This thread derived from here (http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424&page=1&pp=10).
This architect is very hard to categorize.
If I have to put him in somewhere, it is not going to be "traditional architecture".
He uses a lot of natural materials like slate stone, wood, mud, charcoal to a great extent,
but there is not much traditional about in his structure or construction methods. They are very original.
Very often, he cannot find anybody to construct his design, so he gather his friends or students (sometimes even clients) and just do it.
I put this thread together very quickly so maybe not much in-depth information about his architecture in it.
I just go through them rather than trying to prepare good contents and never finish it.

Most photos were taken from fujimori studio's site at the Tokyo university (http://tampopo-house.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/fujimori/f-work-fs.html). Some photos are mine.

His debut, Jinchokan Moriya Historical Museum.
As you can see in plans in the next post, this is a reinfoced concrete structure clad in natural materials.

plans
you can find nice photos of the building here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/m-louis/sets/652408/)

Tanpopo (dandelion) house (the architect's own house)
He lives pretty close to where I live.
Before he built this house, on the same site stood the famous Sekisui Heim M1 (http://www.sekisuiheimm1.com/index_english.html), one of the first factory made residential unit in Japan.
at the above link, you can see Fujimori talking in wmv. The link was discovered by mimi. thank you mimi.

the house is covered with dandelion. a close-up.

plans and elevations. Kengo Kuma called it "miesian".
more photos here (http://sky.freespace.jp/mirutake/03/tanpopo/000.htm)

leek house. I don't think you need explanation for this one.

Akino Fuku Museum
His first big commision.　　some interior photos here (http://kiki.vis.ne.jp/architecture/03/akinofuku.html).

Akino Fuku Museum interior

plans.
more photos here (http://mirutake.fc2web.com/04/89aki/photo1/photo1001.htm) and here (http://mirutake.fc2web.com/04/89aki/photo2/photo2001.htm)

Futouan Atelier

the interior

sections. you see how light works.

Ichiyatei (tea house)

Tsubaki Chateau (liquor shop)

Tsubaki　Chateau (liquor shop) section

I think I messed up the order...
Ichiyatei again. interior.

the forum (conference room)
the wood trunk is of course a stair.

OK, at last...I have to show this to you guys...
a scary interior of Jinchokan Moriya Historical Museum.
some old ritual stuff.

that's it, folks. good night. ;)

that photo of the dandelion house wasn't so nice...
here it is, blossoming as planned.

Tsubaki?Chateau (liquor shop)
the buildings have an interesting weathering look.

the Tsubaki Chateau with the tree at the top is also interesting. i have seen the tree on top of the building alot in the Ticino/ Switzerland area. i forgot the symbolism of placing a tree branch or tree at the top does this detail appear as well in Japan?

:not worth :not worth :not worth Takesh!

the interior pic of the leek house in spectaculary beautiful. The way the light diffuses through the roof you could just sit there for following the light changing.
:not worth :not worth

Excellent!

Great presentation - :rock on:

The rabbit with the spear thru its rear is nuts!

nakanaka omoshiroi kenchikuka desunee... :wondering
I think this is perhaps the next BIG thing in Japan... Kind of return of regionalism... very promising Fujimorisan... :clap:

Yeah Ryo,
Regionalism is appealing and has some anti-globalistic feeling to it that attracts more and more architects .
Belgium has a pretty good regionalistic scene (in brick architecture).
It seems like a 'contradictio in terminis': regionalism is a global thing.

Takesh

All are extraordinary examples of idiosyncratic design, which is always so very rare and precious. The hands on quality, the sensitivity in the handling of all materials and the deceptively simple layout evident in each project is compelling. All seem to be the output of a strong and wistful will. I hope this architect is accessible enough for you to share with him, I feel it would always prove to be appealing and challenging.

This reminds me of the things Christopher Alexander said he sought to do in his last writings, to build what he conceived, to have some sort of intimate relationship, a link with whatever we wish to see built.

I like this. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Saludos

Juan

It is not possible for me to express myself so eloquently as Juan above.
Suffice to say that I find this the most intriguing collection of work I have seen for a very long time.
Personally if he were down the road from me I would be knocking on this guy's door, offering my services, & wanting to be involved.

Top Marks for this ... Magnificent.

