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SORA KAITO SELECTED WORKS : Academic Studios + Professional Projects / 2015 - 2019

SORA KAITO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ksora1996@gmail.com

BIOGRAPHY

HONORS AND AWARDS

LANGUAGE / COMPUTER SKILLS

Born in Tokyo, Japan

December 3, 1996

Keio University, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies / B.A. in Environment and Information Studies

April 2015 - March 2019

Shigeru Ban Architects / Internship

April 2017 - December 2017

Shingo Masuda+Katsuhisa Otsubo Architects / Internship

January 2020- March 2021

Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance / Graduate Student in Environmental Design and Governance(EG)

April 2019 - August 2021

TU-Delft, MSc Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences / Track: Architecture

September 2021 -

Award of Excellence

Keio University Graduation Projects

March 2019

Award of Encouragement

Keio University Environmental Design Competition

February 2018

Grand Prize

Applied Environmental Design Review

February 2017

Japanese (Native); Fluent in English (TOEFL iBT 101/120) Proficient in Rhinoceros, V-ray, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.

CONTENT

Optimized Dismantlable Modern Art Gallery (ODMAG)

EXECUTION of ODMAG

AFFLUENCE in GRID

CROSSING SHOPPING ARCADE

DUAL / DUEL

Diploma Project / Instructor : Hiroto Kobayashi Theme : Design a modern art gallery Project Duration : September 2018 - February 2019 Project Location : Tokyo, Japan. Kimbond, DRC. Accumoli, Italy Design : Sora Kaito

Diploma Design Build Project / Instructor : Hiroto Kobayashi Theme : Design and construction of a prototype of the modern art gallery Project Duration : September 2018 - April 2019 Project Location : Accumoli, Italy Design : Sora Kaito Construction : Sora Kaito, Hiroshi Ohara, Riku Arai, Takehiro Tsumuraya, Taisei Yabe, Hibiki Yamada and Adilzhan Mussa

Academic Studio / Instructor : Shigeru Ban Theme : Design a contemporary art museum Project Duration : September 2017 - February 2018 Project Location : Kanagawa, Japan Design : Sora Kaito

Academic Studio / Instructor : Hiroto Kobayashi, Kaz Yoneda, Yutaro Muraji Theme : Design a Commercial residential complex Project Duration : September 2016 - February 2017 Project Location : Tokyo, Japan Design : Sora Kaito

MARUNOUCHI MUSEUM

SHELTER for REFUGEE in SLOVENIA

Congo Acadex Elementary School Project

BAMBOO PAVILION in SHANGHAI

Academic Studio / Instructor : Fumio Matsumoto Theme : Design an art museum Project Duration : April 2017 - Septemver 2017 Project Location : Marunouchi, Japan Design : Sora Kaito, Taiga Nishio, Megumi Katayama and Nina Tsubokura

Academic Design Build Project / Instructor : Hiroto Kobayashi Theme : Design and construction of temporary housings Project Duration : July 2017 - November 2017 Project Location : Gradec, Slovenia Design : Sora Kaito Construction : Sora Kaito, Taichi Kubo, Rihoko Hiraki and Emili Kuzma

Academic Design Build Project / Instructor : Hiroto Kobayashi Theme : Design and construction of an infirmary Project Duration : April 2016 - September 2016 Project Location : Kimbond, DRC Design / Construction : Sora Kaito, Taiga Nishio, Koichiro Araki, Ayumi Tanaka, Kaori Hattori, Mai Fujiki and local carpenters

Academic Design Build Project / Instructor : Shigeru Ban, Yasunori Harano Theme : Design and construction of a Bamboo Pavilion Project Duration : July 2018 - September 2018 Project Location : Shanghai, China Design / Construction : Sora Kaito, Ayano Yasunaga, Hiroshi Ohara, Riku Arai, Takehiro Tsumuraya, Joshua Zhang, Rina Kato and students from Tongji University

Academic Project / Instructor : Sergio Lopez-Pineiro Theme : Proposal Project Duration : September 2018 Project Location : Yanesen, Japan Design : Sora Kaito, Lindesy Crug, Chua May Qin, Cheng Zeyong and Aito Nakazawa

