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Nosaku Lab
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The lab rethinks architecture that connects to the global environment, starting from the act of making.
AboutAbout the lab
Architecture as an ecological knot.
Nosaku Lab explores an ecological vision of architecture and cities, and investigates the theory and practice of architectural design based on the interconnection of things.
Starting from the view that the collective power of humanity has upset the balance of the global environment, the lab considers architecture that reduces that power.
Together with students, the lab works on actual building projects, such as reusing old timber salvaged from buildings being demolished and insulating with rice straw and rice husks.
The lab is also involved in renovating a traditional old house in a village in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, and in circulating reclaimed timber in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
Key terms
- Interconnection of things
- A view of architecture as something that exists through the mutual connections among people, objects, materials, and the environment.
- Reclaimed timber
- Wood taken from demolished buildings and prepared so that it can be used again.
- Ecology
- The field that deals with the relationships between living things and their environment. In architecture, it includes the circulation of resources and waste.
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Starting from the view that the collective power of humanity has upset the balance of the global environment, the lab explores an ecological vision of architecture and cities that reduces this power. It investigates the theory and practice of architectural design based on the interconnection of things, with consideration for the sun, soil, and waste.
*Illustrative imageCircular Reconstruction After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
In Himi, Toyama Prefecture, the lab is working with local government and companies to build a system that salvages old timber from houses demolished after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and reuses it locally. Students also take part in making furniture and carrying out renovations with the reclaimed timber.
*Illustrative imageRepairing Old Houses in Satoyama with Local Materials
Students take part in renovating old houses and building new homes in a village in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture. The lab puts into practice ways of repairing buildings by circulating nearby resources, such as using locally harvested rice straw and rice husks as insulation.
MembersFaculty
Nosaku Lab consists of faculty members, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and exchange students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorFuminori Nosaku
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Traditional Japanese style houses in Miyajidake-jinja 01” STA3816 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Circular Reconstruction After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake: “Street in Himi, Toyama 02” squeuei / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Repairing Old Houses in Satoyama with Local Materials: “Pothi” Vijayakumarblathur / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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