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Lotus House

Eastern Japan
Kengo Kuma and Associates


the People

Architect
Kengo Kuma and Associates
2-24-8 Minamiaoyama Minato-ku Meguro Tokyo Japan 107-0062
81 3 3401 7721
f 81 3 3401 7778

Principal:
Kengo Kuma

Project architect:
Yuki Ikeguchi

Engineer(s)
Structural:
OAK Structural Design Office ( Masato Araya, Takashi Sudo)

Mechanical:
P.T. Morimura & Associates, LTD. (Takashi Yoshida, Masahiro Sekiguchi) www.ptmtokyo.co.jp

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Takashi Shirai and Associates

Lighting:
EPK Corporation www.epk.co.jp

Photographer(s)
Daici Ano

 

 

the Products

Structural System
Reinforced concrete + steel

Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtain wall:
Glass with back steel mullion support

Concrete:
RC+ water repellent coating + paint

Wood:
Laminated lumber: elka ( exposed roof joist) - Naigai TECHNOS Co, Ltd
www.naigai-technos.co.jp

Stone:
Travertine - Shirai Sekizai Co., Ltd

Roofing
Metal:
Fluoropolymer painting steel plate - Gantan Beauty Industry Co. Ltd

Windows
Aluminum:
Extruded aluminum sash, anodized - Tostem www.tostem.co.jp

Glazing
Glass:
Float glass - Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.www.agc.co.jp/english

Doors
Metal doors:
Steel doors, stainless steel doors+ fluorine baking paint - swing sliding by Tostem www.tostem.co.jp/corporate/english

Interior Finishes
Paints and stains:
Acrylic emulsion paint

Flooring:
Oak flooring (bedroom) by AD World Inc.

Furnishings
Chairs:

Dining chairs by Cappellini www.cappellini.it

Other furniture:
Sofa by Moroso www.moroso.com

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Xenon, fluorescent light tube - EPK Corporation www.epk.co.jp/english/index.html

Downlights:
Halogen - EPK Corporation www.epk.co.jp/english/index.html

Exterior:
Halogen spike light, underwater light - Erco www.erco.com
PEM

Plumbing
Sinks:
Inax www.inax.co.jp

Toilets:
Inax www.inax.co.jp

Tubs/Jacuzzis:
Shirakawa stone (andesite) - Shirai Sekizai Co., Ltd.

Showerheads:
Inax www.inax.co.jp

Faucets:
Inax www.inax.co.jp


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