FULL HOUSE

Professional Project / Supervisor : Shigeru Ban, Yasunori Harano Theme : Design a book store Project Duration : September 2018 - December 2019 Project Location : Fukushima, Japan Design : Sora Kaito Construction : Completed (28, November 2019)

Optimized Dismantlable Modern Art Gallery – Academic/Proposal of Modern Art Galleries in Japan, DRC, and Italy –

This project focuses on a new value and a form of an art museum. The proposal is a movable museum where the artwork can be transferred along with its surrounding building space. My idea was to use the walls, floor, and roof normally used to construct a building, but use these materials converted into containers to encase the art pieces while carrying them, and making the entire museum movable.

Diploma Project

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

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Museums have been changing along with the transformation of societies and the arts that reflect them. Outside art festivals are held frequently all over the world

in recent years, and artists are constantly traveling and creating artwork at the same time. Being influenced by that trend, the movable museum which I proposed would travel with touring artwork, and based on the location, it is designed to be able to change its form and shape.

The relation between site, architecture and art in each generation of museum

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A1 Exhibition Poster

1st Generation

2nd Generation

3rd Generation

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A site-specific museum. The exhibit is inserted into the site. The site of the museum, the architecture and the artwork are strongly related to each other. ex) Nagi Museum Of Contemporary Art

CONTENTS: ODMAG installs “ITTF exhibition(It’ s about

ODMAG is made portable by using polycarbonate board and light-gauge steel making the museum easy to dismantle and then reassemble. It can be adjusted to each site’s conditions. Each building of the museum are designed to fit a specific artwork.

time to open the gift boxes to rediscover from our days. A tour of Gaienmae/Japan-Kimbond/DRC-Accumoli/Italy). For this exhibit, artworks which reconnect and activate our everyday lives are selected. Furthermore, the project offers new alternatives and directions for museums, where those art, land, and architecture are integrated.

CONCEPT 1: Minimum number of members transported Conversion of a part of the building components to containers for carrying each art-works ( Only the parts compose of the containers travel with the art works).

Destination Diagram Each site has distinctive characteristic (very different to each other).

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

A so-called “white cube” displays modern art. It is constructed to run various exhibitions. The space is very homogeneous and abstract. The site, architecture and the artwork are not related. ex) MoMA

Diploma Project

The early modern period collection displays altarpieces and sculptures with pedestal. They often transform old palaces into museums. The artpieces were collected from foreign places. ex) Musée du Louvre

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Diagram for transportation and reassemble

Ver. Italy Structural Diagram: Steel + Existing wall + Membrane

Ver. Japan Structural Diagram: Steel

Ver. DRC Structural Diagram: Steel + Wood

Using collapsed building's walls as part of the structure of the museum.

Since there are no restrictions on constructions and use of materials,

There is no heavy machinery in DRC, so only constructions by human power are available.

By using them, it would be possible to reduce transportation pieces.

the rigid and robust steel structure is installed.

In order to build by only human power, the light wooden structure is installed for the roof.

Diploma Project

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

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CONCEPT 2: Adjusting each structure part to each site conditions

An example of a disasterd area by an earthquake. I did another my diploma project in Accumoli, Italy.

An example of a city at the center the country’ s architectural and its planning. I was born and raised in Gaienmae, Japan.

An example of a rural area, its provision of infrastructure is not satisfactory. When I was a sophmore, I stayed in DRC for participating a design build project.

v. Accumoli Italy Model

v. Gaienmae, Japan Model

v. Kimbondo, DRC Model

Diploma Project

The site is in the open space infront of the new national stadium, Tokyo.

The site is in a local schoolyard, surrounded by exsiting school buildings.

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

The site is surrounded by collapsed buildings.

