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Building: Plaza of Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Location: Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Address: 1030 Shimoogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan

Owner: The Kanagawa Institute of Technology

General Contractor: Kajima Corporation

Design Architect: Junya Ishigami + Associates

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Junya Ishigami + Associates

Structural Engineer: Jun Sato Structural Engineering

MEP Engineer: Takasago Thermal Engineering Company Limited

Civil Engineer: Jun Sato Structural Engineering 

AE Interests: The roof is a single 12 mm steel plate supported only by four 250 mm exterior walls, reinforced by rib-like compression rings, and spanning roughly 90 meters above a floor that rises five meters from end to end. Its height ranges from 2.2 to 2.8 meters—similar to typical Japanese housing—and 59 rectangular roof openings bring daylight into the space.

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Building: Zaishui Art Museum

Location: Rizhao, China

Owner: Shandong Bailuwan

General Contractor: Beijing Yihuida Architectural Concrete Engineering Co.– responsible for reinforced concrete construction

Design Architect: Junya Ishigami+Associates

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Junya Ishigami + Associates

Structural Engineer: XinY Structural Consultants

MEP Engineer: Environment-friendly solution to Building Services Engineering, Xueqin Yin

Civil Engineer: XinY Structural Consultants

AE Interests: The museum’s design features submerged columns that support a floating, sash-like roof, forming a seamless boundary between the lake and land. Glass panels between the columns allow natural light, air, and even channel lake water into the structure, blending indoor and outdoor spaces. Varying ceiling heights and reflective surfaces create shifting patterns of light and water, emphasizing the museum’s connection to its lakeside setting.

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