Terunobu Fujimori

http://tampopo-house.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Here's the guy. :D

:wondering Isn't that the same picture mimi just posted

Thank you Takesh. Thank you mimi. :rock on:

nakanaka omoshiroi kenchikuka desunee... :wondering
:clap:
Hai wasabi watanabe arigato gehry desunee :D
Yamimoto Nokamina :not worth

Hai wasabi watanabe arigato gehry desunee :D
Yamimoto Nokamina :not worth
Hey Primo still alive, I see :wondering
:D

I can't help thinking about Hayao Miyazaki's work... Poetic, atypical ecologism, sense of humour and conviviality, the way he seems to say "well, traditional Japan is not dead, but I won't copy the old sukiya architecture, instead I'm looking for something fresh and surprising, yet humble way of building"...
Bravo :clap:
What I love most is the fact that his architecture definitely doesn't seem to confine into a 'style'... :wondering

Hey Primo still alive, I see :wondering
:D
JEJE! I agree with you about this architect! It reminded me of an old book on "existential architecture"... It is surprising how he uses traditional crafts in such an innovative way.

BTW "Yamimoto Nokamina" in Spanish is "My Moto no longer runs!" old joke!:D

the Tsubaki Chateau with the tree at the top is also interesting. i have seen the tree on top of the building alot in the Ticino/ Switzerland area. i forgot the symbolism of placing a tree branch or tree at the top does this detail appear as well in Japan?
Fujimori does talk about "grass on roofs" as omnipresent scenery in rural area, in Japan or abroad. He is not talking of planted trees, but self-grown grass on roofs.
david p, you are using trogers' old avatar... I thought you were trogers up until now.

ardginny, the photo below is for you. it is not the leek house, but Futouan. I think you will enjoy it anyway. BTW, Futouan is an atelier of the former prime-minister of Japan, Morihiro Hosokawa. He now lives the life of Seiko-Udoku (when sunny, cultivate fields and when it rains, read books).

jp, please don't misunderstand it, this is not his typical interior...

ryo, yes, many people relates his works with Hayao Miyazaki's inventions. BTW, Ghibli Museum in Tokyo is a half-playpark and a half-museum dedicated to Miyazaki studio's (Studio Ghibli) works. The museum is designed by Miyazaki... should I make a thread about it? Nah...I don't think so...

Juan + ReD, I am surprised that Fujimori's work is received with such (looks like) unanimous applause... even in Japan, the attitude toward his work is more mixed.

ilnomedellarosa + MICHEL, Thanks for your cooperation.

Marcelo, Is it a true story that Ford NOVA was released under different name in Latin America because NOVA in Spanish means "doesn't run"?

I will finish up this thread by adding some more of his works. This thread is becoming his oeuvre complete, since he hasn't done many projects so far.

Pine Tree House a private house. the roof is made of copper shingles and this is the first industrial material he used at the fourth project of his.

Pine Tree House a section and an elevation

TAKASUGI-AN (tea house) the tea room is built in the garden of his father's house. Fujimori is supposed to be very good at structure.
some nice photos at flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/m-louis/sets/652408/

Yoro house complex
the client is a famous author, Takeshi Yoro. The building houses his private collection of insects, and also accomodates his guests. a wing of complex (the top photo) looks like standing on a wall.

Yoro house complex Sketches.

Jinchokan Moriya Historical Museum again, this time with a better view.
you can see now-his-signature piercing columns.

takesh h

ilnomedellarosa + MICHEL, Thanks for your cooperation.


I thank You - takesh h - and I'm very glad :D
tea house It's my 2 red points in ppb2 forum, heheheh

mimi :D

:) ryo
...traditional Japan is not dead, but I won't copy the old sukiya architecture, instead I'm looking for something fresh and surprising, yet humble way of building"...
Bravo :clap:
What I love most is the fact that his architecture definitely doesn't seem to confine into a 'style'...

Ryo, You are very wise :not worth



takesh h

Juan + ReD, I am surprised that Fujimori's work is received with such (looks like) unanimous applause... even in Japan, the attitude toward his work is more mixed.

These buildings, these projects it's a passion, It's not for money :)

takesh h

Fujimori does talk about "grass on roofs" as omnipresent scenery in rural area, in Japan or abroad. He is not talking of planted trees, but self-grown grass on roofs.

Exactly !!! :)

It's not traditional architecture but architecture of NATURE.

Terunobu Fujimori says :

"We often see plants on roofs of modern buildings, but they hardly ever blend in with the architecture. This is because rooftop gardens are usually designed by ecologists, who dislike artificial things. They would rather suppress the artificial to better express the plants. But I think both the plants and the building have to look good. It's not easy, but I want them to get along well."



ex.:

"The work which used the natural material. The wood of the facade which is struck by wind and rain, weathers and becomes blackish gradually as a time passes impresses the passage of time, and is picturing the pattern peculiar to nature.This taste that cannot be made by an industrial product will make people feel the flow of time".

