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The Forum, Club Hotel (1999) *

Artist/Designer: Terunobu Fujimori

Project Location: Japan

Figure 1: The Forum (1999). Source: Japan-Architect (2018). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : September 18, 2018 | Photographer: Akihisa Masuda )
Figure 2: Terunobu Fujimori's The Forum. Source: Dwell (2018). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : May 15, 2013 | Photographer: Akihisa Masuda )
Figure 3: Terunobu Fujimori's The Forum. Source: Dwell (2018). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : May 15, 2013 | Photographer: Akihisa Masuda )

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Wood, Steel

Function(s):
Hospitality

Related Website(s):

Blog reference | Accessed : September 18, 2018
Terunobu Fujimori | Accessed : September 17, 2018
Fujimori Archives | Accessed : September 17, 2018
Japan Architectural Journal 42 | Accessed : September 17, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1999

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts/ in Print :

Brownell, Blaine Erickson. Matter in the Floating World: Conversations with Leading Japanese Architects and Designers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2011.
Buntrock, Dana. Materials and Meaning in Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Tradition and Today. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Buhrs, Michael., Rössler, Hannes, and Buntrock, Dana. Terunobu Fujimori Architect. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2012.
Fujimori, Terunobu, and 藤森照信. Toshi, Kenchiku. Nihon Kindai Shisō Taikei ; 19. Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, 1990.
Fujimori, Terunobu, Fujitsuka, Mitsumasa, Larrabee, Hart, and 藤塚光政. Japan's Wooden Heritage : A Journey through a Thousand Years of Architecture. First ed. Japan Library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan).
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC), 2017.
Schittich, Christian and Florian Musso. Building Simply. München: Edition Detail; Basel: Birkhäuser, 2005.


Building Address:
Arai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Significant Dates: completion date December, 1999


Supporting Staff/ Designers:
architects: Terunobu Fujimori + Hiroaki Kuwabara
structural and mechanical engineers: Takenaka Corporation
general contractors: Takenaka Corporation
principal use: conference room (interior)

Tags: Bamboo, Conference Room, Fragile Structures, Hapticity Interior




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