TADAO ANDO

BIRTH - September 13 ,1941

NATIONALITY - Japanese
He is a self taught architect whose work
is defined as "Critical Regionalism".
Worked as a truck driver and boxer
before he was struck by F.L.Wright
designed Imperial Hotel and decided to
pursue Architecture.
In 1969-established own office

KEY CONCEPTS

Modern Art
Museum,Fortworth.

CRITICAL REGIONALISM
The stylings of critical regionalism seek to provide an architecture rooted
in the modern tradition, but tied to geographical and cultural context.
Critical regionalism is not simply regionalism in the sense of vernacular
architecture.
It is a progressive approach to design that seeks to mediate between the
global and the local languages of architecture.
Ando being a Japanese was strongly influenced by their religion(Zen
style) and traditional architecture hence practiced typical regionalism.

SIMPLICITY:
As an architect, he believes that architecture can change
society, that "to change the dwelling is to change the city
and to reform society" GEOMETRY
SOUL TO CONCRETE:
Ando's architecture is mostly constructed with concrete,
providing a sense of cleanliness and weightlessness (even
though concrete is a heavy material) at the same time. Due to
the simplicity of the exterior, construction, and organization
of the space are relatively potential in order to represent the
aesthetic of sensation.
ESSENCE OF NATURE:
known for the creative use of natural light and for structures
that follow natural forms of the landscape, rather than
disturbing the landscape by making it conform to the
constructed space of a building.

 "Instead of simply pursuing superficial comforts,I want to reexamine what has been discarded in the process of economic
growth and to seek after only those things that are essential to
human dwelling."
"I wanted to give concrete, not the coarseness associated with
the material in Le Corbusier's works,but a more refined
expression."
"I want to realise my vision of architecture by selecting what is
in harmony with life today - in other words,something like the
essence of space - from among such things."

Row House Sumiyoshi(1975-76):

-KOSHINO HOUSEJapan,1981
-KIDOSAKI
HOUSE

-ROKKO
HOUSING II
(1985)

-PULITZER ARTS
FOUNDATION
(2001)

CHICHU ARTS
MUSEUM

HYOGO
PERFECTURAL
MUSEUM

SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND

ART,MEXICO.
-CENTRO ROBERTO GARZA SADA DE ARTE ARQUITECTURA. (2013)
-GATE OF CREATION.

Roberto Garza Sada Center for Arts, Architecture and Design

(CRGS) is a 6 storey building with height of 5.4 metres between
each level. This void exposes the underside of the building,
creating the appearance of a twisted structure, and creates a
large sheltered entrance for staff, students and visitors below.

 This bulky concrete

school of art, design
and architecture
consisting of Housing
studios and teaching
rooms for over 300
students was designed
by Tadao Ando as a
six-storey concrete
block with a huge
triangular void at its
centre.

GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING:
MEXICO - MOUNTAINOUS AND ROCKY
NOT COMPLETELY URBANIZED

PARTI

From the scratch:

Further development of the gate.

The built forms unique relationship to the ground plane

The public space beneath the building is posited as a stadium-like subtraction from the
ground

PLANS:

GROUND FLOOR

G+2 FLOOR PLAN

G+1 FLOOR PLAN

G+4 FLOOR PLAN

G+3 FLOOR PLAN

ROOF PLAN

G+6 FLOOR PLAN

INTERIOR
TWO GALLERY SPACES THAT PERMANANTLY EXHIBIT
ANDO'S WORK
TWO AMPHITHEATRES -( 1 HALF AND 1 QUARTER
CIRCLE)
TERRACES ON DIFFERENT LEVELS (GATHERING
SPACES)
CLASSES ALONGSIDE LONG CORRIDORS
WORKSHOPS

Additional openings elsewhere

around the building provide outdoor
corridors and meeting areas, as well
as an open-air amphitheatre.

