{"id":46166,"date":"2020-11-26T08:45:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T13:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=46166"},"modified":"2020-11-19T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:39:28","slug":"behind-the-building-kengo-kuma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/behind-the-building-kengo-kuma\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Architectural Materials Found in Kengo Kuma&#8217;s &#8220;Under One Roof&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.leadpages.co\/serve-leadbox\/HSkYzzJnz7DjqLs3Rvr9tH\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/kengo-kuma-and-associates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kengo Kuma<\/a>&#8216;s Under One Roof is a daring and sculptural composition that lies at the heart of a new campus for the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. This incredible building bloomed out of an international competition held in 2012 that called for three pavilions, which would independently host the school\u2019s Arts and Science Pavilion, Technology and Information Gallery and Montreux Jazz Caf\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the winning design by Kengo Kuma satisfied these disparate programmatic needs, it did so in a completely unconventional way, instead cascading in one massive format.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-46170 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_09.jpg\" alt=\"Kengo Kuma\" width=\"1499\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_09.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_09-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1499px) 100vw, 1499px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the existing campus already housed many beautiful buildings, the architects saw it as lacking cohesion. Therefore, Kengo Kuma saw this particular project site \u2014 a vast open lawn that could facilitate endless design configurations \u2014 as a critical opportunity for creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of continuing to forward a fragmented site, Kengo Kuma chose to house all three programs under one massive roof composed of warm and welcoming natural materials. As an architectural expression of the Japanese saying \u201cliving under one roof,\u201d the architects unified various functions, thus allowing this building to serve as an essential site and new social and cultural axis for the entire campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46167\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46167\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46167 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_39.jpg\" alt=\"Kengo Kuma\" width=\"677\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_39.jpg 677w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_39-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/801503\/under-one-roof-kengo-kuma-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Exterior Wood Cladding<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpf-ducret.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>JPF-DUCRET SA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the entire project, Kengo Kuma selected species of timber that are commonly found in Switzerland in order to afford local warmth and familiarity to the spaces. For the exterior, Kengo Kuma selected a <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=larch%20wood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-aged larch wood<\/a> in order to achieve a stable appearance through its life span; because the upper portion of the fa\u00e7ade is protected by the building\u2019s dramatic eaves while the lower portion is exposed to the elements, the architects knew that the wood cladding would otherwise age unevenly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The light grey tone of the pre-aged larch contrasts the deep grey hue of the slate-tile roofing. Together, these varying grey tones create a subtle dialogue with the surrounding buildings in the piazza, as well as the general overcast weather of Lausanne.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46176\" style=\"width: 1501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46176\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46176 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_58.jpg\" alt=\"Kengo Kuma\" width=\"1491\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_58.jpg 1491w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_58-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_58-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_58-1024x687.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1491px) 100vw, 1491px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/801503\/under-one-roof-kengo-kuma-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_46174\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46174\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46174 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_68.jpg\" alt=\"Kengo Kuma\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_68.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_68-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_68-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_68-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/801503\/under-one-roof-kengo-kuma-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Timber and Steel Structural System<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the entire span of building, Kengo Kuma integrated 57 prefabricated frames, which uphold the building&#8217;s main attraction: the sweeping roof. Composed of columns and beams that measure 5-inches wide and 2-feet deep, each of the frames is spaced exactly 12-feet apart; although each frame is identical in section, they differ and height and span due to the roof\u2019s irregularities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the frames are made of spruce that is sandwiched between perforated steel plates and secured with transparent glue. Not only do the ornate perforations lighten the metal\u2019s hard surface, but the round cutouts also allow small dots of the warm wood grain to shine through and illuminate the overall design.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46181\" style=\"width: 1251px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46181\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46181 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1241\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_44.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_44-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_44-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_44-1024x825.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/801503\/under-one-roof-kengo-kuma-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a> by Michel Denance<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Glazing<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fahrni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Fahrni Fassadensysteme AG<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In creating the design for this site, Kengo Kuma went out on a limb and proposed a single, 33,000-square-foot structure to accommodate the various needs of the brief, thus contrasting the typical boxy multi-floor buildings on the rest of the campus. As a result, 2-inch-thick <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=glazing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glass sheets<\/a> plays a central role in connecting and articulating the three key programs in this project: the caf\u00e9, art gallery and exhibition space. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create this sense of openness, Kengo Kuma partnered with Fahrni Fassadensysteme AG \u2014 specialty manufacturer of bespoke fa\u00e7ade systems. In between each of the discrete programs, covered porches and glazed vestibules allow people and vehicles to pass right through the long sliver of a building.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46175\" style=\"width: 1509px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46175\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46175 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_20.jpg\" alt=\"Kengo Kuma\" width=\"1499\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_20.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_20-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1499px) 100vw, 1499px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/801503\/under-one-roof-kengo-kuma-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_46178\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46178\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46178 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_64.jpg\" alt=\"Kengo Kuma\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_64.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_64-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_64-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_64-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/801503\/under-one-roof-kengo-kuma-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Stone Tile Roofing<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom manufactured in Spain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Under One Roof, a 240-meter roof with extended eaves provides a long row of shelter for pedestrians on campus. The roof, which slices through an essential North-South axis, is made of many folded planes that adjust as the building widens and narrows. Creating a strong and cohesive identity for the building, the roof is composed of square ardoise and <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=slate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slate<\/a> stone tiles sourced from Spain, while the method of application was inspired by ordinary Swiss houses.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46180\" style=\"width: 1117px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46180 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_30.jpg\" alt=\"Kengo Kuma\" width=\"1107\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_30.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_30-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_30-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KUMA_EPFL_1016_30-1024x925.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/801503\/under-one-roof-kengo-kuma-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a> by Michel Denance<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Glass Doors<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fahrni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Fahrni Fassadensysteme AG<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To enter each of the distinct programmatic sections of the buildings, pedestrians glide through massive <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=glass%20doors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glass doors<\/a> that blend seamlessly into the glazing and structural framing of the design. In addition, at various points in the design, this detailing allows visitors to look out over Lake Geneva and the far off Swiss Alps while still inside the building.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.leadpages.co\/serve-leadbox\/HSkYzzJnz7DjqLs3Rvr9tH\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kengo Kuma combined three disparate programs in dramatic fashion, uniting them under one massive, sweeping 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