DIKSHA NAIK

CHAITRA ITAGI
INTRODUCTION
Kenzotange was born September 1913,was a
japanese architect and a winner of the 1987
Pritzker Prize for architecture. He was one of the
most significant architects of 20th century,
combining traditional Japanese styles with
modernism and designed major buildings on five
continents. Influenced from an early age by Swiss
modernist, Le Corbusier, Tange gained international
recognition in 1949 when he won the competition
for design Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
There is a powerful need for symbolism, and
that means the architecture must have
something that appeals to the human heart.
Works of Tange
Peace Memorial Park of Heroshima.
Tokyo Metropolitian Government Building, Yurakucho.
Hanae Mori Building Aoyama, Tokyo.
Tokya Dome Hotel.
Fuji Television Building, Odaia, Tokyo.
Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi park ,

Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.
It was designed by Tange and built between 1961 and 1964
to house swimming and diving events in the summer
olympics. The arena holds 13,291 people. When it was
completed, the National Gymnasium had the world's largest
suspended roof and after almost 50 years its completion it
still looks extraordinarily well preserved.
Planning
The complex consists of 2 buildings, and both stand out
by their quality of their structures as well as the
innovation of their design. The two gyms are placed in a
landscaped platform. In fact, despite their monumental
size, they give the impression that the roofs are born the
park itself, emphasizing its relationship with the
surrounding environment. The elegant roofs of the two
gyms use a contemporary language and a similar
structural logic: they are suspended by two large steel
cables. Both axes are arranged in an east-west.
Site Plan
The Main Gym
With a capacity for 10,000 people, the main gym can
accommodates swimming events, but also basketball
and hockey games.
The space is organized symmetrically, distributing the
stands to the north and south, emphasizing the east-
west direction in both the roof and the location of the
entrances.
The Minor Gym
It has a capacity for 5,300 spectators and is used for
minor sports. The space is organized around two non-
concentric circles, and therefore some stands are larger
than the opposite. Unlike the main gym, this has only
one structural column and one single entry.
Detail of the side wing of the gym
Tange used the space between
the two catenary arched to
allocate a large skylight, which
adds a dramatic effect within
the space.
Kagawa Prefectural Government
Hall
Originally featured in the January 1959 issue
of Shinkenchiku (New Architecture),Kenzo Tanges
Kagawa Prefectural Government Hall was an addition
to an existing municipal building. It is composed of a
square eight-story administrative office tower alongside
a low-rise, rectangular, legislative assembly hall. Both
are built in reinforced concrete.
Planning
The two buildings are positioned in an L-shape,
partially framing a central courtyard that takes its
inspiration from temple gardens. The square
administrative volume is supported by a central core,
which alleviates exterior structure. The building
emulates traditional Japanese wooden architecture,
fusing this inherent simplicity with modernist
rationality. The complex is entered from the street by
walking beneath the legislative building supported on
two-story high politis. This gate-like structure also
connects the entrance lobby of the administrative unit
to the existing complex.
The administrative building is also lifted above the
ground. Inside is a two-story high glazed entrance
lobby. Activity on the street is visible across the
courtyard, beneath the other building. As Takei
and Nabeshima point out, the buildings charm is
preserved to this day because the original facades,
furniture, and the important visual connection to
the city remain intact.
View of
the
building
Interior view