Part (II)

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Writing in
Architecture
Sou
Fujimoto
5. Tokyo apartment
Location –Tokyo, Japan
Year – 2010
• The user spends most of his time
within his house, so the building
must be not only a covered space
but also connected to the
outside.
• Fujimoto depended on the idea
of rotation by different degrees,
to provide each room an
exceptional view.
• Sou Fujimoto also in this project
has created a strong relation
between nature and the built
structure through the tilting axis
and openings directions.
in locality
 connectivity

Interior Tokyo apartment

4. Musashino art university
museum and library
Location – Tokyo, Japan
Year – 2010
• In this project, Sou
Fujimoto creates the
structure of the library in
the form of bookshelves exterior library
• The spiral path makes an
envelope that leads the
users within the loop till
they reach their
destination.
• Natural light is also well
designed by wide span
openings , giving users
the chance to sit and
read beside them.
light penetration interior library
3. Final wood house
Location – Kumamoto, Japan
Year – 2006
• Ar. Sou Fujimoto uses
typical terms of slab,
column, lintel, ceiling, etc. to
develop an integral
habitable space.
• the idea of the tree house
appears strongly in this
project.
• The structure is surrounded
by the flora
• The concept is also
supported by the natural
material used.
 interior wooden house
wooden house levels

wooden house in nature

2. Group home in Noboribetsu
Location – Hokkaido, Japan
Year – 2006
• The project is a dorm
residence project type.
• The project consists of two
parts, each part has nine
compartments .
• A central passage connects
the two cubes together.
• The grid pattern divide the
space into equal parts for
sharing and co-living.
• The roof is an angular sloped
roof which brings natural
light inside the building in
additional to ordinary
windows.
group home facade

section group home diagonal walls

1. T-house
Location – Gunma, Japan
Year – 2005
• Sou Fujimoto used every
corner and curve of the
site to produce a room
with its suitable activity
in this project.
• The floor plan looks like
a flower in its full bloom
stage where each edge
is coming to the center.
• The shape and
geometry of the project
stand different from the
rest of the neighbors
• the matte black exterior
is also is considered odd
in the place.
T-house planning

T house plan T-house facade

House N
https://www.archdaily.com/7484/house-n-sou-fujimoto
House H
House K
House O
House OM
Residential Treatment Center for
Emotionally Disturbed Children,
Hokkaido, Japan
“Medusa” the
Virtual Reality
(VR) Roof in
London Design
Festival 2021.
Souk Mirage
competition
large market with
several activity
Public Toilet, Ichihara, Japan
Mille Arbres, Paris (Green village)
Mille Arbres, Paris, France,(commercial)
Ishinomaki Cultural Center, Japan
Calma Museum of Architecture
and Residences, Santa Rosa,
Philippines
Village Vertical, Paris, France
Joia Meìridia Tower, Nice, France
Joia Meìridia Tower, Nice, France
Taiwan
Tower ,
Taichung
City
New High Court, Lille, France
Beton Hala Waterfront Center,
Belgrade, Serbia
The Ross Pavilion, Edimburgo, Escocia
Hotel & spa resort, Pézenas,
France
Learning Center for the École
Polytechnique, Paris, France
Mirrored Gardens / Vitamin Creative
Space, Guangzhou, China
Open Grid Learning Center, St.
Gallen, Switzerland
Omotesando Branches, Tokyo,
Japan (Housing-commercial- office)
Dormitory in Date, Hokkaido, Japan
Geometric Forest for Solo Houses
in Matarraña, Spain
The landmark building "Envision
Pavilion", Shanghai
Qianhai City Center Landmark,
Shenzhen, China:
A Tower That Resembles “A Cloud Of Spray”
Benetton Building at Tehran
(Fashion Brand)
New
Landmark
for
London
Olympics,
(Vertical
forest)
Primitive Future Project,
(Book, 2008)
 Sou Fujimoto in Brief
• He interests in structures and nature. He has developed a
keen respectful approach to bringing nature close to
humans.
• His designs are described by Airy style.
• He convinces of representing the aspects of a tree in
architecture in his projects.
• His projects are; form of unity, dynamism from static,
complicity from simplicity and mono colored.
• He pays a detailed attention to natural materials uses.
• White, black and wooden colors are always his choice to
bring interaction and attention into his designed projects.
• His progress and journey in architecture shows his talent
and skills in treating and coinciding nature in his work.
• Overall, He values the relationship between nature and
structure, and so do his projects.
 References:
• https://arquitecturaviva.com/works/torre-joia-meiridia-niza-8
• https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/design-studio-
portfolios/a7669-sou-fujimoto-architects-10-iconic-projects/
• https://archeyes.com/milles-arbres-in-paris-sou-fujimoto-oxo-
architectes/
• https://www.dezeen.com/tag/sou-fujimoto/
• https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/know-your-
architects/a5619-sou-fujimoto-ideology-and-philosophy/
• https://www.archdaily.com/tag/sou-fujimoto
• https://divisare.com/authors/59574-sou-fujimoto-
architects/projects/built
Thank You