kengo kuma | architecture and interior design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/kengo-kuma/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:52:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 kengo kuma sculpts tessellated wooden eaves for higashikawa community plaza in japan https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-sculpts-tessellated-wooden-eaves-higashikawa-community-plaza-japan-01-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-sculpts-tessellated-wooden-eaves-higashikawa-community-plaza-japan-01-24-2024/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:00:02 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1042627

the center is a haven for wellbeing, child care, and interaction among the elderly in higashikawa.

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kengo kuma cloaks hot spring resort in hokkaido with locally sourced larch wood https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-hot-spring-resort-hokkaido-locally-sourced-larch-wood-01-08-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-hot-spring-resort-hokkaido-locally-sourced-larch-wood-01-08-2024/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:50:39 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1039009

the resort by kengo kuma emphasizes the harmonious blend of local materials, skilled craftsmanship, and the surrounding nature.

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kengo kuma reuses shinto shrine materials for origami facade of tokyo café https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-wakuni-shoten-cafe-higashimurayama-city-tokyo-japan-12-28-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-wakuni-shoten-cafe-higashimurayama-city-tokyo-japan-12-28-2023/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:45:49 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1038356

the café's patterned facade comprises 700 patinated bronze plates each sourced from the roof of a shinto shrine.

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kengo kuma’s mixed-use MIRAI design district brings a touch of japanese aesthetics to miami https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-mixed-use-mirai-design-district-japanese-miami-12-18-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-mixed-use-mirai-design-district-japanese-miami-12-18-2023/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:50:34 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1037375

the hub brings luxury retail spaces, commercial units, striking architecture, art galleries, and michelin-starred restaurants to the heart of the city.

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kengo kuma & associates designs ‘migumi’ furniture for aman miami beach residences https://www.designboom.com/design/kengo-kuma-associates-migumi-furniture-aman-miami-beach-residences-12-14-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/kengo-kuma-associates-migumi-furniture-aman-miami-beach-residences-12-14-2023/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:15:39 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1036742

kengo kuma & associates designs this intricate 'migumi' furniture collection for its ongoing aman miami beach residences.

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kengo kuma’s bamboo-lined suzuki sushi bar in singapore is an ode to the japanese forest https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-bamboo-lined-suzuki-sushi-bar-singapore-ode-to-japanese-forest-10-25-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-bamboo-lined-suzuki-sushi-bar-singapore-ode-to-japanese-forest-10-25-2023/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:10:57 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1025385

warmly-lit and finished in subtle woodsy tone, the sushi bar marks kengo kuma's debut commercial project in singapore.

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the ellinikon: greece’s coastal ‘smart city’ taps kengo kuma, norman foster, BIG https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ellinikon-greece-athens-smart-city-kengo-kuma-foster-bjarke-ingels-10-16-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ellinikon-greece-athens-smart-city-kengo-kuma-foster-bjarke-ingels-10-16-2023/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:09:59 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1022816

take a detailed look at 'the ellinikon,' greece's planned 'smart city' and largest coastal park with a star-studded cast of architects.

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kengo kuma’s ‘kiki’s museum of literature’ soon to open in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-eiko-kadono-childrens-literature-museum-edogawa-city-tokyo-japan-08-20-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-eiko-kadono-childrens-literature-museum-edogawa-city-tokyo-japan-08-20-2021/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 22:15:35 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=829280

the clustered boxes will echo the fictional town illustrated in eiko kadono's 'kiki's delivery service.'

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kengo kuma’s pillar-free wooden classroom boosts eco-friendly design at okayama university https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-wooden-classroom-okayama-university-eco-friendly-design-potential-08-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-wooden-classroom-okayama-university-eco-friendly-design-potential-08-24-2023/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:50:41 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1012003

the architects integrated a transparent glass canopy, merging CLT components with steel elements, to emphasize wood's versatility when combined with other materials.

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kengo kuma blends tradition with contemporary elements for haus balma in vals, switzerland https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-tradition-contemporary-haus-balma-vals-switzerland-paul-clemence-07-26-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-tradition-contemporary-haus-balma-vals-switzerland-paul-clemence-07-26-2023/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:50:20 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1007219

for kengo kuma's haus balm, clemence's photo series captures the delicate duality between tradition and modernity, as well as the interplay of heaviness and lightness.

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