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International House of Japan: Preservation and Reconstruction

International House of Japan: Preservation and Reconstruction

This is a preservation and restoration project for the main building of the International House of Japan, which was jointly designed by Maekawa Kunio, Yoshimura Junzo, and Sakakura Junzo and completed in 1955. The garden was designed by Ogawa Jihei (Ueji) when the building was still the residence of Iwasaki Koyata (completed in 1929). The decision to preserve and restore the building was prompted by a restoration report by the Architectural Institute of Japan.
In the midst of a struggle between renovations that would allow the building to continue to be used and maintaining the authenticity of a space that had been loved for many years, the wooden fittings were restored with small aluminum frames and double-glazed glass, and a staircase was installed in the light courtyard that was lost when the building was completed, restoring natural light to the basement.

DATA

Year of completion1955
Renovation/Renewal2006
LocationRoppongi Minato City Tokyo

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Building usage Training Facilities
Site area10,937㎡
Total floor area6,702㎡
Scale4 floors above ground, 1 floor below ground, 1 floor in the penthouse
structureRC construction, partly S construction, SRC construction
Details of the Award

・ Selected Architectural Designs of AIJ 2008 (Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ)/Japan)

・GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2007 (Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) /Japan)

・2007 JIA Architects of the Year, 200 Selected works (The Japan Institute of Architects (JIA)/Japan)

・17th BELCA Prize /2007, Best Renovation Category (Building and Equipment Long-life Cycle Association (BELCA) /Japan)

・AIJ Prizes 2007, Achievement Award (Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) /Japan)

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Our BusinessDesign, Construction Supervision, Renovation

Update : 2022.07.26

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