Tokyo Office
Our Tokyo office is ready to function! We used cellular automata formula to generate wall panel layouts to show our works. The office is located in Gotanda, the south part of Tokyo. We will showcase some pieces of our furniture in near future.
Tokyo Office
Meeting desk with Phanton Chairs
Formula kids on a bookshelf
cellular automata display
Elevation
FabLab House at Solar Decathlon Europe 2010
Fablab House, the collaboration with IaaC, finished construction this June and presented at Solar Decathlon Europe 2010. Fablab House is extreme case of DIY with advanced digital fabrication tool, such as CNC Milling machine and laser cutting machine. The construction was initiated at IaaC, Barcelona, and finished in Madrid. The total construction took about two months.
Team IaaC in front of Fablab House
Entrance area
Close up of south facade
Interior
During the Solar Decathlon Europe
Construction at Madrid
Construction at IaaC
Kulms Chair debuted at ICFF 2010
Kulms Chair has debuted at ICFF this May from NYC based furniture company Lerival. We have developed the original design as Kulms 01 as well as sister version Kulms 02.
Kulms 01 (Courtesy Lerival)
Kulms 02 (Courtesy Lerival)
At ICFF Lerival Booth
The Kulms Chair 01 draws its shape from an organic form. The culm, or root, of a bamboo plant, is the inspiration behind the delicate, teetering seat of this elegant chair.
materials/ CNC-milled lacquered ply
dimensions/ 32″h x 21″d x 17″w x 18″sh
price/ upon inquiry
Live Pod: Prefab House
Live Pod Exterior
Live pod accentuate the verticality, minimum footprint (20′x20′) and prefabrication. The major components of the house are divisible and transported by typical 102″ wide tractor trailer. Live Pod incorporates sustainable building system and renewable material such as rain screen facade, bamboo flooring, photovoltaic panel, and green roof to collect rain water for irrigation. One of the advantages of prefabrication method is that all windows can be done off site, and achieve highest quality control, even when the shape is so unique. There are 3 modules of window that creates playful and operable openings.
Section
1st floor: Working Space
1st Floor Plan
2nd Floor: Living Area
2nd Floor Plan
3rd Floor: Bedroom
3rd Floor Plan
Roof Top
Roof top Plan
Like an egg shell, Live Pod’s structure element becomes part of the skin to provide column free living space. Although it is a prefabricated house, one can still customize the exterior wall, to any color and texture, and change the rain screen panel, from painted aluminum, recycled resin or cement board. The shear wall not only acts as structural anchor of the house, but also hosts all mechanical, electrical, and HVAC ducts and cables, which are connected to the machines on the rooftop. These ducts and cables are distributed to entire house through drop ceiling space below slabs to create clean and cable free working and living space.
Transportation
Sequence
The installation if Live Pod is as simple and straight forward as making a cabinet. After settling the foundation, it starts with three sides of facade panels, which are also structural members of the house. Then, the floor slabs are inserted as shelves, and they will be bolted and welded on site to maintain structural stability. Following that, it will be the installation of staircase and shear wall, and enclosed by the forth side of wall. Finally, all mechanical equipments, staircase enclosure with PV panel, and also the green roof system will be installed on the roof top. Green roof system reduces heat island effect, control storm water runoff, and it can also become an edible garden to harvest shallow-rooted vegetables such as tomato, basil and lettuce. Live Pod is a living organism that reacts, gives back, that co-exist with the cycle of nature.
FabLab House
We have been working on FabLab House project as the selected researcher at IaaC since last year and finally finished the design phase of the project. IaaC held the open public event for celebrating the starting day of the construction phase of the project.
FabLab House final design model in 1:9 scale
Close view of FabLab House
From the back side of the house
The first day of the constrcution phase exhibition with Vicente Guallart and Neil Gershenfeld
New books
We have received a brand new book “Once Upon a Chair – design beyond the icon“ from Gestalten. It is very honor that our K Workstation and Za Stool are included in this such a nice design book. Hope everyone has chance to take a look.
Once Upon a Chair Front Cover
Once Upon a Chair "K Workstation"
Once Upon a Chair "Za Stool"
Once Upon a Chair back cover with K Workstation
We also got couple more new books with our projects. “New Product Design” from Zeixs is featuring our Liquidstone Table on its back cover! It is small square book with full of cool designs.
New Product design from Zeixs
New Product Design Backcover with LiquidStone Table
New Product Design Side Cover
pOrOus Chair on New Product Design
The last one is Self-Fab House from IaaC and Actar. This book is the collection of projects submitted to 2nd advanced architecture contest.
Self-Fab House
Re-defining urban density
Barcelona modern
It’s been almost two months moving to Barcelona from New York City for the research of solar decathlon housing at IaaC. Even though we are busy working on the project, we have to visit those buildings in the city. If you have any chance to stop by Barcelona, these are the project we recommend you to see.
Bac de Roda Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel
Close up of Torre Agbar
Torre Agbar Detail
CAN FRAMIS by Jordi Badia
CAN FRAMIS by Jordi Badia
Pavilion by Mies van de Rohe
Pavilion by Mies van de Rohe
Pavilion by Mies van de Rohe