https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1133 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17549 Fri, 23 May 2025 08:44:30 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17549-kengo-kuma-and-associates-teams-with-corgan-for-the-newest-tower-in-dallass-harwood-district The Japanese architect replaces Marlon Blackwell, who was first selected for the project in July 2023. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17134 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:56:47 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17134-kengo-kuma-to-design-global-war-on-terrorism-memorial-in-washington-dc http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17101 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 20:15:21 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17101-kengo-kumas-swooping-canopy-reorients-centro-de-arte-moderna-gulbenkian-in-lisbon http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15251 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:05:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15251-takanawa-gateway-station-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates Takanawa-Gateway-Station-01-B.jpg Takanawa Gateway Station. Photo © East Japan Railway Company http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15117 Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15117-kadokawa-culture-museum-library-by-kengo-kuma-associates Opening December 19, the temporary installation, titled Botanical Pavilion 2020, will be on display in Melbourne through April 28, 2021.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14925 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:06:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14925-kengo-kuma-pavilion-opens-at-national-gallery-of-victoria-triennial-2020 Kengo-Kuma-NGV-2.jpeg Installation view of Kengo Kuma, Kengo Kuma Associates and Geoffrey Nees’s Botanical Pavilion 2020 on display in NGV Triennial 2020 from December, 19, 2020 – April 18, 2021 at NGV International, Melbourne © Kengo Kuma and Geoff Nees. Photo by Tom Ross Kengo-Kuma-NGV-3.jpeg Installation view of Kengo Kuma, Kengo Kuma Associates and Geoffrey Nees’s Botanical pavilion 2020 (left) and Lee Ufan Dialogue 2017 (right) on display in NGV Triennial 2020 from December 19, 2020—April 18, 2021 at NGV International, Melbourne © Kengo Kuma and Geoff Nees © Lee Ufan, courtesy of Pace Gallery. Photo by Tom Ross   Kengo-Kuma-NGV-4.jpeg Installation view of Kengo Kuma, Kengo Kuma Associates and Geoffrey Nees’s Botanical Pavilion 2020 on display in NGV Triennial 2020 from December, 19, 2020 – April 18, 2021 at NGV International, Melbourne © Kengo Kuma and Geoff Nees. Photo by Tom Ross Kengo-Kuma-NGV-1.jpeg Installation view of Kengo Kuma, Kengo Kuma Associates and Geoffrey Nees’s Botanical Pavilion 2020 on display in NGV Triennial 2020 from December, 19, 2020 – April 18, 2021 at NGV International, Melbourne © Kengo Kuma and Geoff Nees. Photo by Tom Ross http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14659 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14659-rolex-building-in-dallas-by-kengo-kuma-associates An architect energizes a waterfront with a dynamic scheme for a museum in Scotland.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13732 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13732-va-dundee-by-kengo-kuma-associates 1811-Kengo-Kuma-Assocaites-Scotland-VA-Dundee-01.jpg The museum was in part inspired by the cliffs of northeast Scotland. It stands adjacent to the Discovery, a vessel originally launched in Dundee in 1901. Photo © Hufton + Crow Built on land reclaimed from the River Tay, the V&A Dundee protrudes into the tidal waters of the saltwater estuary. Photo © Hufton + Crow A pathway between the two inverted-pyramid volumes creates the effect of a torii gate. Photo © Hufton + Crow The building is clad in precast-concrete bars, each entirely unique, weighing up to 3.3 tons. Photo © Hufton + Crow The lobby is clad with wood panels, attached to the interior walls by a system similar to the one that connects the concrete panels to the exterior. Photo © Hufton + Crow The upper floor contains 17,760 square feet of exhibition space in two large, enclosed galleries, as well as an interstitial space between. Photo © Hufton + Crow The Scottish Design Gallery, by London-based architects and exhibition designers ZMMA, displays 200 objects, which tell the story of the nation’s design. Photo © Hufton + Crow At the heart of the museum is the Oak Room, a reconstruction of a tearoom interior by the Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Photo © Hufton + Crow Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13628 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13628-kengo-kumas-va-dundee-opens-in-scotland Scotland_©HuftonCrow_059.jpg Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image two Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image three Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image tfour Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image Five Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image six Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image seven Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image eight Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image nine Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image 10 Photo © Hufton+Crow Scotland Image 11 Photo © Hufton+Crow Bold in its program and form, a new arts building dramatically announces an experimental curriculum.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13052 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13052-artlab-by-kengo-kuma-at-the-ecole-polytechnique-federale-de-lausanne The building slopes up from the south end to its north end, where the slate roof dramatically folds over. Photo © Michel Denancé ArtLab brings Dominique Perrault’s New Mechanics Hall and SANAA’s Rolex Learning Center into a formal relationship. Photo © Adrien Barakat The eaves’ soffits and structural frames carry over from outside to the Art & Science Pavilion’s reception area, revealing the building’s construction tectonics. Photo © Michel Denancé Punctuated by open porches, the east elevation’s evenly spaced columns create a vertical pattern reminiscent of Kuma’s signature wood louvers. Photo © Michel Denancé Stairs ascend to the Esplanade Piazza from DataSquare, which is partially underground. Photo © Michel Denancé Within the Art & Science Pavilion, LED spotlights drop from the ceiling. Photo © Valentin Jeck Outside, LED fixtures installed at various angles keep the lights’ rays vertical to the ground, regardless of the soffit’s changing surface. Photo © Michel Denancé Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates A master recreates his homeland’s aura in a verdant American setting.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12872 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12872-portland-japanese-garden-cultural-village-by-kengo-kuma-associates Approaching the Cultural Village from the ticket office and parking on lower ground, visitors encounter the Umami Café on the left and the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center beyond. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Like a traditional engawa, the café’s covered veranda is ideal for a cup of green tea. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann 1708-Kengo-Kuma-Assocaites-Oregon-Portland-Japanese-Garden-Cultural-Village-03.jpg Inspired by a classic tsuboniwa (courtyard) garden, a careful composition of rocks with a Japanese maple tree is just outside the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center’s Living Room. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Inside, a tatami tea platform floats above the floor. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann The café’s dramatic roof, supported by two columns and a massive concrete pier, opens the room to a 270-degree view. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Rough-hewn stone mimicking a Japanese castle rampart conceals a concrete retaining wall. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Delicate wood slats separate the Living Room from a vitrine-lined credits gallery in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center, where steps leading to the second-floor library and offices double as seating. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Image courtesy Kengo Kuma and Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma and Associates Kengo Kuma infuses a modest restaurant in Portland, Oregon, with the craft and aura of Japan.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12806 Sat, 01 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12806-shizuku-by-chef-naoko-restaurant-by-kengo-kuma Suspended woven shades softly delineate table, counter, and tatami-mat seating, while the original concrete floor unifies the space. The raised area is also used for a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, whose implements are concealed beneath the tatami mats. Adjacent to the platform, the closed door leads to the restaurant’s private dining room. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Sudare shades loosely divide the main dining room but also serve as a wallcovering behind the counter, framing the shelves that hold the various dishes required for kaiseki cuisine. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Sudare shades loosely divide the main dining room but also serve as a wallcovering behind the counter, framing the shelves that hold the various dishes required for kaiseki cuisine. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Image courtesy Kengo Kuma Associates While building a 43-story skyscraper in downtown Vancouver, the Tokyo-based firm also embarked on a smaller project for its developer.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12674 Mon, 01 May 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12674-the-tea-house-by-kengo-kuma Photo © Ema Peter Photo © Ema Peter Photo © Ema Peter Photo © Ema Peter Kengo Kuma introduces new materials to take the edge off his earlier concrete design.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11764 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11764-umeda-hospital-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates The sloping roof reaches its low point at the north corner beside a converted London bus, used now as a play area for kids, helping to promote the hospital’s friendly image. Photo © Daici Ano Kuma’s first building for Umeda Hospital was a boxy concrete assemblage. The new addition features a five-story steel-clad structure fronted by a one-story wood-clad storefront that serves as the main entrance. Photo © Daici Ano Traditional taruki joists are visible on the underside of the 7-foot-deep eaves. Photo © Daici Ano The walls and ceiling of the large first-floor gallery are clad in lapped cedar planks for a warm feel. Photo © Daici Ano A patient dining room features large windows with views into the kitchen and to the outside. Photo © Daici Ano Signs, fashioned like garments that can be removed, are made of white cotton cloth. Photo © Daici Ano Image courtesy Kengo Kuma and Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma and Associates Steeped in history, the Beijing Tea House is a tasteful blend of past and present.

