Kurokawa Kisho

黒川紀章

1934	April 8, born in Nagoya as son of a respected Japanese architect from the pre-World War II era
1957	graduated from Kyoto University
1959	completed Master course, University of Tokyo, student of Tange Kenzo
1960	one of the seven founding members of the Metabolist group together with the architects Kikutake Kiyonori, Maki Fumuhiko, Otaka Masato, the critic Kawazoe Noboru, the industrial designer Ekuan Kenji and the graphic designer Awazu Kiyoshi
1964	completed Doctor course, University of Tokyo
2007	passed away in Tokyo

office

www.kisho.co.jp

project list

2006	THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO, Minato ward, Tokyo
2001	OITA STADIUM BIG EYE, Oita city, Oita
2000	FUKUI PREFECTURAL DINOSAUR MUSEUM, Katsuyama city, Fukui OSAKA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER (OICC), Osaka city, Osaka
1998	NEW WING OF THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM, Amsterdam, Netherlands KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLIA), Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
1997	FUJINOMIYA GOLF CLUB CLUBHOUSE, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka
1995	SHIGA KOGEN ROMAN ART MUSEUM, Shimotakai district, Nagano
1994	HIMEJI CITY HEALTH AND WELFARE CENTER, Himeji city, Hyogo
1993	SHIROTOPIA MEMORIAL PARK REST HOUSE - SENKANTEI, Himeji city, Hyogo PACIFIC TOWER, Paris, France
1991	MIKI HOUSE NEW OFFICE BUILDING, Yao city, Osaka
1989	ATHLETIC CLUB, Chicago IL, USA
1988	JAPANESE-GERMAN CENTER BERLIN, Berlin, Germany HIROSHIMA CITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Hiroshima city, Hiroshima
1987	CHOKASO, Shinjuku ward, Tokyo
1984	THE NATIONAL BUNRAKU THEATRE, Osaka city, Osaka ROPPONGI PRINCE HOTEL, Minato ward, Tokyo WACOAL KOJIMACHI BUILDING, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo
1982	SUGINAMI WARD CENTRAL LIBRARY, Suginami ward, Tokyo MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SAITAMA, Saitama city, Saitama
1980	SHOTO CLUB, Shibuya ward, Tokyo
1977	NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY, Suita city, Osaka
1976	AOYAMA BELL COMMONS, Minato ward, Tokyo SONY TOWER OSAKA, Osaka city, Osaka
1975	FUKUOKA BANK HEADQUARTERS, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka
1973	CAPSULE HOUSE K, Mori Izumi, Nagano
1972	NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Chuo ward, Tokyo

1967	RESORT CENTER YAMAGATA HAWAII DREAMLAND, Yamagata city, Yamagata SAGAE CITY HALL, Sagae city, Yamagata
1965	CENTRAL LODGE FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S LAND, Yokohama city, Kanagawa

2006.05

THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO

国立新美術館

+ Nihon Sekkei

address:	Roppongi, Minato ward, Tokyo
Japanese:	東京都港区六本木
site area:	30,000 m²
building area:	13,127 m²
total floor area:	48,980 m²
number of storeys:	6 above ground, 2 below ground
structure:	steel, partly steel reinforced concrete
general contractors JV:	Kajima, Taisei, Matsumura Gumi, Shimizu, Obayashi, Mitsui Construction
website:	www.nact.jp
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 124-131

2001.03

OITA STADIUM BIG EYE

大分メインスタジアム

+ Takenaka Corporation

address:	1351 Oaza Yokoo, Matsuoka, Oita city, Oita
Japanese:	大分県大分市松岡横尾大字１３５１
total floor area:	92,882 m²
building area:	51,830 m²
site area:	2,550,000 m²
number of storeys:	3 above ground, 2 below ground
structure:	upper skeleton structure: S; lower stand skeleton structure: RC
structural engineers:	Ove Arup & Partners Japan Limited
mechanical engineers:	Shin Nippon Setsubi Consultant Engineers Office
landscape designers:	Environmental Dynamics and EDA
general contractors JV:	Takenaka Corporation, Sato Benec, Takayama Sogo Kogyo
website:	www.wldcup.com/Asia/stadia/oita.html
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 118-123 [The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture]

2000.06

FUKUI PREFECTURAL DINOSAUR MUSEUM

福井県立恐竜博物館

address:	51-11 Terao, Muroko-cho, Katsuyama city, Fukui
Japanese:	福井県勝山市村岡町寺尾５１－１１
total floor area:	15,000 m²
building area:	8800 m²
site area:	30,000 m²
number of storeys:	3 above ground, 1 below ground
structure:	S, SRC, RC
structural engineers:	Takumi Orimoto Structural Engineer & Associates
mechanical engineers:	Inuzuka Engineering Consultants
general contractors JV:	Kumagai Gumi, Muranaka Construction, Okitakubo Construction, Maeda Corporation, Nishida Kensetsu, Ono Construction
website:	www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp/en
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 114-117

2000.03

OSAKA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER (OICC)

大阪府立国際会議場 - Ōsaka-fu-ritsu Kokusai Kaigi-jō

+ A. Epstein & Sons International Inc.

