Creation of a New Fusion Facility of Architecture and Digital Fabrication Facilities

Abstract

The SEKISUI HOUSE KUMA LAB is an educational and research facility establishedby a donation from Sekisui House, Ltd. focusing on the theme of "the future of housing". There arethree main core activities of SEKISUI HOUSE KUMA LAB: International Design Studio, Digital Fabrication Center, and Digital Archive Center. In this article, we will give an overview of the facility, introduce the project that was established at the time of the facility's establishment, which is a manufacturing project using waste materials as its theme, and describe the future development and vision of the new fusion of architecture and digital fabrication.