SHIGERU BAN

This describe about Architect Shigeru Ban is an Japanese architect
known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. Many of his notable designs are structures which are temporary, prefabricated, or incorporate inexpensive and unconventional materials in innovative ways. He was profiled by Time magazine in their projection of 21st-century innovators in the field of architecture and design

1. SHIGERU BAN
JAPANESE ARCHITECT
SHIGERU BAN, A CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECT
PRESENTATION BY JANVI BORELE AND
ROSHNI BAIDYA

2. CONTENT
MATERIAL
INTRODUCTION
PHILOSOPHY & CONCEPT
PROJECTS
INFLUENCES
CONSTRUCTION TECNIQUE

3. INTRODUCTION
OF SHIGERU BAN
SHIGERU BAN AN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECT; THIS IS EVEIDENT
FROM THE MOMENT HE DISCOVERD AND DEVELOP THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF PAPER.
HE IS KNOWN BY HIS PERFECT ARCHITECTURE OF LUXURIOUS
AND PRESTIGIOUS AESTHETIC AND WELL STUDIED AREA.
SHIGERU BAN IS A JAPANES ARCHITECT WHO BOUGHT A NEW
APPROACH TO CONTEM[PRARY MODERN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
WITH HIS MATERIAL SELECTION AND TECHNIQUES..

4. PHILOSOPHY
Work reflects blend of his
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL
training and his native
JAPANESE INFLUENCES.
Adopts a construction method
in which the structure is
integrated into an over all
design.
Innovative exploration and
integration of material so as
to enhance their structural
potential.
Material ranging from Paper,
Wood, Bamboo and Steel.

5. PHILOSOPHY AND CONCEPT
IS TO CREATE UNIQUELY FREE AND OPEN
SPACES WITH CONCRETE RATIONALITY OF
STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD.
THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION METHOD
BY USING EASILY OBTAINABLE OFF-THE-
SHELF MATERIALS IN INNOVATIVE AND
UNPRECEDENTED
STRUCTURAL/CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS.
HARMONIZE THE NATURE WITH ARCHITECTURE
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT .
HOLD UP AND ENCOURAGE THE INNNOVATION
OF ASIAN CULTURE GENERALLY AND JAPENESE
PARTICULARLY .

6. MATERIAL
AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Ban designed a cylindrical paper Arbor built from a series of tubes mounted
on a concrete base and topped by a roof with a compression ring. The tubes
were coated with paraffin wax and strengthened with glue.

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PAPER
Ban found that paper's structure integrity was better than
most material .Paper tubing being one of the cheapest
materials, especially during reconstruction houses for
disaster relief, was used by Shigeru Ban for such
rehabilitation projects . In these projects, he has used paper
not for being unorthodox but for the economy.
WOOD
Apart from being famous as the Paper Architect'. Shigeru Ban
is one of the famous architect in the world working in wood.
Not only does he build for the rehabilitation victims but also
for wealthy patrons of art. when paper tubes fail to work , he
moves on to wood. Wood may be more expensive than steel
and concrete, but building with timber actually speed up the
construction process. Which ends up cutting costs by the time
the projects is completed. "Steel, concrete - we are just
consuming from a limited amount. Timber is the only
renewable material." he quotes
BAMBOO ROOF
PAPER TUBE STRUCTURE

7. In 1994, Ban proposed a shelter made of cardboard tubes . After the great Hansobe-
Awaji earthquake in 1995 left 310,000 people homeless, he created the first "Paper Log
House" using cardboard tubes for walls and beer cartons weighed by sandbags as
foundations. That would become the prototype for cheap, comfortable, and beautiful
disaster relief buildings.
MATERIAL
AND CONSTRUCT TECHNIQUES
As the installation process is done using fittings and ties, it
is easy to disassemble and reassemble. It's simple and quick
installation means that it is not necessary that the
workmanship is specialized. In addition, the tubular shape
offers the possibility of embedding hydraulic and electrical
systems and optimizes thermal and acoustic resistance (as a
function of the air wall inside the tubes).

8. MATERIAL
AND CONSTRUCT TECHNIQUES
IN 1994, HE PROPOSED A CHANGE IN THE CONCEPT AND DESIGN OF ‘SHELTERS’ AND
TEMPORARY BUILDINGS USING HIS PAPER-TUBE TECHNOLOGY.
THE TUBES ARE COATED FOR WATER RESISTANCE. FOR INSULATION, AN
ADHESIVE WATERPROOF SPONGE TAPE IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE TUBES

9. MATERIAL
AND CONSTRUCT TECHNIQUES
IN THE YEAR 2001, IN INDIA, THE CONSTRUCTION
DIFFERED IN MANY WAYS FROM IN JAPAN. SHIGERU
BAN ADAPTED TO THE LIMITATIONS OF MATERIALS
IN THE CONTEXT. HE BUILT THE WALLS OF THE
PAPER TUBES, BUT FOR THE FOUNDATION, THEY
TOOK RUBBLE FROM A COLLAPSED BUILDING AND
MADE TRADITIONAL MUD FLOORS. BAN ALSO
DESIGNED A MORE NOVEL ROOF, UTILIZING THE
NEARBY BAMBOO TO PATTERN AN INTRICATE
VAULTED ROOF AND WHOLE BAMBOO TO THE
RIDGE BEAMS. A LOCALLY WOVEN CANE MAT WAS
PLACED OVER THE BAMBOO RIB VAULTS WHICH
WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLEAR PLASTIC
TARPAULIN TO PROTECT FROM RAIN AND HARSH
WIND. GABLES WERE USED TO PROVIDE
VENTILATION, WHERE SMALL HOLES IN THE CAN
MAT ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE.