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v. Accumoli, Italy Site Plan 1:4000

v. Gaienmae, Japan Site Plan 1:4000

v. Kimbondo, DRC Site Plan 1:4000

Diploma Project

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

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V. Gaienmae, Japan Rendering

V. Gaienmae, Japan Isometric

reflecttwo / Haruka Kojin

Trattenere 6, 8, 12 anni di crescita / Giuseppe Penone 01

One Ton Prop / Richard Serra

Diploma Project

Window and Ladder - Leaning into history / Leandro Erlich

Water in the Air Engel / Thomas Schutte

/ Noe Aoki

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

Like a flock of starlings: work in situ / Daniel Buren

Kin no Kokoro / Jean Mithel Othoniel

AC-21 / KOSUGE1-16 Felix the Cat / Mark Leckey - 2019 -

Brooming matrix / Choi Jeong Hwa

V. Gaienmae, Japan Elevation GL+13250 GL+12100 GL+11450

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Diploma Project

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

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V. Kimbondo, DRC Rendering

V. Kimbondo, DRC Isometric

Breathing Flower / Choi Jeong Hwa

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More more: Variations / Yuko Mori Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

AC-21 / KOSUGE1-16

Brooming matrix / Choi Jeong Hwa

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V. Kimbondo, DRC Elevation GL+9100 GL+8500

GL+6150 GL+5050

GL+3200

GL±0

Diploma Project

Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

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V. Accumoli, Italy Rendering

V. Accumoli, Italy Isometric

The size of Life: Naming the money / Lubaina Himid Diploma Project

Brooming matrix / Choi Jeong Hwa

Breathing Flower / Choi Jeong Hwa Optimized Dimsmantlable Modern Art Gallery

AC-21 / KOSUGE1-16

More more: Variations / Yuko Mori - 2019 -

V. Accumoli, Italy Elevation GL+10650

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GL+6150 GL+5750 GL+5050

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Execution of ODMAG – Diploma/Proposal of a Modern art gallery in Amandola & Accumoli , Italy –

This project executes ODMAG's concept. The structure is built with plywood, timber, and membrane. By using a wooden structure technique, it grants the pavilion to easily dismantle and rebuild without any use of metal parts or professional skills.

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The wooden components which makes up the exhibition space can also be taken to pieces and can be converted to containers, which enables to carry arts. Two containers can be made up from one building, and other unused components can be stored inside the containers. By using origami methods, the layout of the fabric facade can transform, adjusting to the conditions of each site. In this project, I was in charge of the pavilion’ s design independently and Construction management at each site.

Diploma Project

Execution of Optimized Dismatlable Modern Art Gallery

(For this time, the pavilion moved from Amandola to Accumoli in Italy.)

FL+2500 FL+2175

FL+1600

FL:

GL+368.5

Pavilion_Section 1:50 Pavilion_Plan 1:50

The pavilion at the first site: Amandola

(22, March 2019)

Process of assemble, transportation, and reassemble of the pavilion ( Amandola to Accumoli)

Completion of the pavilion in Amandola.

Converting the pavilion into containers.

Completion of the containers.

Transportation of the containers by a truck.

Reassemble of the pavilion in Accumoli .

Completion of the pavilion in Accumoli . 02

CONTAINER 1 Diploma Project Execution of Optimized Dismatlable Modern Art Gallery

CONTAINER 2

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Membrane Prossesing ( Origami Method )

Velcro tape instructions : inside Folding instructions

Mountain

Male

Female

Velcro tape instructions : outside

Male

Female

Valley

Exploded Isometric *The two containers consist of the red parts.

AFFLUENCE IN GRID – Academic/Proposal of a Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanagawa, Japan –

This project centers on how to create prosperous spaces, within each authentic grid. The contemporary art museum locates in Kanagawa, Japan. On the south of the site is a hill, residential area on the north. In order to accept a wide range of contemporary art, which varies in forms and sizes, the project requires a flexible space. As like Louis Kahn designed Kimbell Museum under the concept of “served and servant” , this museum’ s exhibition spaces and circulations are well

Academic Studio

Affluence in Grid

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separated by the grid system. In addition to the served and servant grids that dominate the entire building, the building is divided into two parts: a space for

visitors and a space for employees. In this museum, wiring, piping, and lighting are all arranged in pillars and beams of H-shaped steel and C-shaped steel. The shape of the steels is used to refine the space further.