Takesh,
Thank you so much. These kinds of buildings and efforts are good for the soul. :not worth :not worth :not worth

found another tea room by Fujimori.
this parasite-like-structure is called Ku-an, and the client is the son of
the painter Fuku Akino, also the client of Akino Fuku Museum.

close up. the client and a guest (the architect).

the interior.
no tatami-matress, even the ceiling is plastered with mortar + mud.
window panes are soda-glass (manually blown glass sheets with bubbles in them). as long as the material go, nothing is conventional.
I believe this thread is now becoming the most complete collection of his works on the web. :cheers:
actually, there is one more structure by him I am aware of, it is a dormitory for students but that doesn't look interesting. so I excluded it intentionally.

Where was the photo No 50 taken from?

For the sake of completeness The Dormitory may be worthwhile

Thanks to everyone

"tanpopo" house - pictures

http://sky.freespace.jp/mirutake/03/tanpopo/000.htm

The Student Dormitory of Kumamoto College of Agriculture
Kumamoto Japan
FUJIMORI Terunobu & IRIE Masaaki & SHIBA Masahide & NISHIYAMA Hideo




thanks :)

mimi

http://www.archi-map.net/~ats/kuma/02nodai/

Primo, It's special for you :D

Where was the photo No 50 taken from?
For the sake of completeness The Dormitory may be worthwhile
You may be right. Here you go.
the #50 photo is taken from the second floor of the main building, I think.

The Student Dormitory of Kumamoto College of Agriculture
This complex is by far the largest of Fujimori's career, about 1000 times more floor area than his tearooms.

a context shot.

interiors. Now I feel much better...

Fujimori does talk about "grass on roofs" as omnipresent scenery in rural area, in Japan or abroad. He is not talking of planted trees, but self-grown grass on roofs.
david p, you are using trogers' old avatar... I thought you were trogers up until now.

a
-thanks takesh
i didn't know that trogers's used this avatar! oops

new Fujimori's project :

Yoro Insects Museum

Yoro Insects Museum (http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/2maga/ja/ja0060/work/43.html)

His work doesn't stop amazing me... :eek:
This Fujimori really is a personality!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

I agree, it would be great to know more about the details and materials. It is evident that it has been product of long study. I like the creativity and innovative material use, while at the same time using traditional materials

The dormitories look more traditional from afar, but details of exterior walls and interiors are unique. The little bird houses along the sidewalks of the dormitory are a nice touch. I like the variety, humanity and warmth of the design. I would like to be able to visit them some day.

I find his work incredible : rare to have such immediate character & softness in new buildings : a real master

I also find it inspiring that he has clients who believe in him & are willing to run with the ideas .. there is hope after all
I'd love to know more about how he works & interacts with the client

I don't think my thirst to see his projects will ever be quenched

franjayo

I would like to be able to visit them some day.

Me too :) .We must organize PPB2 expedition to Tokyo :cheers:

oh sorry, It's here (http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1462&page=5&pp=10)

Yoro Insects Museum = Yoro Complex http://murator.com.pl/forum/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif

It's not Fujimori's project, but Tea House too. Very, very nice and curious, modern and stylish Heisei Tea Ceremony House of Ken Yokogawa Architect & Associates - for comparison.

JA - Tea Ceremony House (http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/2maga/ja/ja0058/work/01.html)

...rooms in any of these beautiful revival architectures?
Surerely in a secret place :peace:

It's not Fujimori's project, but Tea House too. Very, very nice and curious, modern and stylish Heisei Tea Ceremony House of Ken Yokogawa Architect & Associates - for comparison.

JA - Tea Ceremony House (http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/2maga/ja/ja0058/work/01.html)
Mimi, you should post this last one on another thread... It's a Fujimori thread here; I understand you want to encourage discussion about tea house but then you should launch another thread with contemporary tea houses as thema...? shouldn't you? :wondering

Ryo

You have reason, I have forgotten about this thread , sorry :bang head
oh, my head ;) :D
tea house (http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424)

The Lamanue Onsen in Oita Prefecture

"Known as the "soda hot springs" this is the number one carbonated hot spring in Japan. Enclosing a courtyard planted with bamboo grass, it is built in three sections: public baths separated by sex, baths for the use of families and a museum. The walls are black and white stripes of charred cedar boards and white plaster. The roofs are clad with sheet copper tiles bent by hand and pine trees have been planted at each apex"
JA 12/06

This isn't my favorite building by him but he is my favorite Japanese architect.

