Tezuka Research - "What kind of architects are they?"

Interviews

Architecture & People

The client, or person living in the house, is part of the environment - we are trying to use all parts of the environment  in our architecture.
Good architecture must work with the human being...
The house is like a puzzle, where the people living in that house are the missing pieces.
The human being is a piece of that puzzle.

This is a big difference between architecture and sculpture -
 architecture is not an artwork
, it can be but not it's primary role. Art is an expression of that artist alone; the expression of their creativity is the most important thing.
Architecture can change lifestyle. For example, the Roof House.

We want bigger projects so our work can have an impact on more people, but we don't want to give up designing houses because that is the base of understanding people; it is the project that brings us closest to human beings. (2009 - 60-70% of projects were houses)

We shouldn't say what we are capable of, we should instead say 'what can we do for people' - 'what people are capable of within the architecture'.

Architecture & Nature

Good architecture has a good relationship with the outside environment.
We should use the environments - cf. the 'airtight house' which needs mechanical ventilation.

We need architecture for shelter and living but to call nature into the architecture is the key for us to have a better lifestyle.

There are so many ideas in a design - the design is a layer of many ideas but they all point in the same direction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP32KYuXhAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB-GRac2Y5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL2puYiNqYI
http://youtu.be/xOMrY_YRhMk

Detail journal interview about the Fuji Kindergarten:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xChzAfDwgwg

http://tezuka-arch.com/english/index.html

Reading List
Takaharu + Yui Tezuka Nostalgic Future (Berlin: Jovis, 2009): 72.036.6(52) T356
Takaharu + Yui Tezuka Architecture Catalogue 2 (Tokyo: Toto, 2009): 72.036.6(52) T356 2
Takaharu Tezuka, Takaharu Tezuka Hand Drawn Perspectives (Tokyo, Shokokusha, 2009)
Takaharu + Yui Tezuka Architecture Catalogue (Tokyo: Toto, 2006): 72.036.6(52) T358 1
Takaharu Tezuka, Kimochi no ii ie (Tokyo: Seiryu, 2005)