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SITE PLAN 1:2000

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Museum Assignment/ Area Category Details Area (m2) Exhibition Exhibition room (50% exhibition / 50% permanent exhibition) 1,800 Collection Storage / loading entrance 1,000 EducationTraining room / Experience learning room /library & information corner 450 Service Atrium / cafe / museum shop 800 Managemen & Research Office / Office building / Conference room /Research materials room Hot water supply room etc. 400 Equipment AC machine room etc. 900 Shared Space Toilet / corridor / stairs / EV / storage 800 Basement Car parking lot 1,500 TOTAL 7,650 (m2)

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PROCESS/DIAGRAM - Second Floor

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PICTURE WINDOW FOR Mt. FUJI

The space with the served and servant grids will be further divided into an exhibition space and an office space. Besides, the three flow lines to the mountain are extended from different parts of the building.

Two atriums are provided to create a bright space, and the necessary vertical flow lines, such as stairs and elevators, are also added into the servant grid. Also, a picture window is provided in a part of the exhibition space for the beautiful view of Mt. Fuji, which is one of the characteristics of the site.

Finally, a concrete exhibition plan is created, and a bathroom for the employee is added into the servant grid.

Affluence in Grid

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BATH RO O M

APPROACH

First, a simple grid of served and servant is placed on the outer shape of the building. The outline of the building basically follows the shape of the road in front of the building .

APPROACH

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Academic Studio

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INTERIOR RENDERING - Second Floor

The exhibition space and the office space are skipped floors with different floor

Affluence in Grid

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Academic Studio

INTERIOR RENDERING - Ground Floor

heights. The exhibition space is composed of two layers, whereas the office space is composed of four layers. This large office space is used as a space for

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workshops with visitors as well. Also, the number of pillars in the exhibition space a long pillar span and high beams can be used as a warehouse. The underground space is a parking lot that can be accessed from the entrance

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and the office space are different, and the space above the exhibition space with

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on the west side, it can be used by both visitors and employees. Electrical wiring, gas, and waterworks are stretched from the basement in the

hollowed area colore blue of the left figure, the hollow of the H-shaped steel, and C-shaped steel. Also, lighting is contained in part painted in yellow on the diagram, and it is devised so that the shape of the material used can be utilized to the maximum.

STORAGE

EXHIBITION

INFORMATION, RESTAURANT, SHOP

OFFICE, WORKSHOP, STORAGE

SECTION A-A’ 1:400

LIGHTING

GAS, WATERWORKS

Academic Studio

Crossing Shopping Arcade

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CROSSING SHOPPING ARCADE – Academic/Proposal of a Commercial Residential Complex in Tokyo, Japan –

This project focuses on how to bring the liveliness in multi-story commercial facilities, as seen in shopping streets from good old Japan, in downtown Tokyo. While analyzing the site, I found that the spaces in the shopping street could be used as a hint when designing multi-story commercial facilities. Many of the building existing in the shopping street consists of 4 layers; spaces for “communication” , “sales” , “workspace” , and “living” . In each store, various sign boards, products, furniture are placed outside of the store, sticking out to the street. Regardless of this phenomenon becoming an obstruction in terms of traffic, this creates a new place for interaction by making people stop and look in through the stores.

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Since, long time ago, Japan has always lacked wide open spaces for gathering. Despite the fact, Japan has such urban spaces so called as “tsuji” like crossroads centered in city. At such places would traders place their goods for sale and street stall vendors ply their trade, even people get together just for fun. As the years passed, roads have gradually lost those enjoyable things. Our roads now become means of transport only. It has been said that as roads have faded into obscurity and lost it’ s characters, the shops along the roads have become main components in cities. It is as if the roads of long ago, full of such variety and life, have been squeezed to extract only their essences. The roads are left as dried out carcasses, while the extracted essences are too pure in value to be enjoyed as they are in any way.

ashiki Umey FFICE TE O ESTA REAL

Bycycle

Installing the logic of the roads of long ago, the building would have positive complexity.

4 Layers in buildings of the shopping street.

Various sign boards, products, are placed outside of the store.

Diversity of oppeness of stores.

Communication area Selling area

Crossing Shopping Arcade

- Diagram from Research -

Work space Dwelling space

Dwelling space

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Work space

Communication

Selling area

Work space

Dwelling space

Logic of car

Communication

Selling area

4 different layers are overlaped, and new kind of Communication occured.

