kengo kuma | architecture and interior design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/kengo-kuma/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Wed, 07 Jun 2023 11:30:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 designboom interviews: kengo kuma, CKR, drill design and aoi huber kono for time & style at milan design week https://www.designboom.com/design/time-style-design-talks-milan-design-week-2023-video-06-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/time-style-design-talks-milan-design-week-2023-video-06-05-2023/#respond Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:15:38 +0000 tim spears I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=991037

watch the highlights of the design talks between designboom and time & style.

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kengo kuma to complete expansive visitor center for archaeological park in albania https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-associates-chwb-albania-butrint-national-park-visitor-center-05-11-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-associates-chwb-albania-butrint-national-park-visitor-center-05-11-2023/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 13:45:05 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=990976

the visitor center is endowed with KKAA's signature composition of uneven geometries and tessellated surfaces.

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kengo kuma’s sculptural wooden structure adds a modern twist to kanjoin temple in japan https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-sculptural-wooden-structure-modern-kanjoin-temple-japan-reception-hall-04-06-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-sculptural-wooden-structure-modern-kanjoin-temple-japan-reception-hall-04-06-2023/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:30:23 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=981265

the new architecture serves as a reception foyer complementing the adjacent temple hall built over 100 years ago.

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kengo kuma & k-studio’s submerged proposal for national archaeological museum in athens https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-k-studio-submerged-expansion-for-national-archaeological-museum-athens-03-22-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-k-studio-submerged-expansion-for-national-archaeological-museum-athens-03-22-2023/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:10:01 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=976496

the proposal sees stunning architecture through a subtle yet impressive gesture of lifting the earth

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kengo kuma’s staggered house units climb a mountainside in japan https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-staggered-house-units-mountainside-japan-02-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-staggered-house-units-mountainside-japan-02-17-2023/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:50:39 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=967413

the multi-unit complex is nestled into the hillside, blending seamlessly with the natural topography that surrounds it.

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uneven geometry rises dramatically for kengo kuma’s daycare center in japan https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-uneven-geometry-daycare-center-japan-01-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-uneven-geometry-daycare-center-japan-01-24-2023/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:30:36 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=960458

kengo kuma's 'murasaki penguin totsuka' in japan is informed by the site's irregular topography.

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interview: kengo kuma shifts milan’s urban design with layers of wood, open spaces, and natural light https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-welcome-project-milan-01-18-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-welcome-project-milan-01-18-2023/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:10:59 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=959070

a biophilic complex in milan, ‘welcome project’ by kengo kuma attempts to use wood throughout the space along with cultivated greenery.

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kengo kuma designs observatory/café in japan as a ‘staircase to the sky’ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-and-associates-tottori-takahama-cafe-japan-12-09-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-and-associates-tottori-takahama-cafe-japan-12-09-2022/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:50:13 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=951190

the tottori takahama café appears as a hybrid structure of cross-laminated timber and reinforced concrete, seemingly stepping upward.

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kengo kuma’s irregular aluminum-clad facade invites visitors to albert kahn museum in france https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-irregular-aluminum-clad-facade-new-albert-kahn-museum-france-12-02-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-irregular-aluminum-clad-facade-new-albert-kahn-museum-france-12-02-2022/#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:30:57 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=949370

the exterior, made from irregularly placed aluminum strips, catches passersby's attention from afar and endows the spaces with a play of light and shadow.

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overlapping roofs top kengo kuma’s reconstructed city hall in tsunami prone ishigaki island https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-city-hall-ishigaki-island-japan-11-16-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-city-hall-ishigaki-island-japan-11-16-2022/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:30:31 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=944836

the architects moved the building to higher ground and opted for a new design that reflects the lush natural landscape of the region.

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