Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates

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Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates

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  • Completion year: 2019
  • Gross Built up Area: 200 sqm
  • Project Location: NA
  • Country: Japan
  • Design Team: Minoru Yokoo, Akio Saruta, Jenny Kwok, Ryuta Nomura, Kimio Suzuki
  • Structural Consultants: Takayasu Konishi Structural Engineers
  • MEP Consultants: P.T.Morimura & Associates, Ltd.
  • Photo Credits: Kawasum (Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office)
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Excerpt: Izu Kogen Shizuoka, designed by Kengo Kuma architects, is developed to mediate between architecture and the extremely complex topography of Japan. One of these methods, kakezukuri, uses a supports to float the building out over a steep slope, as famously represented in Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto. For this project, we produced a transparent kakezukuri using a hybrid wood-steel frame; supporting the roof with cypress planks spanning up to 11.4 meters.

Project Description

[Text as submitted by architect] Situated high atop a cliff on the Izu Peninsula, this restaurant overlooks Sagami Bay. Throughout history, various methods of construction have been developed to mediate between architecture and the extremely complex topography of Japan. One of these methods, kakezukuri, uses a supports to float the building out over a steep slope, as famously represented in Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto.

Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates
© Kawasum (Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office)
Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates
© Kawasum (Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office)

For this project, we produced a transparent kakezukuri using a hybrid wood-steel frame; supporting the roof with cypress planks spanning up to 11.4 meters. As a result, we were able to realize a cypress cloud materializing from the densely vegetated cliff.

Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates
© Kawasum (Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office)
Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates
© Kawasum (Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office)

In perfect harmony with the aroma of cypress emanating from the architecture, the chef, Mr. Kiyomi Mikuni, makes the best use of the natural ingredients of Izu in his cuisine.

Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates
© Kawasum (Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office)
Izu Kogen Shizuoka | Kengo Kuma and Associates
© Kawasum (Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office)

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