Built in an area of 20,700 square metres. The

building has a modulation of supports
(columns) arranged in a grid of 9 metres per
side, having 3 modules in the short side and 11

A central void helps organize both orthogonal and curved paths

of circulation.

Interior of a lecture
hall, complete
generous glazing and
diffused light

Workshop facilities were

seamlessly woven into the
buildings clean aesthetic

"I DO NOT BELIEVE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD SPEAK TOO MUCH.IT

SHOULD REMAIN SILENT AND LET NATURE IN THE GUISE OF SUNLIGHT
AND WIND"

LIGHTING
EFFECTS:

A FEW MORE IMAGES:

The underbelly of the stair directs

light over the perfect concrete
cast

Spaces were envisioned as opportunities for creative

exchange

Stepped hyperbola of the structure

meets the central stair

Interior views of
classrooms

MATERIALS:
The finishes of the building are:

Granite floors or concrete polishing, epoxy-coated

Apparent concrete walls, plaster, drywall or resin panel

Ceiling drywall or prefabricated resin panel

Windows: Aluminium and Insulated glass in areas with direct
exposure to sun-rays.

STRUCTURE:
The building has a modulation of
supports (columns) arranged in a grid of
9 metres per side, having 3 modules in
the short side and 11 in the long one.
The main support structure is based on
4 frames in the long direction, spaced 9
metres one from another, and
describing free spaces of about 80 to 65
metres. The main frames are stabilised
trough a secondary structure which
allows it to have the required stiffness
to be structurally stable.

KEY POINTS
1.INTRINSIC CONNECTION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE
AND NATURE
2.SOPHISTICATED CHOREOGRAPHY OF LIGHT AND
SHADOW
3.WEAVING IN AND OUT OF BUILDINGS

CHRUCH IN
SHIMMUKAPPU (1988)

NEWNESS IN STYLE

MUSEUM OF
CHILDREN,HIMEJI,
(1988-89)

GATE OF CREATION
(2013)

THE CLARK INSTITUTE (U.S.A)

Key aspects:
Landscape:Pools,cascades,lawns,stepping stones
Reflecting pool
Terraces overlooking the reflecting pool.
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS:
Water management(tiered pools)
Geothermal Walls(reduces electricity and heating resources upto 28%)
Green Roofs
Dimmable Lighting
Recycled Content Materials
Harvesting storm water

QUIZ
1.WHICH STYLE DID TADAO ANDO FOLLOW?
2.WHICH WAS THE BUILDING THAT BROUGHT TADAO ANDO TO
FAME?
3.NAME ONE FAMOUS BUILDING OF HIS.
4.WHERE IS THE GATE OF CREATION LOCATED?
5.WHAT IS THE PARTI?
6.WHICH MATERIAL WAS EXTENSIVELY USED?
7.HOW MANY STOREYS?
8.NAME ANY OTHER INSTITUTION CAMPUS DESIGNED BY ANDO

BOOKS ON ANDO:
Tadao Ando: Complete Works 1975-2012 (Philip Jodidio)
Tadao Ando: Complete Works (1969-1994) (Francesco Dal Co)
Tadao Ando: Houses (Philip Jodidio)
Rokko Housing 1-2-3 (Tadao Ando)
Seven Interviews With Tadao Ando (Tadao Ando)
Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light (Richard Pare)
Tadao Ando at Naoshima: Art, Architecture, Nature (Philip Jodidio)
Tadao Ando: Architecture of Serenity - Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum
Hardcover Import, 1 Apr 2001

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their

own resources, to move into the future.
-TADAO ANDO

Bibliography:

http://www.designboom.com/architecture/tadao-ando-centro-roberto-garza-sada-a
t-udem-mexico/

http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/the-gate-of-creation-tadao-andos-des
ign-school-in-mexico/8654552.article

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/02/centro-roberto-garza-sada-de-arte-arquitectura
-y-diseno-by-tadao-ando/

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