kisho-kurokawa-sony-tower.pptx

1. Kisho Kurokawa
Bulbul Saraf
B.Arch 4th yr
07005

2. About architect
• Born in Kanie, Aichi, Kurokawa studied architecture at Kyoto
University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1957.
• Kurokawa received a master's degree in 1959 from University
of Tokyo.
• Kurokawa then went on to study for a doctorate of
philosophy, but subsequently dropped out in 1964.

3. • Cofounded the metabolist movement in 1960, whose
members were known as Metabolists
• was a radical Japanese avant -garde (advance
guard)movement pursuing the merging and recycling of
architecture styles within an Asian context
• Vision- cities of the future were characterized by large scale,
flexible, and expandable structures that evoked the processes
of organic growth

4. Works
Nagakin capsule tower(1970-
1972)
Sony tower(1972-1976) Melbourne central (1986-
1991)
Kuala lampur airport(1992-1998) National art centre (2000-2006) Maggie centre (2006-ongoing)

5. Philosophy of metabolism
1) Impermanence
2) Materiality
3) Details
4) Receptivity

6. Case study -1
Nagakin Capsule tower
• Based on philosophy of metabolism.
• first capsule architecture design.
• originally designed as a Capsule Hotel to
provide economical housing for
businessmen working late in central Tokyo
during the week.
• 14-story high Tower has 140 capsules
stacked at angles around a central core.

7. PLUG –IN-POD
• Install the capsule units into the
concrete core
• Units detachable and replaceable
• 1 capsule – 4x2.5m
• Modified shipping container –interior
preassembled in factory

8. plan

10. IMPERMANENCE-
removable
,interchangeable
capsules
RECEPTIVITY- building
ready
for change
DETAILS – detailed
connections
MATERIALITY- pipe
work , ductwork
were not hidden
METABOLISM
SUSTAINABLE

11. SONY TOWER

12. PHILOSOPHY OF SYMBIOSIS
• INTERDEPENDENCE
• New way of interpreting today’s culture-
• Philosophy of ‘both – and’ not ‘either-or’

13. Case study -2
Kurokawa art centre
Japan’s largest mueseum
Site area -30,000sq.m
Floor area- 45,000sq.m
7 display room(2000 sq.m)+library +café
+ mueseum

14. Response to site
NACT(National art centre
,Tokyo) wanted relief from
urbanism
Site part of
Tokyo’s Aoyama Cemetry
+
Down town Roppongi
(famous for nightlife)
Lot of
development in
last decade
Initial concept –
building in lush +turfed
overroof
Building in forest –atrium
sorrounded by trees
Fragment of
former military
base +small park
preserved

15. Philosophy involved
• Great art and architecture needs to be fuzzy ,if not like a
factory
• Fuzziness makes building natural in its own way .
• Fuzziness- wavy line of façade-melodius surface of waves or
hills – harmonius but not repetetive.
• Inside –dancing around cones
• Outside-response to trees and wind-surface backdrop to park

16. Fifth floor plan

17. Philosophy of symbiosis
1 ) Inside and outside
100% transparent from inside but cuts all UV rays.
Ambiguity between inside and outside created by use of ironwood floor extending
outside.

18. 2) Nature and technology
Bamboo garden at rooftop
Optical fibre for display of real and virtual
images
3) Modern and primitive
Wicker finishings
Ironwood flooring –gives primitive and aged
look

19. Thank you