+ Ove Arup & Partners Japan Limited

address:	Nakanoshima, Kita ward, Osaka city, Osaka
Japanese:	大阪県大阪市北区中の島
site area:	10,146.08 m²
building area:	6,756.93 m²
total floor area:	67,545.54 m²
number of storeys:	13 above ground, 3 below ground, 2 roof
structure:	steel, partly steel and reinforced concrete
structural engineers:	Ove Arup & Partners Japan Limited
mechanical engineers:	Shin Nippon Setsubi Consultant Engineers Office
general contractors JV:	Takenaka, Obayashi, Fujita, Zenidaka, Matsumura-gumi, Sharle, Daisue Construction, Seibu Construction, Otetsu Construction, Imanishi Construction
website:	www.gco.co.jp
sources:	[Shinkenchiku] 2000/5 pages 76-87 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 108-113

1998.12

NEW WING OF THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM

ヴァン・ゴッホ美術館新館

+ Bureau Bouwkunde F.B., Rotterdam

address:	Paulus Potterstraat 7, Amsterdam, 1071CX, Netherlands
total floor area:	5,000 m²
building area:	820 m²
site area:	4,260 m²
number of storeys:	2 above ground, + 1 below ground
structure:	RC, roof: S
structural engineers:	Adviesbureau D3BN Civiel Ingeneurs
mechanical engineers:	Huisman En Van Muijen B.V.
general contractor:	Van Eestern B.V., Barendrecht
website:	www.vangoghmuseum.com
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 96-99 [Nikkei Architecture] 08/1999, pages 134-141

1998.03

KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLIA)

クアラルンプール新国際空港

+ Malaysian Japanese Airport Consortium (MJAC)

address:	Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
total floor area:	terminal bldg: 170,640 m²; contact pier: 92,400 m²; satellite bldg: 142,890 m²
building area:	terminal bldg: 42,202 m²; contact pier: 37,119 m²; satellite bldg: 79,321 m²
site area:	100 km²
number of storeys:	terminal bldg: 5 above ground, 1 below ground; contact pier: 4 above ground; satellite bldg: 3 above ground, 1 below ground
structure:	RC, roof: S
structural engineers:	Sepakat Setia Perunding + Pacific Consultants International
mechanical engineers:	Ranhill Bersekutu
general contractors JV:	terminal building: Perspec, Taisei, Kajima, Shimizu, Hazama Consortium; satellite building: UEM, PNSB, HOHUP, Takenaka, Sato, Mitsui Consortium
website:	www.klia.com.my
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 100-107

1997

FUJINOMIYA GOLF CLUB CLUBHOUSE

富士宮ゴルフクラブ　クラブハウス

address:	Nonaka, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka
Japanese:	静岡県富士宮市野中
total floor area:	3,179 m²
building area:	2,101 m²
site area:	467,688 m²
number of storeys:	2 above ground, 1 below ground
structure:	S, partly RC
structural engineers:	Takumi Orimoto Structural Engineer & Associates
mechanical engineers:	Kenchiku Setsubi Sekkei Kenkyusho
general contractor:	Kajima
website:	www.golf-in-japan.com/oneRecord.php?ID=193
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 92-95

1995

SHIGA KOGEN ROMAN ART MUSEUM

山ノ内町立志賀高原ロマン美術館

address:	Oaza Hirao, Yamanouchi-cho, Shimotakai district, Nagano
Japanese:	長野県下高井郡山ノ内町大字平穏
total floor area:	1,684 m²
building area:	1,015 m²
site area:	2,984 m²
number of storeys:	2 above ground
structure:	RC, W
structural engineers:	Takumi Orimoto Structural Engineer & Associates
general contractors JV:	Matsumura Gumi Corporation, Moriya Construction
website:	www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/roman/toppage.htm
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 88-91

1994

HIMEJI CITY HEALTH AND WELFARE CENTER

address:	3 Sakata-machi, Himeji city, Hyogo
total floor area:	13,076 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 313

1993

SHIROTOPIA MEMORIAL PARK REST HOUSE - SENKANTEI

シロトピア記念公園休憩所　扇観亭

address:	68 Hon-machi, Himeji city, Hyogo
total floor area:	126 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 312

