Construction and Building Crafting Wood

The craftsmanship found in traditional Japanese wooden architecture is not only functional but also beautiful. Buildings constructed since ancient times have not been connected by metal and have responded to natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons with flexible structures. The geometric patterns found in Japanese culture are based on motifs of plants, animals and tools and can be seen on kimonos and family crests.

This studio will explore the possibilities of three-dimensional space based on these two-dimensional geometric patterns. In the end the focus of the studio is a design of a roof structure at the courtyard of the Academy through a Japanese eye.


Client : Academy of Architecture, Amstedam University of the Arts
Site : Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Programme : Teaching
Type : Workshop 2018