#42 August 11, 2021
We are pleased to announce that we received the JTS (Japan Treasure Summit) Hozan Yamamoto Memorial Award (fourth).
The Hozan Yamamoto Memorial Award was established in November 2015 with the objective of “Rewarding people who have realized collaboration in different fields by conducting research in special fields of study and in turn taken a proactive role in activities to disseminate the amazing qualities of the arts of Japan to the world” in order to commemorate the shakuhachi bamboo flute player Hozan Yamamoto who was designated as a living national treasure.
I have a very strong affinity for bamboo, and feel very honored and overjoyed to receive this award since I feel a very close connection to Hozan Yamamoto due to the fact that he wrote the book entitled “People and Bamboo”. This has led to a determination on my part to continue delivering this message to the world and expanding upon it while being keenly aware of contemporary circumstances.
ProjectsEDA
On a site with impressive visibility, EDA is a landmark building, an urban signal with ambitious architecture, emblematic of the renewal of this district, which marks the entrance to Paris and Issy-les-Moulineaux. The vertical sun-screens punctuate the volume along their length. They vibrate and generate a kinetic effect that is in keeping with the dynamics of the site. They give rhythm to the facades and underline the different superimposed layers. The facades come alive according to the viewpoints and the orientation of the sun. A gradation of transparency occurs from the bottom (more open) to the top (more opaque). The base, consisting of large full-height glazed elements, provides a view, encourages interaction and gives life to the district. On the upper floors, the use of sun-screens is intensified to offer optimal protection on the most exposed areas. Wood is used in the structure and in the protected (interior) parts of the double-skinned facade. EDA is also a landscape building with a dense network of tree-lined terraces and hanging gardens. This new construction project creates a building complex with 7 superstructure levels and 5 infrastructure levels. The building is organised as follows: A service base open to the public between the ground floor and the first floor, office floors between the 2nd and 7th floors and 5 basement levels. Read More