LOCATIONTOKYO                   STATUSBUILT TYPOLOGYFURNITURE SIZE25 sqm FabricationKOKUYO/ VUILD


STRATA ENGAWA

DIGI FAB AWARD / GRAND PRIZE WINNER

2025


Strata Engawa reimagines the traditional Japanese engawa, a transitional space between home and garden, as a layered timber structure inspired by geological strata. Its design blends natural contouring with functional platforms that invite sitting, reclining, gathering, or play. The asymmetrical geometry balances intimate spaces for meditation with open areas for families and children.
 Crafted from plywood segments, warm timber surfaces enhance the connection to nature, creating a meditative environment that provides spaces for both quiet reflection and communal interaction. The soft geometry has no dominant orientation, allowing the structure to sit comfortably within public space .


DIGITAL DESIGNThe design leverages the possibilities of digital design and fabrication to balance spatial complexity with constructability. Algorithmic logic was used to create a range of spatial conditions that vary in scale, openness, and privacy, while allowing variations of the design to be explored in real-time in response to different sites or requirements. 



EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE
The proposal displayed at European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Mora, Venice, within Vuild’s exhibitions space entitled ‘Empowering People to Regenerate Society and Earth’.



TIME SPACE EXISTENCE VUILD Exhibition Space at the ECC（Photo : Celestia Studio）

DIGITAL FABRICATION
Using a three-axis CNC router, highly customized components were fabricated with the same efficiency as standardized parts, enabling irregular and expressive spaces to be assembled while maintaining precision.

A full-scale prototype on display at ‘The Campus’, Tokyo.


THE CAMPUS
The full-scale instillation was assebled in KOKUYO’s Tokyo Shinagawa office ‘The Campus’ as part of the public space. The instillation contributes to the activation of the public environment, offering a social and experiential landscape shaped by movement, interaction, and material expression.




 
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