KAWAII KOWAI


Academic research
Harvard Graduate School of Design
2016

ARCHITEKTUR GALERIE, BERLIN 2016
PLATFORM 9 EXHIBITION, HARVARD GSD 2017
"SOLID" A+T PUBLICATION (COVER IMAGE AND ARTICLE) 2017
A+T “INTERIOR MATTERS” (PRINT) 2016

Set in Tokyo, this project explores how architectural form mimics digital behavior. Concrete layers house product showrooms, while various openings allow controlled visibility. Blending the cute (kawaii) with the unsettling (kowai), the space interrogates social norms and the feedback loops of identity and consumption.

ADVISORS: INAKI ABALOS, CRISTINA DIAZ MORENO, EFREN GARCIA GRINDA, and ALEX ZAHLTEN