Logic for communication Convenience of Traffic

Unconvenience of Traffic

No obstruction

Many obstruction

Nothing to stop

Places to stop

Shortest way to go through

Complexible way to go through

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Each room made of several layers are arranged. Arrangement of Proposed Plans for the Building

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In order to make the building has positive complexity and gap spaces for people gathering, all of the rooms are out of alignment to each other.

Academic Studio

Crossing Shopping Arcade

First Plan Isometric

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Academic Studio

Exterior Rendering

Crossing Shopping Arcade

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Sectional Rendering

DUAL / DUEL – Academic/Image and Identity Construction in Yanesen, Japan –

This project starts with the discovery of a case, which ancient icons have been converted into modern contexts of Yanesen’ s cityscape. For example, public restroom located in Yanesen area was designed with the similar shape of a Temple, located near the restroom.

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Throughout the project, we picked up several historical icons which symbolizes the city. Afterwards, we pondered on how and in which perspectives the historical icons can be applied in the modern architecture and cityscape. This is a project of Japan GSD Workshop 2018. In this project, I was in charge of finding several examples of Dual/Duel, and made a proposal of two types of cafe. For the final presentation, I made the map diagram,and some of the pictures showing detail of its Dual/ Duel.

“Existing” #

A/C

“Proposed”

Name:

SCAI the Bathhouse Gallery

Plan:

Name: Public Toilet

1:200

Dual/Duel

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Sento at the Daimyo Clock Museum

1:50

1:200

Okakura Tenshin Monument

A/C

1:200

Plan:

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Yanaka Cemetery Plot

Resting Place for the Living 1:200

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LiveDog Grooming

LiveDog Pet Cafe

Generic High-Rise Housing Block

Citizens Alliance to Preserve the View of Mt. Fuji Viewing Deck

Kakure Cafe

Medatsu Cafe

Academic Project

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1:100

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“Authentic”

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Yanesen Twins

“Constructed” 1:200

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Images of each twins 1

Marunouchi Museum – Academic/Proposal of a Museum of Contemporary Art in Marunouchi, Japan –

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Exhibition Space Rendering Marunouchi Museum

This project proposes a future image of museums in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Recently, enormous amounts of works are created and information are shared all over the world. However, due to the speed and amount of resources introduced, current museums are no longer able to keep up in terms of space and its capability. At the same time, Marunouchi, Tokyo is struggling with city planning. This is, until 1966, the height of the buildings in Marunouchi were restricted to 31 meters. However, after since the restriction dissolved, new high-rise buildings were additionally built upon old buildings. Boundaries between the old and new buildings became obviously apparent, and more, dead space arose, making the city looking physically chaotic. Setting Marunouchi as a site, this project considers how to break the conventional style of museum into small pieces within the city to resolve the lack of space, by using the dead spaces created between the old and new buildings. By doing so, we can also connect the boundaries between the “old” and the “new” buildings in Marunouchi. In this project, firstly , I made the proposal relates to the height restriction. In addtion, I made most of the drawings. 117200 92800

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Entrance

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exhibition hall

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Garden

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First Floor Plan

The view of the Entrance

SHELTER FOR REFUGEE in SLOVENIA

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– Design and Construction of Temporary Housings in Gradec, Slovenia –

This project aims to design temporary housing prototypes for refugees. Year by year, number of refugees are increasing mainly in European countries. One unit of a house is a simple building, made up of 17 pieces of plywood boards, 1 board size 1220×2440mm. After being processed by a CNC router, the residents uses hand saws to cut out the remaining parts and assembles by themselves, using hammers. ( Using The Veneer House System / Keio University SFC Hiroto Kobayashi Laboratory) Larger space can be created by connecting these house units. By cutting the joists and beam parts of one unit, it can be connected to another unit. The surface of the plywood and the joints are coated with distinctive white paint, which forms a film after it is dried. This prevents the intrusion of rainwater and deterioration of the wood. In each units, has a different types and shapes of windows, which every one of them has specific functions. For instance, window created for ventilation, as an entrance for kids, and as for tables. In this project, I was in charge of the shelter’ s design independently and its construction management at the site.

