto.
Named an ad innovator in 20, architect sou fujimoto has captivated the world with his experimental projects. William matthews associates and sou fujimoto architects with burohappold engineering, gross. Andreas kofler interviewed sou fujimoto in november 2014 for a coedited issue of larchitecture daujourdhui aa404 dedicated to architecture models. In 2015, he won the invited international competition for the new learning center at parissaclays ecole polytechnique following his win of the international competition for the second folly of. Sou fujimoto established his tokyobased firm in 2000. Today, the ross development trust and the city of edinburgh council publicly unveiled the finalist concepts. He graduated from the department of architecture, faculty of engineering at tokyo university in 1994, and established sou fujimoto architects in 2000. Sou fujimoto news, architecture and interviews dezeen. Hok holds a dual degree in architecture and entrepreneurship from washington university in st. The most ambitious architectural programme of its kind worldwide, the serpentines annual pavilion. Sou fujimoto s architecture works 19952015 prioritizes visuals over insight by don okeefe all of architect sou fujimoto s projects to date are methodically presented in architecture works.
The serpentine gallery pavilion 20 is designed by multi awardwinning japanese architect sou fujimoto. At the time the serpentine commission was awarded, 41yearold fujimoto was the youngest architect to win the honor. This is a fan page for sou fujimoto, a great japanese architect. Bookchair comes to life through the aggregation of a new element, the chair within the bookcase, based on a concept that aims to reflect the.
And complexity, notably how we, as a global civilization, deal with science fiction, taste, social media, the cities we live in, aesthetics, powerpoint, burkas, big tech, fullcontact sports, and other. Sou fujimoto, fujimoto sosuke, born 1971 is a japanese architect born in hokkaido in 1971, he graduated from the university of tokyo in 1994, and established his own office, sou fujimoto architects, in 2000. House before house by sou fujimoto architects archporn. Adjaye, big, sou fujimoto and 4 other teams reveal. Bookchair doubles as shelving and seating with chair. The outcome of the architecture competition for the hsg learning centre has been decided in favour of sou fujimoto architects from tokyoparis, among entries submitted by the eight participating. The bookchair is comprised of two elementsa bookshelf and a compact chair, presented in an object within an object format. Today, the ross development trust and the city of edinburgh council publicly unveiled the.
Noted for delicate light structures and permeable enclosures, fujimoto designed several houses, and in 20, was selected to design the temporary. This tokyo apartment project, as its called, stems from his idea to create housing that could symbolise the city of tokyo as he experienced it. Sou fujimoto architects is currently recruiting for the following positions. The design poetics of sou fujimoto, one of the main designers in contemporary architecture, meet the technological. The best concept house before house by sou fujimoto architects house before house by sou fujimoto was one of the four concept houses built for the sumika project by tokyo gas co. Sou fujimoto architects, in collaboration with the collective, a londonbased coliving developer, will be developing the former slave theater site at 1215 fulton, in bedford stuyvesant, brooklyn. Architect sou fujimoto on finding inspiration in einstein. Sou fujimotos first new york project will be a coliving complex sou fujimoto has designed a complex for coliving developer the collective on an historic brooklyn site. Teaming up with italian furniture brand alias, japanese architect sou fujimoto designed the playful bookchair. Bookchair, a bookshelf chair hybrid, doubles as shelving and.
Sou fujimotos bookchair design for alias embeds a sinuous and. Sou fujimotos first new york project will be a coliving. Browse the complete collection of pictures, drawings and design portfolio. Instead he blurs boundaries and routinely rethinks basic building blocks. Recently he completed the new library and museum for the musashino art university in tokyo. Find out all projects and works of sou fujimoto on archilovers. Their project, village vertical, has been chosen as the winning. A collective housing project requiring a number of dwellings to be packed onto a tight corner site in a lowrise suburban neighborhood of tokyo, the result has all the innocence and audacity of a childs answer to the problem of urban density. House h is situated in a typical residential district of tokyo. Sou fujimoto has designed a complex for coliving developer the collective on an historic brooklyn site marking the japanese architects first project in new york city. Upon graduation, he studied under kengo kuma and associates, as well as sou fujimoto architects in tokyo, japan, before returning home to phnom penh to start his own architecture practice.
Architect sou fujimoto on finding inspiration in einstein and everyday objects new, 2 comments by patrick sisson oct 2, 2015, 2. Indeed, according to fujimoto, the city gave him the impression of being like one vast living space, transmitting the physical sensation of a new type of comfort. Sou fujimoto completes potato head hong kong eatery. As a master of modern architecture, designer sou fujimoto is known for his minimalist creations. Within the pastoral context of kensington gardens, the vivid greenery surrounding the site merges with the constructed geometry of the pavilion. Sou fujimoto designs hybrid bookshelf and chair for alias dezeen. Bookchair comes to life through the aggregation of a new element, the chair within the. He established his own architecture studio, the agency sou fujimoto architects, in tokyo in 2000, and since 2007 a professor at kyoto university. Sou fujimoto architect biography, buildings, projects. Nature sounds, relaxing music, calming music, healing music, 071c duration.
More than 30 recent projects by japanese architect sou fujimoto are presented in this edition of the recent project series, along with two interviews in which he considers perspectives and recurrent themes in his work, especially with regard to the 20 serpentine gallery pavilion. Both comfortably familiar and curiously enigmatic, fujimotos dynamic work grabs our attention then lingers on in our minds. Sou fujimoto the miyawaki building is an unassuming 3storey europeanstyle brick building dating from 1932. The house itself is comprised of three shells of progressive size nested inside one another. In 2008, he was world architecture festival winner in the private house category, and was awarded a riba international fellowship in 2012. In 1994 he graduated in architecture at the faculty of engineering, university of tokyo. Alias launches sou fujimotos bookchair furniture meshing a. Born in hokkaido, japan, in 1971, he studied architecture at the university of tokyo. Architecture meets the outdoors in sou fujimotos larbre blanc housing tower, under construction in montpeller, france. For the serpentine pavilion 20, i have created a translucent architecture, a terrain that encourages people to explore the site in new and diverse ways.
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