Crafting multiple visual interpretations of the Katsura Imperial Villa.

Tools

Rhino 3D, Adobe Illutrator, Adobe After Effects

The first animation examines Sutemi Horiguchi’s theoretical and historical view on Katsura, exploring its architectural evolution through different periods of Japanese history.

The Meiji Emperor of Japan and the imperial family, by Torajirō Kasai, 1900.

SUTEMI HORIGUCHI architecture book : No 83 Tea Room, Sutemi Horiguchi, 1973.

Yasuhiro Ishimoto, 1953–1982.

The second animation, inspired by Bruno Taut's admiration for Katsura's spatial harmony, highlights an interior perspective that echoes a Mondrianesque composition.

Katsura Rikyu, Kimon Berlin, 2018.

The third animation captures Kenzo Tange's view of Katsura as a balance between the minimal, refined Yayoi style and the chaotic vitality of the Jomon style, emphasizing the interplay of these forces through the architectural elements of voids, wood decks, and alcoves.

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