Location: Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi, Japan

About the Furniture House:

In 1995, Ban designed and built the first of several "Furniture Houses," in which various prefabricated furniture units serve as the vertical structural elements. In an earthquake, Ban explained, furniture kills people when it falls on them, but it also saves people by supporting collapsed roofs. "So I thought," he recalled, "if furniture is strong enough to kill people or save people, why not just make a house out of furniture?" Construction is quick?an entire house can assembled in two to three days without skilled carpentry. Moreover, the small dimensions of the units?3' x 8'?eliminate the impediments to other approaches to prefabricated construction posed by the small size of many Japanese roads and streets.

From The Architectural League (http://www.archleague.org/lectures/strategies/bansummary.html)

Plan:

Exterior View:

The model (sorry for the crappy montage... :D ):

Interior view:

Similar view of the model:

Without the roof:

And the skippy:

Version with site:

Great model Fabio, what was the corner circle (N 2)? some drain thing??
I guess the client won't complain for lack of storage space !;)

Great model Fabio, what was the corner circle (N 2)? some drain thing??
I guess the client won't complain for lack of storage space !;)

Actually I didn't find the answer yet...just modelled from the images. If anyone knows please tell us. :wondering

to me it looks like a column to support the roof.. designed like that to make it look light and in proportion to storage boxes.. that's my guess,

Fabio, excellent work! Thx for sharing the model! :not worth :not worth :not worth

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Fabiooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
beautiful detailing :craqueur: :craqueur: :craqueur:
thanks 4 sharing it!!
I hope it will soon appear in the Tamiyarch series??? :wondering

i have scanned him the site contours which also has the paper house as well, so expect to see a double whammy

so expect to see a double whammy
There will be a lot of people at the PPB academy awards this year :wondering
expect a lot of "Special thanks to Swank for scanning the site, to Michel for inspiring me, to Ryo for going nuts, to Primo for having found the site, to JP for the website links, to mimi for her support,..." etc. etc. :D

I have here a great book about Shigeru Ban by Matilda McQuaid that maybe can help you. You can find it at Phaidon (www.phaidon.com).
I don´t have a scanner here, so i took some photos of the book i hope they help =\

here is the zip file containing the photos of the pages related to this house. I tryed to make some close ups, but the camera didn´t focused. sorry =\

i have scanned him the site contours which also has the paper house as well, so expect to see a double whammy

Thanks for give me more work, Swank-e. :D

Well, the paper house is done, so here we go:

An S-shape configuration comprised of 110 paper tubes (2.7m high, 275mm in diameter and 148mm thick) defines the interior and exterior areas of the paper house. This was the first project in which paper tubes were authorized for use as a structural basis in a permanent building. Ten paper tubes support the vertical load and the eighty interior tubes bear the lateral forces. The cruciform wooden joints in the bases of the columns are anchored to the foundation by lug screws and cantilevered from the floor. The large circle formed by the interior tubes forms a big area. A freestanding paper tubes column with a 1.2m diameter in the surrounding gallery contains a toilet. The exterior paper tubes surrounding the courtyard stand apart from the structure and serve as a screen. The living area in the large circle is without furnishing or detail other than an isolated kitchen counter, sliding doors, and movable closets. When the perimeter sashes are opened, the roof, supported by the colonnade of paper tubes, is visually emphasized and a spatial continuity is created between the surrounding gallery space and the outdoor terrace.

Text from Shigeru Ban WEBSITE (http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/)

This is the site plan showing the two houses:

Paper House with Furniture House in the back:

Paper House:

Night shot:

View of the model:

Interior:

Model interior:

Another:

And the model:

Exploded view:

And model exploded:

Plan:

And finally the skippy :D :

File with both houses:

Image:

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I have that shigeru ban book too - what a marvellous architect!

SWOON!

Nice models PPBers! Well done!

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Respect!!!!!! :rock on:

Forgot to say I did some minor corrections on the Furniture House model and replaced the skp file. And also posted the paper furniture (http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/showthread.php?p=29194#post29194) in the components section. ;)

wow.... this looks great, the model is superb and i loke your exploded isometric view very nice.... u've out done your self...

what is the material/capping for the paper tubes which are outdoors/exposed???

wow.... this looks great, the model is superb and i loke your exploded isometric view very nice.... u've out done your self...

what is the material/capping for the paper tubes which are outdoors/exposed???