Intermediate space

Shelter for Refugee in Slovenia

A wide variety of forms of windows: for ventilation, for kids, and with a table.

Exploded Isometric B A Plywood Board: t=19 190.5 280

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Extendable and connectable units

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Ground Plan

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CONGO ACADEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT – Design and Construction of a Nurse’ s office and Furnitures in Kimbond, DRC –

Framework：Timber

FL+3,560

(50x50)

Framework Joint：Plywood Board Framework：Timber

Sky Light：Translucent Polycarbonate Corrugated Sheet

(t=9)

(150x50) Framework：Timber

(150x50)

Framework：Timber

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Framawork Joint ：Plywood Board

(t=20)

Roof：Galvanized Corrugated Sheet (t=9) Brace：Timber (50x50)

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Brace：Timber (50x50) (50x50)

Framework：Timber

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Framework：Timber

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Purlin：Timber (50×50) Roof：Galvanized Corrugated Sheet Horizontal Member：Timber

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Purlin：Timber (50×50)

FL+2,240 240

Wall：Brick Wall FL+2,000

Structure Flame：Concrete SD8 3,560

Structure Flame：Concrete SD8

Koagari：Plywood Board (t=18) Shelf：Plywood Board (t=18) Timber (50×50) Joint：Plywood Board (t=4)

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Opening：Iron (t=3) OP：Red

Exterior Wall：Finishing Mortar(t=10) Lithing OP：Beige Structure Wall：Structure Brick Brocks(t=150)

Congo Acadex Elementary School Project Academic Design Build Project

Box：Plywood Board

(t=18)

Floor：Ceramic Tile400x400(t=20) Metal Trowel Finished Mortar (t=30) Dirt Floor Concrete(t=150)

Foundation：Raft Concrete Reinforcement：SD8 Rubbles (t=150)

Macadam (t=700) Leveling Concrete (t=150) Rubbles (t=150)

Acadex Elementary School : Infirmary Construction Material Specifications Application : Infirmary Address : Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Kimbondo Completion : September 2015 Design : Keio University Hiroto Kobayashi Laboratory Construction : Keio University Hiroto Kobayashi Laboratory Volunteers from DRC Construction Area : 28.08 ㎡

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The Congo Acadex Elementary School Project began in 2009. It aims to build a model primary school for local society in the district of Kimbondo, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In DRC, it is not common to have a nurses ‘ office within their schools. In many cases, when a child becomes sick, they are sent back home or to sleep on the floor behind their classrooms. Therefore, the project aims to create a nurse’ s office, opened not just for the children but also for the local people to become aware of health. The building and the furniture were built and assembled without any use of machines. In order for the people to Congolese methods. For example, we implemented local masonry structure walls. For the roofs, the Japanese wooden roof

(t=18) Box：Plywood Board

maintain the nurse’ s office by themselves, the project collaborated with the local professionals, combining Japanese and method is used for the roof frame. Each piece of furniture gently segments the interior space. For example, at the back of the office is a small rise where sick people can sleep. On the front side of the room, is a box-type furniture that can be used as chairs and shelves. In between are a large curved shelf, which gently connects these spaces. The furniture allows the children to rest peacefully, yet safely, in the nurse’ s office. At the same time, creates an open space where local people can gather. In this project, I made a proposal of interior design, such as finishing materials. I was also in charge of furniture design: Koagari & Boxes and the construction management at the site.

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Interior Wall：Finishing Mortar(t=10) OP：White

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Academic Design Build Project

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Congo Acadex Elementary School Project

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3600

GROUND PLAN

Inﬁrmary

- 2016 -

1st Classroom 2nd Classroom

PIECES c

e 50.8

16 50.8

305

DOVETAIL JOINT BOX

50.8

3rd Classroom

50.8

305

4th Classroom

x12

x 44

BOX I 50.8

BOX L

CUBE

610

50.8

305

50.8 50.8

5 30

50.8

305

Tank

305 16

305

50.8

610

Gate

305

50.8

SITE PLAN

x8 305

50.8 305 50.8

Classroom

6th Classroom

610

6th

321

b 305

50.8

5th Classroom

610

305

610

BAMBOO PAVILION in SHANGHAI

Guide - Bamboo flooring with holes(2mm)

