The design aesthetic proposed Kengo Kuma & Associates by is informed by the innovative structure, which sees the design team stack square cedar boards to form a huge tree-like building.
Randomly stacking 8 centimeter square cedar boards, made a huge tree-like structure reinforced with a carbon fiber rod, with a tensile strength 7 times that of iron. It becomes possible to have a single trunk with large branches while still diminishing movement during earthquakes.
‘Due to the tree-like form, we were able to eliminate columns at the perimeter which would otherwise obscure the landscape‘, explains Kengo Kuma & Associates. Sprawling across 1,500 square feet, the open pavilion and cafe becomes carefully integrated within the Shizuoka landscape. The scenic project allows views over the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding landscape.
Kengo Kuma & Associates named the project ‘Coeda House’, which means the ‘house of small branches’.
The site lies on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and due to the tree-like form, we were able to eliminate columns at the perimeter which would otherwise obscure the landscape.
Randomly stacking 8 centimeter square cedar boards, made a huge tree-like structure reinforced with a carbon fiber rod, with a tensile strength 7 times that of iron. It becomes possible to have a single trunk with large branches while still diminishing movement during earthquakes.
‘Due to the tree-like form, we were able to eliminate columns at the perimeter which would otherwise obscure the landscape‘, explains Kengo Kuma & Associates. Sprawling across 1,500 square feet, the open pavilion and cafe becomes carefully integrated within the Shizuoka landscape. The scenic project allows views over the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding landscape.
Kengo Kuma & Associates named the project ‘Coeda House’, which means the ‘house of small branches’.
The site lies on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and due to the tree-like form, we were able to eliminate columns at the perimeter which would otherwise obscure the landscape.
