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  Project Title

  Atelier K PLAN

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  OOKI Architects & Associates

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Hiromoto Oki

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  Awarded
  
  WINNER, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Other Architectural Design

• Project Location
  Karatsu, Saga, Japan
• Project Status
  Completed
• Client
  Ryukai Kaneumi


• Architectural Firm
   
• Architect Firm / Studio Name
  OOKI Architects & Associates
• Lead Architect(s)
  Hiromoto Oki
• About Firm
  OOKI Architects & Associates is an architectural firm, established by Hiromoto Oki in Tokyo, Japan in 1985. Hiromoto Oki takes a research based approach to a wide variety of projects, from a private memorial hall to huge buildings such as hotels, hospitals, casinos. Inspired by local matters such as environmental problems and ethnic issues, his designs have integrated buildings and local landscapes and have created a sense of belonging for people who use his works.

Atelier K PLAN is a studio in Saga, Japan. It was designed to let visitors face the sea from the mountain. The round sphere floats in the wind, and there are no sharp edges on the building so that the wind may flow unimpeded from the mountain on the east side to the sea on the west. The water flows from the top of the building into a small waterfall which is carried by the wind to the sea. The building melts into the flow of the wind and water and coexists with nature. The building can also function as the centre of familial activities.