shigeru ban architects: cardboard cathedral

a cave-like environment is constructed out of reclaimed triangular cardboard pieces and installed inside the company's london head office. 

folded pyramidal geometries compose an installation which reacts to the surrounding environment through light-play. 

a patented camp bed made solely of cardboard and dedicated to temporary and emergency shelter scenarios.

the patented H of the french luxury brand has been perforated into aluminum sheets in a stacked and interlocking pattern allowing for a wall application which displays flexible motifs made from rectilinear panels.

the retail store's main feature is a lenticular wall formed by many vertical cubbies running down the entire length of the space.

the emergency shelter partitions, still being used after the japan earthquake, won the DFA gold award for environmental design, issued by hong kong design center. 

this prefabricated prototypical house serves as an affordable living option for china who plans on adding over 10 million housing units throughout the country this year.

placed in a personal garden or within a mature tree, this dwelling unit may comfortably accommodate four people and can be installed within 5 days.

the 150-square-foot dwelling can be flat-packed and shipped in a box that is 4x10x3 feet in size.

this abandoned church in utrecht, netherlands has been given a renewed purpose as a single family residence, producing airy rooms with vaulted ceilings and enclosed with original stained glass windows.

by arranging its secondary programs around the central chapel, the design provides a buffering system for heat and sound insulation of the church. 

with a site area of 6,782 square meters and a programmed building area of 66,576 square meters, this church in seoul, korea is an exercise in high density design.