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Part (I)
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Writing in
Architecture
Sou
Fujimoto
Japanese Architect
Dr. Nesreen Fathy Abd-Elsalam

Short Bibliography
• Born in Hokkaido, Japan in 1971.
• Fujimoto graduated from the University of Tokyo
in 1994.
• He established his own design studio (Sou
Fujimoto Architects), in 2000.
• He worked throughout Japan& Europe.
• The firm has designed many private residences.
• He wrote many books on architecture.
• Fujimoto was awarded several Prizes, the latest
was Marcus Prize for Architecture, in 2013.
Fujimoto Architecture
16. House of Hungarian Music,
Location- Budapest
Year 2022
• House of Hungarian
Music is a museum that
contains a range
of interactive exhibitions
on musical history as well
as spaces for hosting
concerts, a library and
offices.
• the project has a waving
roof that is punctuated
by trees designed .
• The project - as part of
the Liget Budapest
Project - is 9,000-square-
metre , and it is
built within the
Hungarian capital's
central City Park.
https://www.dezeen.com/2021/01/20/sou-fujimoto-house-of-hungarian-music-liget-budapest-
project/
15. Shiroiya hotel –
Location – Hangzhou,
China
Year – 2020
• the hotel is renovated in the
70s.
• Its shape is completely changed
by using exposed concrete.
• Fujimoto got the structure
closer to nature by exposure it
to light, adding green, and
playing of natural levels in the
project.
• Material choice for interiors
adds richness to the structure.
contours
connectivity indoor nature
14. L’Arbre blanc –
Location -Montpellier,
France
Year – 2019
• The structure is inspired by a
tree branching out.
• A super white branched-out
structure in a middle of a city
waiting to expand its leaves.
• the building form represents
the value of mixing with
society with a unique style .
• building cantilevers are of
various lengths and widths,
showing the individuality of a
branching tree.
blending
branching out stars of night
13. Milano Design Week
– Forest of light –
Location – Milano, Italy
Year – 2016
• This theme is designed for fashion
industry.
• Project "Light of forest", as a theme
intensifies the feel of repetition.
• Audience enjoy the journey of play
with lights as well as following the
fashion event.
• Use of a mirror allows the audience
to see different angles and views of
the fashion model at a glance.
• This project is considered a brilliant
example of the interactive of nature
and the architecture spaces.
spotlights
props with light mirroring
12. Potato head –
Location – Hong Kong
Year – 2016
• as the first project in the
city by Ar. Sou Fujimoto
the project catches a
great attention in the
area.
• The project take care of
both materials used, and
their spaces interaction.
• The nature is also
considered the soul and
breath of the project.
sound of materials
material play
fine dinning
11. Rental space tower –
Location – Tokyo Japan
Year – 2016
• It is designed as rental
spaces in Japan.
• The form shapes up like
a fortress with a
hierarchy.
• the project establishes
a platform for the
exchange of thoughts
and emotions of users.
• Humans naturally want
to live in a society, not
in solitude, as well as
achieving privacy. puzzle
interaction Forte of hierarchy
10. Naoshima Pavilion
Location – Kagawa,
Japan
Year – 2016
• this project was a
contribution to the
Setouchi International
Art Triennale of
contemporary art festival
in 2016 by Ar. Sou
Fujimoto.
• The white rock metal
mesh structure on the
bank of the water, with
its dynamic form makes
the project as an inviting
public place for the locals
as well as tourists
passing by.
rock mesh material
pavillion hidden rock
9. Many small cubes
Location – Paris, France
Year – 2014
• The project establishes
strong connection between
the built project and
nature.
• The place of the project in
a public space emphasizes
people in their daily life to
connect with their
surrounding especially
their nature.
• The structure creates a
pavilion to pass through
and experience the play of
light and shadow.
season
inside outside with surrounding
8. Bus stop Krumbach
Location – krumbach, Austria
Year – 2014
• This project was
built to encourage
local tourism.
• Sou Fujimoto in
this project went
beyond the
conventional
design of bus stop
and created a
structure not just
to catch attention
but also to achieve
safety, creativity
and local limits. complimenting
use material and shadows
7. Serpentine Pavilion 2013
Location – London, United Kingdom
Year – 2013
• It is a structure for the Serpentine
Gallery.
• Serpentine’s annual Pavilion has
committed an awarded .
• While designing the pavilion, Ar. Sou
Fujimoto has deeply considered the
user group and their interaction with
the space.
• He merges the layers of the structure
elements in the shape of canvas.
• He also merged the landscape with the
pavilion to reach out for the sky.
• steps that are escalating gradually
connects users with the sky and land
at the same time while feeling the
natural atmosphere.
• The strength, span of the material and
safety are all considered.
interaction
canvas light on material
6.House Na
Location – Tokyo, Japan
Year – 2011
• the design brings architecture
closer to nature.
• The transparent façade and the
different levels is a brave and
creative design by Ar. Sou
Fujimoto- especially within an
existing urban society.
• the project has a strong bright
white structural grid with multiple
levels within streets of Tokyo.
• The project idea began from living
in a tree, playing on different
levels of branches, then it was
turned into a habitable living
space.
openness
idea facade
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