Thanks ouesty and everyone else. The exposed paper tubes are treated with paraffin water-proofing and fitted onto a precast concrete base.

Thanks ouesty and everyone else. The exposed paper tubes are treated with paraffin water-proofing and fitted onto a precast concrete base.

Nice job of a superb design .. does anyone have any feedback on the durability & maintenance of the structure ?

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Great work =)

yihaaaaaaaaaaa
double whammy indeed!!!
bravo to Fabio (and Kev for the site's contour's scan, GinSoakedBoy for the pics of the Ban book, the official Website for the texts and pics, everybody on PPB for your support, etc. etc.) :D !!!!!!!

In one word, I'd say:
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In three:
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Ryo :D

Ok guys, I found the Yamanaka lake, but no clue on the specific location of the houses...
Here some data on how to get there too:
how to get to lake Yamanaka (http://www.cello.jp/english/guide.html)

Fabio

Striking, iconic building solutions that stay fixed in your mind and won't let go, some truly indelible images, that's what these houses are to those such as you, witnesses that see through things as they look upon them. This is enhanced by the clarity that the process of modeling brings to ideas. We can trace the steps that lead to its creation in an incredible way, we can make it ours, so much more so when modeled by such an extraordinary master.

Simply wonderful!

Thank you for sharing those things you have come to care for. A word of gratitude and a gleeful smile backed by frantic claps of applause.

Saludos

Juan

Great work, Thomas+son

Fabio, stunning work! Apparently I wasn't aware of the evolution of this thread... but what a surprise!!! Already gave you too much rep points... you'll have to wait for what you deserve or keep on posting! Thx for this contribution, once again! :clap:

Actually I didn't find the answer yet...just modelled from the images. If anyone knows please tell us. :wondering

it looks like a plant holder. the circle is where the pot goes and the vines (or whatever) grow up the vertical bars. :)

Congretulation Digdoi, this is an exelent model, very good and accurate. :not worth

Here is my first render from several that i will do with this model.

Thanks for sharing it.

Hope you like.

beautiful, nicolas!!! :clap:

Than you very much Ryo.

Heres another one, giving it tha old book 70's picture kind of effect, :wondering

Here is my first render from several that i will do with this model.

Thanks for sharing it.

Hope you like.

Like it a lot! Great renders Nicolas! :not worth :rock on: :cheers:

Hey, Nicolas!
To be picky, I think the stainless is a bit too shiny!!! :D
Otherwise, you're a Artlantis Master!!! :not worth

Thanks Ryo, and yes you are right, too shiny, i'll change that, thanks for the comments....

...and about the master thing...well i dont think so, i'm still developing my stile, which isn't easy, but i'm practicing a lot, every day, until i master what i do.

I thinks this place (pushpullbar) is soooo great. :rock on:

great job nicolasrivera (http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/member.php?u=3133). this place is great. i'm a big fan (from afar) of shigeru ban. i have the book from earlier in this thread, and it's great to see different angles rendered of the paper log house. thanks.

Great job Nicolas. You are great with artlantis for sure. I would only complain (because it is our job) that the circular shaped series of columns on the exterior in image #47 seems too "hot".

Just to make Fabio Drool a bit

now thats a render!

now thats a render!

Care to share the skp file JP?:D

can't say i have been a big fan of shigeru ban's work lately... the furniture house 2 (in china) was very disappointingly bland.
this house you are showing... i wonder if it's a stylistic thing or really a cerebral piece of architecture which he excelled in.

can't say i have been a big fan of shigeru ban's work lately... the furniture house 2 (in china) was very disappointingly bland.
this house you are showing... i wonder if it's a stylistic thing or really a cerebral piece of architecture which he excelled in.
hmmm... i haven´t really kept up to date with his latest work, but quind of reminds me of one lesson that i was thaught in collegue... Everyone is searching for his or hers formula. Maybe it's just a sign that Shigeru Ban found his...

Well I like that he is doing his own thing...and he has a particular language with his modules. It works, and it is tough to debate that. His plans are clear and the diagrams even clearer.

The projects don't come off well in photos. I think is because they lack the flashy sense that many other current architects are doing. I enjoy the simplistic forms and the clean plans. I am usually not thrilled with his works in photos, but to be there today at this one was quite nice.

Sunday 3-6 they allow people to come in...I will go back and take better pictures.

i kind of like the paper house better then the furinture house. i really like the persentation drawing. what you call that axson? it looks like all the floor plan and roof plan combine together.