]]> 1509-tea-house-kengo-kuma.asp Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/6660-beijing-tea-house-by-kengo-kuma Photo © Koji Fujii/Nacasa & Partners Photo © Koji Fujii/Nacasa & Partners Photo © Koji Fujii/Nacasa & Partners Photo © Koji Fujii/Nacasa & Partners Kengo Kuma refers to the classic brewing process of a century-old Japanese soy sauce maker for a surprising shop in an urban mall.

]]> 1409-kayanoya-kengo-kuma-and-associates.asp Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8295-kayanoya-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates Kayanoya The use of time-honored materials and methods to create Kayanoya’s displays evokes the company’s history and meticulous processes.   Photo © Sadao Hotta Kayanoya The use of time-honored materials and methods to create Kayanoya’s displays evokes the company’s history and meticulous processes.   Photo © Sadao Hotta Kayanoya Made by local artisans the old-fashioned way, the components of soy sauce production stand in for retail essentials.   Photo © Sadao Hotta Kayanoya Huge cedar barrels are outfitted with LED downlights, backlit washi paper covers walls and columns, and cedar kojibuta trays are used for display and storage.   Photo © Sadao Hotta Kayanoya Gently lit by LED light-guiding panels, the uppermost trays illuminate the shop’s delicacies from below.   Photo © Sadao Hotta Kayanoya Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Since opening in 2005, Teikyo University Elementary School had outgrown its quarters in one of the university’s existing buildings. The school wanted to give each department its own space while keeping the atmosphere warm and intimate, despite the increase in size. The architects created a cedar-clad, reinforced-concrete schoolhouse with a rakish steel roof.

