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JA 114 is the first monograph devoted to architect Hiroshi Nakamura, and features 31 architectural works created since the founding of Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP in 2002.

The practice has designed buildings of varying scales and types, from residences to cemeteries, churches, and other public facilities. Its varied use of structure, material, as well as details—always project-specific— often result in eclectic architectural conditions that prioritize affecting the behaviors and emotions of their inhabitants. By presenting Hiroshi Nakamura’s works over the last 17 years in chronological order, this issue maps how the practice has repeatedly evolved to meet numerous architectural challenges.

Essay
Towards an Architecture that Cleaves to Human Behaviors
Hiroshi Nakamura

Works
Lanvin Boutique Ginza
House SH
Lotus Beauty Salon
Necklace House
Gallery Sakuranoki
Dancing trees, Singing birds
House C
Roku Museum
GRAZ
Tokyo International Airport Terminal 1, 2
TOKYU PLAZA OMOTESANDO HARAJUKU
Optical Glass House
Sayama Lakeside Cemetery Community Hall
Sayama Forest Chapel
Hayama Cave
Nasu Tepee
Ribbon Chapell
Bella Vista SPA & MARINA ONOMICHI Erretegia
Bella Vista SPA & MARINA ONOMICHI
THE DECK/Maisonette Spa Suite
Bird's Nest Atami
Sarugaku Cyclone
Cockpit in Wild Plants
Kamikatz Public House
Glass Jewelry Box
Balloon Glass Office
Finding Rainbows
Radiator House
House of Glittering Leaves
GORA BREWERY & GRILL
Lath House
Half Cave House