Sou Fujimoto

Dock des Alcools, test view

Dock des Alcools, tower project in the north of Paris.

Fujimoto found inspiration for his deconstructed designs by looking back to the cave as a raw space where function was determined according to human behaviour. That design philosophy, which he dubbed “primitive future,” was evident in his Final Wooden House (2008) in Kumamoto, Japan. The structure was composed of large cedar beams stacked like blocks that allowed occupants to interpret the space according to their own needs and encouraged flexible use of surfaces as, variously, walls, floors, or sitting areas. Fujimoto expounded upon that philosophy in Fujimoto Sōsuke genshotekina mirai no kenchiku (2008; Sou Fujimoto: Primitive Future)

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