1993

PACIFIC TOWER

パシフィック・タワー

address:	Tour Pacific, 11 Cours Valmy, La Défense 7, Paris, France
total floor area:	58,367 m²
building area:	3100 m²
site area:	3100 m²
number of storeys:	25 above ground, 2 below ground
structure:	S, RC
structural engineers:	SARI Ingenieri, Paris; Ove Arup & Partners
mechanical engineers:	SARI Ingenieri, Paris
general contractor:	JAF
website:	www.parisdefense.com
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 86-87

1991

MIKI HOUSE NEW OFFICE BUILDING

三起商行新社屋

address:	1-76-2 Wakabayashi-cho, Yao city, Osaka
Japanese:	大阪府八尾市若林町１－７６－２
total floor area:	14,221 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 120

1989

ATHLETIC CLUB

address:	211 North Stetson Avenue, Chicago IL, USA
total floor area:	10,450 m²
building area:	1975 m²
site area:	1888 m²
number of storeys:	6 above ground
structure:	RC
structural engineers:	CBW Engineers
mechanical engineers:	Cosentini Associates Inc.
general contractor:	EW Corrigan Construction
website:	www.isac.com/illinoiscenter
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 84-85

1988

JAPANESE-GERMAN CENTER BERLIN

ベルリン日独センター

address:	Hiroshimastr. 6, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
total floor area:	7,745 m²
building area:	1,925 m²
site area:	9,135 m²
number of storeys:	4 above ground, 1 below ground
structure:	RC, brickwork
general contractors JV:	Kajima, Takenaka
website:	www.de.emb-japan.go.jp
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 76-79

1988.08
HIROSHIMA CITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

広島市現代美術館

address:	1-1 Hijiyama-koen, Minami ward, Hiroshima city, Hiroshima
Japanese:	広島県広島市南区比治山公園１－１
total floor area:	9,291 m²
number of storeys:	2 above ground, 2 below ground
structure:	RC, partly SRC
structural engineers:	Zoken Consultant
mechanical engineers:	Sogo Consultants
general contractors JV:	Shimizu, Dai Nippon Construction, Matsumoto Construction, Nishiki Construction + Daigo Construction
website:	www.hcmca.cf.city.hiroshima.jp
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 80-83 [www.arch-hiroshima.net/arch-hiroshima/arch/delta_east/moca_e.html]

1987.12

CHOKASO

朝霞荘

address:	Ichigayasadohara-cho, Shinjuku ward, Tokyo
maps:	[Yahoo]
total floor area:	999 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 86

1984

THE NATIONAL BUNRAKU THEATRE

国立文楽劇場

address:	1-12-10 Nipponbashi, Chuo ward, Osaka city, Osaka
Japanese:	大阪府大阪市中央区日本橋１－１２－１０
total floor area:	13,211 m²
website:	www.ntj.jac.go.jp
sources:	[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 69

1984.09

ROPPONGI PRINCE HOTEL

address:	3-2-7 Roppongi, Minato ward, Tokyo
maps:	[Yahoo]
total floor area:	13,368 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 47

1984.04

WACOAL KOJIMACHI BUILDING

ワコール麹町ビル

address:	1-1-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo
Japanese:	東京都千代田区麹町１－１－２
lat, long:	35°41'01.7N 139°44'34.5E
maps:	[Google] [Yahoo]
total floor area:	8,353 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 53 [Tajima Noriyuki: Tokio] pages 48-49 [Agematsu, Yuji: Japanese Architecture Today; in: Gatti, Franco: Rethinking Japan - Literature, visual arts & linguistics] page 44

1982

SUGINAMI WARD CENTRAL LIBRARY

address:	3-40 Ogikubo, Suginami ward, Tokyo
maps:	[Yahoo]
total floor area:	4,397 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 175

1982.03

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SAITAMA

address:	Tokiwa, Urawa ward, Saitama city, Saitama
total floor area:	8,577 m²
building area:	2,238 m²
site area:	46,457 m²
number of storeys:	3 above ground, 1 below ground
structure:	S, RC
structural engineers:	Zoken Consultant
mechanical engineers:	Sogo
general contractors JV:	Toda, Wako Construction
awards:	1983 Building Constructors Society Award
website:	www. saitama-j.or.jp/~momas
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 74-75

1980.12

SHOTO CLUB

address:	1-9-1 Shoto, Shibuya ward, Tokyo
Japanese:	東京都渋谷区松濤１－９－１
maps:	[Google]
total floor area:	993 m²
sources:	[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 36

1977.10 (additional construction completed in 1983 and 1989 and 1996)

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY

国立民族学博物館

address:	10-1 Senribanpakukoen, Suita city, Osaka
maps:	[Yahoo]
total floor area:	38,580 m² (1996: 51,235 m²)
building area:	12,849 m²
site area:	41,000 m²
number of storeys:	4 above ground, 3 roof
structure:	RC, steel frame partly encased in concrete
structural engineers:	Gengo Matsui + ORS
mechanical engineers:	Kenchiku Setsubi Sekkei Kenkyusho
general contractor:	Takenaka
awards:	1978 Mainichi Art Award 1979 Building Constructors Society Award 1990 Public Architecture Award
website:	www.minpaku.ac.jp
sources:	[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 156 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 60-63

