Resembling more an igloo than a traditional Japanese construction, the Tea House designed by Kengo Kuma for the park at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt is a small inflatable building with an amoeba-like shape.

The double membrane that forms the envelope contains a system of LED lighting and also acts as an air heating system. The internal space of roughly 20 square metres is just enough to hold 9 tatamis and everything needed for the ceremony. But above all it is an interesting exercise in temporary architecture that is easy to dismantle and transport and can be used as a small dwelling. Silvia Monaco