Go Hasegawa, “Amplitude in the Experience of Space”

“Architectural spaces can take away or awaken abilities and sensations that we humans possess innately. Through the practice I’ve always been conscious of that-how can we expand our abilities and sensations with architectural spaces? In this lecture I will talk about it especially from the point of view of spatial dimension, gravity, and time, with my various projects.” Go Hasegawa earned a Master of Engineering degree from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2002 and worked at Taira Nishizawa Architects before establishing Go Hasegawa & Associates in 2005. He has taught at Tokyo Institute of Technology, the Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio, Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and UCLA and is currently a design critic in architecture at the GSD. In 2015, he received his PhD in Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Hasegawa is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2008 Shinkenchiku Prize and selection as one of the ten 2014 AR Design Vanguard architects. His new monograph is newly published by A+U as of January 2017.

[@siyosiyo4704]

The projects are so good !

[@legofans100]

Phoebe Liu no shit, Japanese architects are trained to care for every detail like no other countries

[@sanjaybudaniya]

modern architects in japan create such radical spaces. it makes me feel a bit nervous imagining how the residents will feel living there for years to come. would love if someone from japan can put light on this :)

[@sanjaybudaniya]

a 4mx4m "table" in place of a courtyard but covered with a glass roof makes me ask this question.

[@1kocheri673]

In my opinion this isnt radical, this architecture is a reflection of the senses, and represents a simplicity drawn from that of nature and humans. Modern Japanese architects understand the importance of this. These spaces would be a delight to live in, i imagine it would be a space where the residents and the structure itself can flourish from each other, and over time this relationship as well as the potential of the space grows.

[@stopato5772]

I agree with this question. The inhabitants will to some degree adapt to their table space, and find ways to be comfortable and connected with it. I noticed that Japanese architects use these types of walk-on furniture-spaces in creative ways. Perhaps because of the restrictive sizes of the building footprint. I personally think this space is indeed radical in that it departs from a home with a courtyard filled with openable spaces and plants, a typology that is very old in Japan, i.e row houses in Kyoto with tsuboniwa. The breeziness of old is replaced by air conditioners in the new, and hence a whole roof of glass (generally a really bad idea) is now possible.

[@Moki2u]

Beautiful projects! I would like to work with you sometime 😊

[@ferrarihuang5899]

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[@zeamitakemitsu7592]

If someone says "you are no longer Japanese", they are talking like an abductor. The first guy said of Hasegawa that he is "no longer a Japanese architect". That sounds like he is trying to erase Hasegawa's cultural identity. Also, architecture in Japan is highly typological. I do not know what would lead someone to look at Japanese buildings, even the very modern ones, and not see a typology of forms.