Just to make Fabio Drool a bit

SUch a beautiful render man!!!!:craqueur:

Did you see the project posted here nicolas?

Digdoi this is an amzing model + Nico those are great renders as always!Your both an inspiration! :craqueur: Nico's style is really special and i wanted to learn from the master so i tried to match his renders here to see what i could teach myself!! Tomorrow ill put together all the settings in a post for the software lab...but first i need t get sum sleep!-hope you guys like-crits + comments very welcome! :cheers:

:P btw this is what i was trying to emulate:

:P btw this is what i was trying to emulate:

Why? Maybe it's me but the rendering doesn't seem particularly good - dark edges, a sky that's a strange colour and overall it looks too flat. :confused:
There are some 'great' renderings on cgarchitect.com and some mediocre ones too, but well worth a look.

Because i dont have time to learn or use 3d max or maya-i use artlantis-that render took ten minutes and nicolas is the benchmark in good artlantis rendering imho!just an exercise for myself thats all :D

well ross, I think it's a great render man. Maybe some lens blur... but it's nice for me... nice job!

All the info on this "thread" is great, but the real questions are what is the floor and roof structure. I know that out of the 110 paper tube columns only 10 or 11 are structural according to the published literature. Does anyone know what ones support the roof? How they are connected to the roof? And how the roof is actually conxstructed, or even what materials were used? The floor has peg peices that connect to the inside of the tubes like legos and then are screw taught through the tube (explained as cantilevering of the plywood covered sub floor. Any information on this would be more than helpfull. WHAT IS THE SKELITON ON THE BUILDING!!!?

In fact it seems that I downloaded over the model format is not correct .Some people like me?

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Ha ha, I made a mistake, it is really very good, hard Matata:craqueur::craqueur::craqueur::craqueur::cra queur::craqueur:

great work!! i think that he is a amazing architect with a lot of imagination! i am working on a project concerning his work for my univercity! Thank you for sharing those things you have come to care for.
fotini

hi!
i dont quite understand the construntion of the base of the furniture house. is it of concrete or is it a perimetrical frame of wooden panels.
if anyone has gotten some information on this matter or sections of the house pleease let me have it.
thank you

this guy is really impresive.

does anybodoy has more info about the paper house, like details or something like that??

im not a guy...:(
:)

im not a guy...:(
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I think he was referring to Shigeru Ban (http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292&highlight=shigeru+ban)

i know..:) but at the biginning i thougt that he said it for me..:P

Hi everyone!

I'm having a project as well at uni, but its been really hard to find any information about this house (furniture house 1) there are alot of photos, plan and elevation. does anyone have more technical drawings of this house?

thanks anyways...cool renders!

Many thanks for the drawings and photos posted. So far this is the best resource for school research I've found yet.

This is an awesome post for Shigeru research, Many Spanks

Looooooooooooooooooooooong time lurker, first time poster.

Love the Furniture House #1 and love the model DigDoi- great detailing, gaps between doors, tracks for sliding panels, etc. Beautiful work.

I've been using it to get to grips with VRay- here's some interior renders I did. I'm used to putting a little clutter around models (especially kitchens) to make them look more realistic, but this house demands clean surfaces!

Jackson

image 2...

and image 3...

Thanks for all the wonderful photos and renderings!
Just wondering where I could find more information about the actual site drawings and detail drawings. I'm actually doing a site analysis for my school project but no luck finding more information about the site. Only able to find out it is located at Lake Yamanaka Japan.

Excellent work

Hey children.

Im also doing research on the Furniture House 1, with particular focus on its construction. Anyone got any tech drawings? The photos, renders, and particularly the SKP file have been awesome help though, cheers.

Another question, is the roof supported by hidden rafters or beams, or is it supported just by the cupboards?

I also need somemore detail drawing. Can anyone please share it with me?

I also need somemore detail drawing. Can anyone please share it with me?

You can refer to this book (mentioned on the first page of the thread and for sure available somewhere in your favorite school of architecture...)
http://www.phaidon.com/Default.aspx/Web/shigeru-ban-9780714841946

Section of wall/roof
Roof beams are LVL beams with timber caps on each end (kinda like an I-beam)

Hope these are some help Sanny.

thanks a lot for share

Impressive job digdoi! What material is the roof made out of?

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