Klein Dytham architecture

Klein Dytham architecture Klein Dytham architecture, international architecture and design office based in Tokyo.

.Taking us back to 2002…“There is never enough green in a city”Omotesando Hills, by Tadao Ando broke ground in 2002 and ...
17/07/2026

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Taking us back to 2002…

“There is never enough green in a city”

Omotesando Hills, by Tadao Ando broke ground in 2002 and KDa was commissioned to design the 330m construction fence along the Champs-Élysée of Tokyo.

The idea was a wall that would show the passage of time; something that would grow and mature over 3 years. The Doujunkai apartment buildings were known for their endearing greenery and KDa felt this nature should be added back into the city for the duration of the construction.

Thirteen different types of evergreen ivy, plants, and grass were chosen to grow from felt pockets attached to the screen. Similar to a barcode, the different greens formed a pattern of stripes along
the entire length. A variety of graphic wallpaper patterns, again on the theme of leaves and plants in a green palette, were interspersed among the real greens. Yet more stripes of varying width were covered by high-end advertising. There is never enough green in a city. Construction sites are noisy, dirty, and dusty, so KDa wanted to create the antidote to it: a reminder of nature with
bird-chirping sounds and cool mist emanating from the leafy wall.

Read more about Green Green Screen in KDa’s latest book “to Tokyo and Beyond” link in bio.

.Taking us back to 2007…“It’s pixelated pink orchid pattern creates an internal world”R3 UKISHIMA / AI CAFÉ 54Naha, Okin...
16/07/2026

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Taking us back to 2007…

“It’s pixelated pink orchid pattern creates an internal world”

R3 UKISHIMA / AI CAFÉ 54

Naha, Okinawa // Retail, café spaces // 492 sqm // 2007

Ai Café, a four-unit commercial building, is located just off Kokusai Dori, the main tourist street in Naha, capital of Okinawa. It is here in Ukishima Dori that many boutiques and galleries are located, where Okinawa’s traditions and contemporary youth culture meet.

The site presented a major challenge: a long street frontage facing the blank side wall of a convenience store, onto which all four retail units, including the café, had to open. The response became the defining element of the building: a 25-metre-long, 5-metre-high perforated concrete block screen that encloses a balcony providing access to the second floor while screening the convenience store and the overhead electricity and telephone wires running along the street.

Open concrete blocks are an almost native element of Okinawan architecture, widely used throughout the islands for their ability to provide shade, encourage natural ventilation and respond to the subtropical climate. Reinterpreting this familiar local material, the screen incorporates a pixelated pink orchid pattern that creates a sheltered internal world for the café while allowing air and filtered light to pass through the building.

A four-storey tower at one end of the building allows it to be seen from Kokusai Dori, giving it a strong presence on the main road, while the low perforated concrete block screen gives the project a more intimate scale along the narrower Ukishima Dori.

Read more about R3 Ukishima / Ai Cafe in KDa’s latest book “to Tokyo and Beyond” link in the bio





Where it all started
13/07/2026

Where it all started

Hope to see you all tonight at PechaKucha TOKYO Vol 199 - Full line up and ticket link in BIO
16/04/2026

Hope to see you all tonight at PechaKucha TOKYO Vol 199 - Full line up and ticket link in BIO

Hope to see you all tonight at PechaKucha TOKYO Vol 199 - Full line up and ticket link in BIO
16/04/2026

Hope to see you all tonight at PechaKucha TOKYO Vol 199 - Full line up and ticket link in BIO

We lost someone very special last week, Teruo Kurosaki.Kurosaki-san wasn’t just a client, he was a catalyst. He had that...
03/04/2026

We lost someone very special last week, Teruo Kurosaki.

Kurosaki-san wasn’t just a client, he was a catalyst. He had that rare ability to spot people early, to believe in them before anyone else did. He did that for us, giving us our first ever project back in the 90s, just after we had set up our studio in Tokyo. That kind of trust stays with you forever.

Through IDEE and beyond, he shaped the landscape of contemporary design in Japan, bringing together an extraordinary mix of international and Japanese creatives, from Marc Newson and Philippe Starck to a whole generation of emerging designers. He didn’t just curate design, he built a culture around it.

But more than that, he created energy, whether through exhibitions, furniture, markets, or simply conversations. He made things happen, and he made people feel part of something bigger.

Saying goodbye in Japan is never easy, the rituals are raw and physical, but make closure possible and make the memories stronger.

Thank you, Kurosaki-san for the opportunities, the generosity, and the belief.

You will be very much missed - A LOT

Love and Godspeed.

Astrid & Mark

Counting down to this Friday!! PechaKucha Night TOKYO. It’s our 23rd Birthday, and it’s going to be a night to remember ...
18/02/2026

Counting down to this Friday!! PechaKucha Night TOKYO. It’s our 23rd Birthday, and it’s going to be a night to remember - with some unforgettable presenters - including designer Saaya Harue who questions the boundary between industrial production and craft. Looking back at history, she notes how many manufacturing techniques eventually became cultural heritage. Full line-up and ticket information https://mailchi.mp/pechakucha.org/pkntyo_197_this_friday

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