Besides winning the commission, getting planning approved, breaking ground, and having that invoice paid, no milestone in an architectural project is as anticipated and satisfying as the opening celebration — welcoming actual building occupants into the new space after months, years, or even...
Completed in 2022 in Kisarazu, Japan. Images by Koji Fujii / TOREAL. The Library for the Farmers. Plowing the fields on sunny days and reading books on rainy days. Library in the Earth is for such people. The site is...
Completed in 2022 in Kisarazu, Japan. Images by Koji Fujii / TOREAL. The Library for the Farmers. Plowing the fields on sunny days and reading books on rainy days. Library in the Earth is for such people. The site is...
Japan-based Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has offered a look inside their recently completed Library of the Earth. Situated in the Japanese city of Kisarazu, and completed in November 2022, the library is described by the firm as “the library for the farmers, plowing the fields on sunny days and...
Completed in 2019 in Niigata, Japan. Images by Koji Fujii. The site is located in Nishi ward, Niigata city; atop the Niigata sand dune range, formed along the coast around 1700 years ago. The terrain of this...
Completed in 2020 in Yokohama, Japan. Images by Koji Fujii / TOREAL. The client couple with a profound love for nature, has always lived as if they were traveling. With a belief that life is sufficient with a...