LIGHTNESSThe space is the protagonist of the architecture of Kazunori Fujimoto. In term of its essence, the space is rooted in intensity and deep Japanese spirituality that so fascinates Western architects and influences their architecture.The materiality simply shapes the inside space and its relationship with the outside.Western countries are fascinated with Japanese culture as an entity that remains enigmatic and not fully understood in its complexity. Despite the globalizing forces that have been underway for centuries, the parallel paths that western and Japanese cultures have taken still remain distinct. This culture distance is due to the long periods of isolation of Japan that lasted until the mid-nineteenth century, which included the Meiji, the Taishō and the Shōwa period. In addition it is also due to the challenges in accurately comprehending modern Japanese art*.Japanese architecture possesses a spatial sensibility that is able to intensely define the space through very thin and light elements, sometimes semi-transparent. The same sensibility is can also be found when other kinds of materials are used, like heavy materials that belong also to the Western tradition.In Japanese architecture, especially in the case of Kazunori Fujimoto's architecture, it is possible to find this lightness through the use of reinforced concrete, shaped as if it were paper. The process of dissolution of architecture, that uses voids as a holy place and builds a garden instead of the emperor's palace, is typical of Japanese culture. It consists in the composition of elements working on the spirituality of the invisible.This traditional lightness has overcome strong historical movements as the brutalism of the Metabolism group that used concrete with a heavier effect on composition. After the earthquake in Kobe in 1995 it has matured the awareness to react differently to these natural disasters, not by opposing heavy materials as a form of resistance, but using lightweight and flexible elements. The strength of the traditional "lightness" returns as a subject of research for new construction techniques that tend to the dematerialization. Some notable examples include: Shiregu Ban using cardboard tubes as bamboo canes emphasizing the precariousness; SANAA works on the attention to small details in order to bring them to a sacred role; Toyo Ito searches for new structural possibilities in the spatial fluidity and in the transparency; and lastly Junya Ishigami challenges the force of gravity with his innovative structures.In the work of Fujimoto, the continuity of the work of his master Tadao Ando is clear, and it is also evident in the same research for lightness through the space and the light that transcends the phenomenal. LIGEREZAEl espacio es el protagonista de la arquitectura de Kazunori Fujimoto. En términos de su esencia, el espacio está arraigado a la profunda e intensa espiritualidad japonesa que tanto atrae a los arquitectos occidentales y que influye en sus arquitecturas.La materialidad simplemente modela el espa...
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