KENGO KUMA
JAPANESE ARCHITECT
SUNNY HILLS
SUNNY HILLS WAS DESIGNED FROM AN ANCIENT JAPANESE TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS JIGOKUGUMI. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, JIGOKU-GUMI MEANS INTERLOCKING HELL. WHAT MAKES THIS TECHNIQUE UNIQUE IS THAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE DESIGN IS SOLELY BASED UPON THE INTERLOCKING EFFECT, NO ADHESIVES OR NAILS ARE NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY.
PROSTHO MUSEUM
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF JAPAN, THE PROSTHO MUSEUM STAYS ON THEME WITH THE INTERLOCKING METHOD OF WOOD CONSTRUCTION. THIS BUILDING WAS INSPIRED BY A JAPANESE TOY CALLED CIDORI. IN ENGLISH, CIDORI TRANSLATE TO “A THOUSAND BIRDS”. BY LACING THIN RECTANGULAR WOOD INTO A LATTICE BY MAKING A SPECIAL NOTCH IN THE WOOD, THIS TECHNIQUE CREATES A STRONG STRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT NEED ANY NAILS TO HELP HOLD IT TOGETHER.
CLT PANELS - WOOD SCULPTURE
YUSUHARA WOODEN BRIDGE
