Intentionallies

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Architecture

ISBN: 9789077174340
English edition
Frame Publishers
Hardcover, 280 pages
23,9 x 31,9 cm
colour
May 2011
€47,07 (excl. VAT)

Intentionallies

Shaping Japan and Beyond

Shuwa Tei

Intentionallies is out to push the architectural envelope, to research the depth and range of the discipline and to break boundaries. The projects that Intentionallies have undertaken span a broad spectrum and are unified by the profundity to which each concept is considered. The firm embraces the unusual and, in doing so, has become a pioneer. Whether crafting a piece of furniture or the tallest of high-rise buildings, Intentionallies is not bound by convention.

The portfolio of this contemporary design firm covers fifteen years in which the outfit created remarkable environments at home and abroad. This book showcases and explains the team's architectural projects, interiors and products, offering insights into the agency's working methods. Featured projects include private residences, offices, restaurants, commercial buildings (such as Hotel Claska and United Cinema), shops (Gravis and United Arrows, amongst others), product designs (like the amadana home appliances range) and more. The explanatory texts, sketches and drawings by founder Shuwa Tei, the rich array of three-dimensional visuals and the wealth of photos, provide a comprehensive picture of a Japanese phenomenon.

Contributors: Tyler Brûlé, the Editor in Chief of Monocle, Masamichi Katayama, principal of Wonderwall, Kengo Kuma and many more affirm this appraisal.