10. Refer to the history and ancient architecture
and especially Greek architecture, using
cardboard tubes
INFLUENCES
He is the person who is inspired by things around him in the implementation of project
The Chinese hat and the Japanese roofs
TRADITIONAL CHINESE HATS AND THE
CENTRE POMPIDOU METZ’S ROOF SYSTEM
BAN’S MOUNT FUJI
WORLD HERITAGE
CENTER IN SHIZUOKA,
WHICH OPENED TO THE
PUBLIC IN 2017. THE
STRUCTURE RESEMBLES
AN UPSIDE-DOWN
MOUNTAIN, AND ITS
MOST VISIBLE
MATERIAL IS LOCAL
CYPRESS

11. PAPER
LOG
HOUSE
KOBE
1995
It is economical and able to depend upon the
availability of the commonly found material.
Can be built by unskilled labourers, or to say, by
anybody.
possible for these houses to be easily
dismantled.
About four rows of beer crates are used to build
the foundation of the Paper Log House by also
making it flood-resistant.
emergency shelters in response to the
severe needs of the people in need.

13. PAPER
LOG
HOUSE
INDIA
2001
built the walls of the paper tubes, but for
the foundation, they took rubble from a
collapsed building and made traditional mud
floors.

bamboo to pattern an intricate vaulted roof
and whole bamboo to the ridge beams.
Gables were used to provide ventilation,
where small holes in the can mat allow air to
circulate.

14. THE JAPANESE
PAVILION:
HANNOVER,
GERMANY.
2000
FIRST DESIGN THAT USED PAPER
TUBING IN VERY LONG
DIMENSIONS
LOCATION
HANNOVER, GERMANY
YEAR
2000
THE FIRST STRUCTURAL IDEA WAS FOR A TUNNEL
ARCH OF PAPER TUBES, SIMILAR TO THE PAPER
DOME. HOWEVER, THE PAPER DOME WAS LIMITED
BY THE HIGH COST OF WOODEN JOINTS.
THE TUNNEL ARCH WOULD BE ABOUT 73.8M
LONG, 25M WIDE, AND 15.9M HIGH.
TO DEVELOP THE ROOF’S GRID SHELL SYSTEM
INSTEAD OF THE PAPER DOME DESIGN HE HAD
PREVIOUSLY USEDPAPER TUBES, 40 M IN LENGTH
WITH A RADIUS OF 12 M, AND USED IN THE TUNNEL
ARCH AND CONNECTED BY LAMINATED
WOOD AND POLYESTER FABRIC TAPE

15. LAMINATED WOOD, PAPER TUBES
AND POLYESTER FABRIC TAPE
THE USE OF THE GRID SHELL
SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY BAN,
REDUCED COSTS BY MINIMIZING
THE USE OF WOODEN JOINTS.
THE ROOF WAS MADE OF A
FIRE AND WATER RESISTANT,
TRANSLUCENT MEMBRANE.
ALONG WITH ECOLOGICAL
MATERIALS, BAN USED THE
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE
ARCHITECTURAL
UNDERSTANDING OF SHOJI,
OR ROOF SYSTEM, TO
BENEFIT FROM NATURAL
LIGHT AND SAVE ENERGY
THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL
GRID, AN ANGLE WOULD OPEN
AND A SUITABLE AMOUNT OF
TENSION WOULD BE APPLIED

16. THE
PAPERTAI
NER
MUSEUM:
SEOUL,
SOUTH
KOREA
2006
The Papertainer Museum was built at the Seoul
Olympic Park as a temporary exhibition hall to
celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the South
Korean publishing company, Design House.
Its area is
3,455 m2.
The structure has three main parts:
two exhibition halls in the masses where the
containers and paper columns are.
In the middle, there is an
open space that is its focal point
The use of paper and
metal, which are fully
recyclable and easily
available, contributed to
Ban’s ecological design.

17. The choice of wood and pebbles for the floor,
the use of paper tubes in the structure and the
design of space with containers emphasize the
significance of choosing ecological materials
in Ban’s design.
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Industrial textile products
placed angularly in the
upper part of the
containers both makes the
facade more vibrant and
increases natural light.
THE GATHERING OF THE PAPER
TUBES AND THE MASSES IN
WHICH THE CONTAINERS ARE
LOCATED CREATED A "D"
SHAPE, A GREEN OPEN SPACE
THAT IS ACTIVELY USED BY
VISITORS. THUS, BAN CREATED
UNITY BY PROVIDING FLOW
BETWEEN INTERIOR AND
EXTERIOR SPACE

18. AWARDS
HIS WORK IS CROWNED WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS, SUCH AS:

2004 : GOLD MEDAL OF ARCHITECTURE ACADEMY.

2011 : WORLD ARCHITECTURE AWARD.
2014: PRITZKER AWARD.

19. CONCLUSION
THE ARCHITECT IS NOT WHOEVER
BUILT WITH EXPENSIVE AND RARE
MATERIAL BUT HE IS WHO USES
POOR AND AVAILABLE MATERIALS TO
BUILT GLAMOROUS AND LUXURIOUS
BUILDINGS.
THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD BE A
STRONG POINT FOR THE ARCHITECT
THE PAPER TUBE SYSTEM DEVELOPED
BY BAN MADE FUNDAMENTAL
CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTANIBILITY
DESIGN.
BAN DEMONSTRATES HIS
SENSITIVITY BY CONSIDERING
CLIMATE, ANALYZING MATERIALS
WELL AND USING MATERIALS THAT
DO NOT HARM HUMAN HEALTH.

20. THANK YOU!
"DRAWING A PLAN IS ONLY 1% OF THE ARCHITECT'S
WORK"-SHIGERU BAN