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Kengo Kuma spotlights six projects from his book Substance
- Kengo Kuma & Associates highlight six projects from Substance, each chosen for its material focus.
- The book Substance surveys materials like metal, paper, textile, bamboo, stone, and wood.
- Kuma says the project approach responds to local context and aims to be humane and close to people.
- The book advocates using materials native to each location rather than a signature material.
- Casa Umbrella (Italy, 2008) showcases textile as a portable shelter.
- Irori (Italy, 2015) uses paper to achieve light architecture inspired by tea rooms.
- Cave of Light and Shadow (China, 2023) translates stone texture into aluminium panels for lightness.
- Sensing Spaces (UK, 2014) explores bamboo as a transparent structure.
- Casa Batlló Stairs (Spain, 2020) reimagines Gaudí’s stairs with aluminium ball chains.
- Domino 3.0 (Italy, 2025) uses storm-damaged trees as symbols for future houses.
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