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Project Location
Inujima, Japan
Year of Completion
2011
Building Type
Temporary
Building Massing
Low Rise
Architect Location
Tokyo, Japan
Archived Year
12-4-2018
Climate
Humid Subtropical Climate (Cfa)
Application
Exterior
Material and its Properties
The architect used acrylic instead of glass for its workability to create subtly different curved panels. Strong in structural rigidity, the panels are self-supporting and provide minimum visual obstruction to the artwork this pavilion shelters.
Architect Website
http://www.sanaa.co.jp/
Other Sources
https://www.designboom.com/ architecture/a-art-house-by-kazuyo-sejima-for-the-inujima-art-house-project-10-14-2013/
Recommended Citation
Sejima, Kazuyo, "A-Art House" (2011). Building Case Studies. 292.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/292
Owner
Benesse Art Site Naoshima