interior

sections

site plan and view

if frank lloyd wright was japanese, his designs would be along this line. i guess fujimori is one of those special architects which works closely to real traditional architecture like that scandavanian architect (forgotten his name but i did see his thread here, the one who designed the building that looked like a ribcage?)

ooffff.. amazing stuff......... i think i found my guru.. he is amazing man...:cheers:

‘chashitsu tetsu’ by terunobu fujimori and
nobumichi ohshima (ohshima atelier), 2006

'nira house’ - leek house by terunobu fujimori and nobumichi ohshima, 1997

roof of the ‘nira house’ with plants

‘nemunoki art museum’ by terunobu fujimori and yoshio uchika (shusakusha),
scheduled to be completed in april 2007

roof of ‘nemunoki art museum’

‘yakisugi house’ by terunobu fujimori and keiichi kawakami,
scheduled to be completed in december 2006

sketch of the ‘yakisugi house’

Venice Biennale - The Japanese Pavilion

biennial of architecture. venice 2006. 10th international biennale -
japanese pavillion (http://www.designboom.com/snapshots/venice_06/japan.html)

Nemunoki Museum of Art

This museum will exhibit art works that made by children of nemunoki gakuen.

It's as Smurf's house :D


photos, books (http://architecturephoto.net/syasin/002/e002nemunoki2.html)

i'm sorry but does his buildings look like those in hayao miyazaki's animes?

i'm sorry but does his buildings look like those in hayao miyazaki's animes?
That's what everybody thinks. :rolleyes:

biennial of architecture. venice 2006. 10th international biennale -
japanese pavillion (http://www.designboom.com/snapshots/venice_06/japan.html)

On entering the pavilion, visitors are requested to remove their shoes before walking on the bamboo floors. In his entertaining notes to Fujimori's elegant Akino Fuku Art Museum project, he says: "I originally thought of creating a museum in which viewers are completely naked when they look at the paintings, but I gave up on this idea because I was afraid that being undressed would actually make it more difficult for people to concentrate on the art."
:D


source (http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/05/arts/web.0913conway.php)

Venice Biennale - Japanese Pavilion (http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/009064.php)
Tokyo Plan 2101, a scenario imagined by Terunobu Fujimori.

Architecture of Terunobu Fujimori and ROJO
From Venice Biennale: 10th International Architecture Exhibition 2006
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (http://www.operacity.jp/ag/exh82/e/exhibition/03.html)

Found some drawings of four of his works.
These four are;
1. Jinchokan Moriya Historical Museum (post#2)
2. Leek house (post#7)
3. Akino Fuku Museum (post#8)
4. TAKASUGI-AN (post#41)

Go to TOTO website (http://www.com-et.com/colonne/002/fujimori/09.htm) and follow the link under each photograph.

this guy has some amazing work! not sure if id want to live in one of those tree houses when a big gust of wind comes lol they look cool though

i'm touched when i saw it ,many Japanese architect often bring unexpected surprises to us

greatful and veryyoungth

Almost all of the projects therein have been covered in this thread, but Fujimori's teahouses are (by far) the most interesting projects in a new book (I found a review copy) from Kodansha:

The Contemporary Tea House: Japan's Top Architects Redefine a Tradition, ISBN 978-4-7700-3046-7 September 2007

Fujimori contributes a very thoughtful introduction, along with candid descriptions of his design process and motives for the Takasugi-an, Shin-ken, Tan-ken, Ichiya-tei, Ku-an, and Chashitsu Tesu teahouses. Besides photos, the book also includes sketches and plans/sections/elevations for these projects. Interestingly enough, for several he notes that the hard line drawings were made from measurements taken after construction was completed...these structures were built from sketches, notes, and (seemingly) intuition.

The book also includes teahouses by Isozaki, Ando, Kengo Kuma, and Hiroshi Hara. None of them quite measure up to Fujimori in this particular arena, in my opinion.

The Image of shot 91 from Mimi reminds me of The Goreme Turkey

see image 3 www.pushpullbar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1284&highlight=goreme

the Tsubaki Chateau with the tree at the top is also interesting. i have seen the tree on top of the building alot in the Ticino/ Switzerland area. i forgot the symbolism of placing a tree branch or tree at the top does this detail appear as well in Japan?

In Switzerland a tree is placed on the top of a building during construction when the highest point is reached. It generally coincides with everyone concerned (architect, builders, clients etc) having a party.

He's the most unique architect ever!!!

Very unusual style!

Wow, his work is unique. When I was looking through the images, one thing popped up into my mind: Hayao Miyazaki's films. I'm not surprised everyone says that.

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