update on sumika project by sou fujimoto, toyo ito, terunobu fujimori and taira nishizawa

'coal house' by terunobu fujimori
last month designboom reported on the sumika projects by sou fujimoto, toyo ito, terunobu fujimori
and taira nishizawa. the project, which was commissioned by tokyo gas co., ltd, are a series of residential units,
which include a central pavilion that will use gas as its main source of energy.
here is an update of the project with photographs taken by galchonok who was lucky enough to see the
sumika project in its completion.

the layers which make up the 'coal house'
image © galchonok

'house before house' by sou fujimoto
image © galchonok

the exterior stairs and landings of the 'house before house'
image © galchonok

the 'sumika pavilion' by toyo ito
image © galchonok

the pavilion is constructed out of planks of wood which linearly create the effect of breaking glass
image © galchonok

house by taira nishizawa
image © galchonok

perpendicular panels extend from the house's exterior walls
image © galchonok
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sumika project by sou fujimoto, toyo ito, terunobu fujimori and taira nishizawa
see more images on galchonok's flickr photostream
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sumika project: http://kenchiku.tokyo-gas.co.jp/sumika_project
tokyo gas co., ltd.: www.tokyo-gas.co.jp
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