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A Study on the Gradation in the Architecture of Kengo Kuma

쿠마 켄고 건축에 나타나는 그라데이션에 대한 연구

  • Received : 2022.07.21
  • Accepted : 2022.10.15
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

Nowadays, feeling the local tradition and culture from architecture is no longer possible. A clear separation between the exterior and the interior makes it hard for a building to blend into its surroundings. There is an issue of incongruity between architecture and its natural surroundings. As a solution, Architect Kengo Kuma proposes natural architecture of gradational expressions such as the gradation from heaviness to lightness, the gradation from old to new, and the gradation from dark to light. The gradation from heaviness to lightness is represented by reducing the weight of walls, segmentation of materials, and the reduction of architectural volume. The gradation from old to new is expressed in architecture through the rebirth of materials, material upcycling, and reform of material construction methods. Gradation from darkness to light is achieved by spatial depth and by forming mediation spaces. In addition, the gradation created in this way not only changes the physical form of the building, but also induces users to experience psychological changes in this space. The gradation expressed in Kengo Kuma's architecture today will lead the world not towards a dichotomous architecture, but towards a decimal architecture that offers an ambiguous space in an intermediate area where boundaries between architecture and its surroundings disappear. By restoring the diversity of architecture and nature that has been lost, the problem of incongruity between architecture and the environment will be resolved.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 2022학년도 홍익대학교 학술연구진흥비에 의하여 지원되었음

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