kengo kuma and associates.
Kochi Prefecture, Japan
09/2011
Modern Japanese architecture
The Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum was designed by a firm called Kengo Kuma and associates. In Kochi Preferture, Japan. The firm was established in 1990 by Kengo Kuma. A Japanese Architect. Kuma was born in 1954 in Kanagawa Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1979. And in 1990 Kengo Kuma & Associates was established. Kuma is a famous Asian architect, known for his minimalistic designs. His goal is to “recover the tradition of Japanese buildings and to reinterpret it for the 21st century”. This is evident through the many buildings that this firm has designed. They all have one thing in common and that is simplicity in the designs.
The museum was design so that the structure can blend into the landscape. From a top view, it looks as if the interwoven beam structure is floating in the air but it is actually supported by one central pillar with two glass structure at the end. The glass helps give the illusion that it is floating. The interwoven structure was sculpted in a triangular form so it can follow the contours of the adjacent hill and the structure beside it. The image shown at the bottom is a detail of the interwoven beams. The beams overlap each other as well as support each other. The lower beams supports the upper ones, the interlocking of the beams are what make this possible. The overlapping layers continue into the museum as well. In the main room, as you can see the beams interlock with the central beam that does down the hall. This building is a good example of how Japanese style is still evident in Modern Japanese buildings. The only difference now is it is more minimalistic and simplified.
Sophia Giang
Sophia Giang
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