1976

AOYAMA BELL COMMONS

address:	2-14-6 Kita-Aoyama, Minato ward, Tokyo
Japanese:	東京都港区北青山２－１４－６
maps:	[Google]

1976

SONY TOWER OSAKA

ソニータワー大阪

address:	1-1-10 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo ward, Osaka city, Osaka
maps:	[Yahoo]
total floor area:	3,941 m²
building area:	467 m²
site area:	490 m²
number of storeys:	10 above ground, 2 below ground
structure:	SRC, partly S
materials:	roof: quarry tiles on asphalt waterproof; exterior walls: precast concrete panels with cast in-situ marble finish, steel panels
structural engineers:	Gengo Matsui + ORS
general contractor:	Takenaka
awards:	1977 Japan Sign Design Association, Gold Prize 1977 Hiroba Award
sources:	[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 62 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 56-59

1975

FUKUOKA BANK HEADQUARTERS

福岡銀行本店

address:	2-13-1 Tenjin, Chuo ward, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka
Japanese:	福岡県福岡市中央区天神２－１３－１
total floor area:	30,814 m²
building area:	2,904 m²
site area:	4,143 m²
number of storeys:	12 above ground, 4 below ground
structure:	S, RC
structural engineers:	Gengo Matsui + ORS
mechanical engineers:	Inuzuka Engineering Consultants
acoustic engineers:	Minoru Nagata Acoustic Engineer and Associates
lighting designers:	Motoko Ishii Design Consultants
general contractor:	Takenaka
award:	1977 Building Constructors Society Award
website:	www.fukuokabank.co.jp
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 54-55

1973.11

CAPSULE HOUSE K

address:	Mori Izumi, Mosawa, Miyota-machi, Kitasaku district, Nagano
Japanese:	長野県北佐久郡御代田町大字茂沢字森泉
total floor area:	103 m²
building area:	75 m²
site area:	2,314 m²
number of storeys:	1 above ground, 1 below ground
structure:	S, partly RC
general contractor:	Taisei
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 50-53

1972.03

NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER

中銀カプセルタワービル

address:	8-16-10 Ginza, Chuo ward, Tokyo
Japanese:	東京都中央区銀座８－１６－１０
lat, long:	35°39'56.5N 139°45'48.5E
maps:	[Google] [Yahoo]

total floor area:	3,091 m²
building area:	430 m²
site area:	442 m²
number of storeys:	11 / 13 above ground, 1 below ground
structure:	structural steel frame partly encased in concrete, 140 capsule units
materials:	towers: corten structural steel frame; lower portion: fair-faced reinforced concrete; capsule exterior: steel with sprayed paint finish; capsule interior: steel capsule with cloth ceiling and floor carpet
structural engineers:	Gengo Matsui + ORS
electrical engineers:	Electrical Equipment Planning Laboratory
general contractor:	Taisei
capsule manufacturer:	Daimaru Design and Engineering Division
sources:	[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 113 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 44-49

1967.07

RESORT CENTER YAMAGATA HAWAII DREAMLAND

山形ハワイドリームランド

address:	Yamagata city, Yamagata
total floor area:	5,758 m²
building area:	3,638 m²
site area:	13,500 m²
number of storeys:	2 above ground
structure:	RC, partly S
structural engineers:	Gengo Matsui + ORS
mechanical engineers:	Soh Mechanical Electrical Corporation
general contractor:	Sagae Construction
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 36-39

This building was torn down in 1975 and residential houses were later built on this site.

1967.05

SAGAE CITY HALL

寒河江市庁舎

address:	1-9-45 Chuo, Sagae city, Yamagata
Japanese:	山形県寒河江市中央１－９－４５
total floor area:	4,736 m²
building area:	1,637 m²
site area:	9,997 m²
number of storeys:	5 above ground
structure:	RC, partly suspension
structural engineers:	Gengo Matsui + ORS
general contractor:	Sagae Construction
sources:	[JA] 57 - DOCOMOMO Japan: the 100 Selections [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 40-43

In 2004, Sagae City Hall was selected by the organization Docomomo Japan as one of 100 distinct Japanese modern architectures built prior to 1970.

1965.06

CENTRAL LODGE FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S LAND

address:	Yokohama city, Kanagawa
total floor area:	576 m²
building area:	351 m²
number of storeys:	2 above ground
structure:	S, RC
structural engineers:	Suzuki Institute for Structural Research
general contractor:	Takenaka
award:	8th Takamura Kotaro Award
sources:	[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 32-35

Kurokawa Kisho

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