Creations from The East

May be I will not use it in my design or use anything in my design but this is kind of an inspiration and to believe it that Wood is nit limited to straight lines or any kind of design.

Center Pompidou-Metz by Shigeru Ban Architects Europe

The undulating roof covers the galleries of the Center Pompidou’s annex in Metz, France. The tent-like roof is comprised of a timber lattice, woven in a hexagonal pattern.

Kitazawa Kenchiku Factory by Fumiko Misawa + Masahiro Inayama

The 18 meter-wide (59 feet) span over this timber mill is necessary for moving 6 meter-long (19.7 feet) logs. The roof is supported by a unique system of trusses which interconnect, forming a dramatic three-dimensional effect.

Church Sun-pu by Taira Nishizawa

The cubic chapel is clad with rough-hewn red cedar strips. The irregular surface produces an interplay of light and shadow, changing the appearance of the building at every moment and angle. Inside, the walls and ceiling are covered with horizontal pine slats. Daylight from above seeps through slits lining the ceiling and sidewalls, producing, what the architects describes as a “gauzy quality” to this sacred space.

Woods Of Net

Interlocking timber logs are stacked to house this permanent installtion by colorful net artist Toshiko Horiuchi Macadam.

All of the projects shown above play differently as the Centre pompidou shows us the forms and shapes can be taken out of wood. Similarly Church Sun pau shows us that with the help of the arrangement affects the design and how it could influence the design. Because only the wooden strips/panels are used of different sizes and at a regular intervals to create a illusion among the pattern.

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https://www.japlusu.com/news/remarkable-japanese-timber-structures

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