for the japan national pavilion exhibit in the 2012 international architecture biennale in Venice, commisioner Toyo Ito presents young japanese architects Kumiko Inui, Sou Fujimoto, Akihisa Hirata and photographer Naoya Hatakeyama,
'architecture. possible here? home-for-all', a proposal to offer housing solutions for all the people who lost their homes in the great east japan earthquake of 2011, specifically in the city of Rikuzentakata.
'architecture. possible here? home-for-all'
responds to architecture in the modern era by re-evaluating its aesthetic and formal definition within the context of a site currently undergoing a revitalization. a series of potential projects are displayed atop bases made of solid wood planks. natural timber columns seem to hold the pavilion from the open courtyard below, echoing the the schemes of each dwelling anchored amongst a series of vertical pillars. full-size panoramas of the host city after the tsunami create the setting as a backdrop to the environment.
'architecture. possible here? home-for-all', a proposal to offer housing solutions for all the people who lost their homes in the great east japan earthquake of 2011, specifically in the city of Rikuzentakata.
'architecture. possible here? home-for-all'
responds to architecture in the modern era by re-evaluating its aesthetic and formal definition within the context of a site currently undergoing a revitalization. a series of potential projects are displayed atop bases made of solid wood planks. natural timber columns seem to hold the pavilion from the open courtyard below, echoing the the schemes of each dwelling anchored amongst a series of vertical pillars. full-size panoramas of the host city after the tsunami create the setting as a backdrop to the environment.
commisioner toyo ito explains the concept behind the pavilion:
'one characteristic of 'home-for-all' is the way in which those 'making' the facilities and those 'living' in the join together to discuss the project during the design and building processes... why a building is made, and for whom - have been forgotten. a disaster zone where everything is lost offers the perfect opportunity for us to take a fresh look, from the ground up, at what architecture really is.'
Interview Toyo Ito: http://vimeo.com/48937196