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Solid Cedar House

Shigeru Ban Architects conceived this house in Japan as part of an ongoing study on Mies Van der Rohe’s work.

Shigeru Ban Architects, Sollis Cedar House

Madera: the soul of wood, nobly expressed

Madera crafts the very essence of wood through the ingenious process of precomposed veneering, resulting in surfaces of captivating visual harmony and inherent sustainability. From flawlessly coordinated color palettes to intricate inlays that whisper stories, each door stands as a genuine tribute to the natural world.

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With the several projects up until now, we have developed concepts based on Mies Van der Rohe’s works as a theme.

In this case, the concept of the Solid Cedar House has been developed as an extension of the ongoing studies.

Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan

In the way that Mies used concrete and brick as structure and partition walls as a device to create the sequence of connecting interior space with exterior landscape, in this work, solid cedar walls and slabs (ceiling and roof) cut out various views within the different spaces that are created. The walls not only frame the views, but within this site, also function to conceal neighboring houses and roads.

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Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan

Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan

Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan

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Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan, plan

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Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan, section

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Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan, construction detail

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Shigeru Ban Architects, Solid Cedar House, Japan, detail

Solid Cedar House, Japan
Program: single family house
Architect: Shigeru Ban Architects
Completion: 2015

In Barcelona, a new tower made of colored glass

A project by GCA Architects uses AGC’s Planibel Coloured glass to to realize the Torre Colonial, a 21-story building that now becomes part of the city’s skyline.

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Solid Cedar House

Shigeru Ban Architects conceived this house in Japan as part of an ongoing study on Mies Van der Rohe’s work.

Madera: the soul of wood, nobly expressed

ASA_plan_scale1-200

ASA_section_scale1-200

ASA_ログの繋ぎ方詳細

ASA_detail_scale1-10

In Barcelona, a new tower made of colored glass

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