– Design and Construction of a Dome Structure in Shanghai, China –

Hole(8mm)

- 2018 -

Bamboo flooring

Commonly used as flooring materials in China, bamboo flooring (thickness: 17mm, width: 130mm, length: 1,100mm ) with bolt fasteners form a reciprocal frame structure. This dome was constructed under a collaboration between Shigeru Ban Laboratory in Keio University and Tongji University. In this project, I was in charge of the study of how to make a beautiful circle by connecting bamboo pieces based on a model of the bamboo pavilion. In addition, I considered the idea of the construction procedure and did the supervision of on-site construction. In order to make a beautiful circular dome, a part of the pieces that touches the ground of the pavilion was cut with a specific curvature. The biggest problem in construction was how to extract the scaffold from the inside after all the parts were assembled. Eventually, the cargo elevator was used to float the entire pavilion for a while, and the scaffold was dismantled during that time.

2.Make holes by drill

1.Mark by using the guide

Detail Bamboo Flooring Panel

Nut M6 *2 Bamboo Pavilion in Shanghai

Make a unit

Machined Surface

Washer M8 Hole O10

Hole O10

Washer M8 Bolt M6 Academic Design Build Project

Detail Elevation Assemble these units

Bamboo flooring Brick 09

Paper tube

Foundation Section

Thrust

All edges should be covered by the paper tube *As for the papertube, we use what is avaiable at the store called Sonoko in Shanghai.

Completion Picture

(11, September 2018)

09 Academic Design Build Project Bamboo Pavilion in Shanghai - 2018 -

Process of the construction

Assemble the units. Assemble the units.

Connecting several of the units.

Lifting up the units.

Connecting several of the units agin.

Almost the completion, adjusting the balance of the struture.

FULL HOUSE – Design and Construction of a Small Book Store in Fukushima, Japan –

- 2018 -

Since Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, many architects have started many projects for regional reconstruction in the affected areas such as Fukushima and Miyagi. This FULL HOUSE is one of them. A novelist moved to Fukushima after the earthquake and felt a sense of crisis that there was no place for people to gather in that area, and asked Shigeru Ban to design a small bookstore. I was involved in the design as an intern. As an architectural form, I tried to design an extending building in front of the novelist’ s house, depending on the structure of the existing building. The main structure is a paper tube pillar and a bookshelf itself for arranging books for sale. On top of that, a roof made of timbers and galvalume steel plate are placed. In this project, under Shigeru Ban’ s supervision, I was in charge of most of the drawings and a model independently.

Rafter: Timber 50 50 Roof: Corrugated galvalume steel sheet Glass wool

FULL HOUSE

Rafter: Timber 50 50

Beam: timber 90 200 Template: timber 90 200

Structural plywood t=12

Twin Polycarbonate

Professional Project

Nut, Washer Wind resisting beam: structural plywood t=18 18

Colum: Paper tube ID: 330, OD: 345, t=15

Entrance

Existing house

Colum: Paper tube ID: 330 OD: 345 t=15

Taking off existing window *Construction required

Disk: structural plywood

High Nut

t=45, 300

Book Shelf: Structural plywood t=12 + Stein W 910 × D 250 × H 2300 Red Cedar Channel siding t=16mm Structual Plywood t=12mm Glass wool t= more than 75mm

Nut, Washer

Disk: structural plywood Foundation: Mortar(post installed)

t=30, 330

Air Conditioner

Post-installed anchor

Paper Tubes ID: 300 OD: 330 t=15

Paper tube Pillar Detail Drawing

Roof: Corrugated galvalume steel sheet

Rafter: timber 50 50

Structural plywood: t=12

Polycarbonate plate

Structural plywood: 18 + 18

Rafter: Timber 45 45

Timber 20 20

Professional Project

Rafter: Timber 45 45

Red ceder: 16mm Structural plywood: 12mm

FULL HOUSE

Glass wool: t=75 Book Shelf

2300

Completion Picture (28, November 2019)

- 2018 -

Packing

Existing mortor ground

Chemical anchor o 12

100

Timber 105 40

Structural wall Detail Drawing

With a signboard designed by Kenya Hara

Interior Picture