Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Building
Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Building
Kengo Kuma And Associates
ARCHITECTS
Kengo Kuma And Associates
YEAR
2014
LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan
TYPE
Educational › University
The building was constructed for the university’s new field of research on ubiquitous computing.
Our aim was to break away from conventional image of campuses that consist of hard materials such as concrete, metal or stone, and to instead design a soft building made with wood and earth.
Here, scalelike panels of natural materials (wood and earth) gently undulate to form a smooth and organic façade.
Here, scalelike panels of natural materials (wood and earth) gently undulate to form a smooth and organic façade.
It joins the lane in the front and the Japanese garden (part of the university president’s guest house) at the back.
The opening also generates a gentle and organic flow of light and wind in the campus, which is otherwise dominated by the strict grid arrangement.