]]> 1401-teikyo-university-elementary-school-kengo-kuma-and-associates.asp Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7292-teikyo-university-elementary-school-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Photo © Takumi Ota Teikyo University Elementary School Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Teikyo University Elementary School Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Today, people in cities seem to most appreciate neighborhoods where they can enjoy both tranquility and vitality at the same time.

]]> sanlitun-soho.asp Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/6801-china-awards-2012-sanlitun-soho-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates Kengo Kuma and Associates adopt simplicity and modernity as guiding principles for the Capitol Hotel Tokyu.

]]> capitol-hotel.asp Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7239-capitol-hotel-tokyu-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates Photo © The Capitol Hotel Tokyu Photo © The Capitol Hotel Tokyu Photo © The Capitol Hotel Tokyu Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) For his first commission in the United States, Kengo Kuma had to carefully design an expansion to a mid-century Modern house in Connecticut.

]]> glass-wood-house.asp Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8793-glasswood-house-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates The roof of Kengo Kuma's addition to an American mid-century Modern house cantilevers from columns pulled behind its all-glass skin. The edge of the roof, and of the veranda it shelters, tapers so it is nearly razor-thin, helping create the impression that the structure floats above its site.   Photo © Scott Frances A corner of the older part of the house, where there had been a bedroom, is now the approach to Kuma's addition. The space also contains a stair inserted as part of an earlier renovation. It leads to a basement family room.   Photo © Scott Frances Stainless steel mesh screens, instead of walls, define space in the addition. At night, LED fixtures inserted in a slot in the floor illuminate the screens from below.   Photo © Scott Frances The roof over the glass-enclosed walkway linking the new living space and the mid-century piece appears to have been slid below the canopies that surround both structures.   Photo © Scott Frances With its original kitchen removed, the main room of the Lee pavilion serves as an airy genkan, or foyer, for the rest of the house.   Photo © Scott Frances The original part of the house sits on a mostly flat terrain. But the addition, supported by attenuated columns, extends over a steeply sloping section of the site.   Photo © Scott Frances As part of the most recent renovation of the original house, a skylight was added over the entry. Huey, one of two pugs owned by the clients, enjoys the patch of sun it creates.   Photo © Scott Frances The front facade looks much the same as it did 55 years ago, even though it has been modified. Changes that were part of a renovation designed by Toshiko Mori included lifting the central roof by about 18 inches, thereby enlarging the clerestory, and the replacement of deteriorating wood columns with stainless steel. Kuma added the vertical ip' louvers to visually tie the mid-century piece with the addition's wood roof structure.   Photo courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Soon after completion in 1956, Lee's templelike residence appeared in Architectural Record as part of a feature on rectangular houses.   Photo © Joseph W. Molitor Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates For a previously overlooked museum, Kengo Kuma creates a new home that connects to its garden setting and the big city beyond.

]]> 1007nezu-1.asp Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8241-nezu-museum-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates The new building brings the museum closer to the street and gives it a higher public profile, while protecting the garden beyond. Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha A pitched roof with ceramic tiles connects the building to Japanese tradition, but tapered, steel eaves give a modern edge to the design. Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha Kuma placed the main entrance at the south end of the building, which visitors reach after walking along a 148-foot-long path. Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha A new café building designed by Kuma sits between the new building and the existing museum (now used for offices and archives). The free-standing café pavilion surrounds diners with views of the garden and dappled daylight filtered by translucent portions of the roof. Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha The architect used bamboo and wood salvaged from the old Nezu storehouses for the benches in a second floor lounge. The light-filled lounge contrasts with the darker galleries, which need to protect artworks from daylight. Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha Broad eaves shade the glazed elevation looking onto the garden and create a transitional zone between indoors and out. The existing building (background in photo) runs perpendicular to the new building. Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha Kuma designed the landscaping around the museum as a dialogue between old and new and connected it with the building’s interiors, including the sculpture hall on the ground floor. Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha Photo © Shinkenchiku-Sha Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates Kengo Kuma creates a luminous jewel box for Tiffany Ginza.

]]> 0911tiffany_ginza-1.asp Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7811-tiffany-ginza-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates Photo © Masao Nishikawa Photo © Masao Nishikawa Photo © Masao Nishikawa Though embedded in a mammoth, mixed-use development, the comparatively modest 50,590-square-foot Suntory Museum of Art confidently stands its ground.

]]> 0711suntory-1.asp Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8060-suntory-museum-of-art Kengo Kuma wraps a hot springs hotel, Japan's Ginzan Onsen Fujiya, in screens as exquisitely delicate as a cricket cage.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12328 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12328-ginzan-onsen-fujiya-by-kengo-kuma-and-associates Photo © Daici Ano  Photo © Daici Ano Photo © Daici Ano Photo © Daici Ano Photo © Daici Ano Photo © Daici Ano Photo © Daici Ano Image courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates