Cultural Facility

Tokyo Sea Life Park

Tokyo Sea Life Park

NEZU MUSEUM

An architect conquers the world through his work. However, this museum started from the realization of architecture amidst the small-scale work Kengo Kuma undertook in the rural regions of Japan in the 1990s when he had no job. This inspired the titles of his books: “Anti-object” and “An Architectur

ASAKUSA CULTURE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER

In the corner premise of just 326㎡ across Kaminari-mon Gate, the building was required to accommodate plural programs such as tourist information center, conference room, multi-purpose hall and an exhibition space. The center extends Asakusa’s lively neighborhood vertically and piles up roofs that

SUMIDA AQUARIUM

The Sumida Aquarium is an urban aquarium intended to be a part of the Sky Tree space. The aquarium with the largest square footage in Japan, it highlights a flat-surfaced water tank for penguins. The lighting is installed inside the facility, and it reproduces a one-day flow of time in unison with t

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa which has achieved fame as a one-of-a-kind museum and for being a bold initiative, boasts over two million annual visitors and is now a sightseeing highlight in Kanazawa along with Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden. This could be accomplished

INTERMEDIATHEQUE

‘INTERMEDIATHEQUE’ was established in the JP Tower which was developed from the former Tokyo Central Post Office building to a large-scale free-of-charge museum and a shop arcade ‘KITTE’. It was re-edited as a cultural facility attempting a dynamic synthesis with a commercial facility. Following the

Museum HIDA

Inside Hida Earth Wisdom Center, a museum exhibits living and culture ware with a focus on furniture making in the Hida Takayama Region. The history of Hida’s craftsmanship goes back to the Asuka period, when artisans engaged in the construction of palaces and Buddhist temples as a substitute of lan

ARCHI-DEPOT

The ARCHI-DEPOT Museum, established in Terada Warehouse, is the first regular museum in Japan with a collection of modern architecture models. The space of 450 square meters with a ceiling height of 5.2 meters has over 100 shelves dedicated to the exposition of architectural models. The underlying c

D.T.Suzuki Museum

Architectural design by Taniguchi Yoshio has a strong connection to Kanazawa, the birthplace of his father, Taniguchi Yoshiro. It creates scenery that invokes the images of Kanazawa through stone walls and water scenes with green slopes stretching from the highlands in the background. The designer’s

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Designed by Tadao Ando, the spatial composition of the museum is simple yet thoroughly thought out. The roof is made of a large iron plate. The type of lighting employed is characteristic of Ando’s architecture: a kind of space that finely controls natural light. The indoor illumination can be freel

The National Art Center, Tokyo

The National Art Center was the last museum designed by Kisho Kurokawa. The museum is surrounded by a large wall surface of bent glass. Although the wall surface looks as if it is completely unintentional, a design project of the highest precision is actually behind it. The lighting may not convey a