Tag Kenta Hasegawa

24-01-2018

Persimmon Hills, redesigning an apartment in Osaka

The Japanese architecture firm Persimmon Hills, led by Yusuke Kakinoki and Shuhei Hirooka, redesigned a first-floor apartment in a block in Osaka, adapting it to the owners' new needs.

11-07-2017

Cut in Koganecho by Persimmon Hills. From sex shop to art gallery.

Persimmon Hills, the firm of Japanese architects Yusuke Kakinoki and Shuhei Hirooka have converted an illegal bordello in Koganecho - the red-light district in Yokohama - into an art gallery and studio as part of the local art festival, Koganecho Bazaar.

20-04-2016

Kengo Kuma designs Towada City Plaza community centre

After winning a competition organised by the municipality of Towada, Kengo Kuma built Towada City Plaza with the intention of attracting interest and attention back to the centre of the Japanese city. Kengo Kuma’s Towada City Plaza project is already famous for its wooden playground inspired by the hilly landscape.