Frank la Rivière, Architects inc Setagaya 2-11-3, Setagaya-ku 154-0017, Tokyo Phone +81 3 3428 4046 Fax +81 3 3428 4046 archi-f (at) t08.itscom.netwww.frank-la-riviere.com PrincipalFrank la RivièreEmployees2 We work extensively with network of external support offices and consultants Established2000 Became FRA inc in 2007 SpecialtiesArchitecture Interior Design Product Design
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Frank la Rivière Architects
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N-House, Aomori, 2007Top: Main facade Bottom: Second floor Details |
Y-House, Tokyo, 2004Top: Main Facade Bottom: Kitchen Right: View from the Livingroom towards the Kitchen (Galvanized Steel Plate) Details |
 Design Philosophy
Frank la Rivière, Architects inc is a multi-disciplinary and internationally oriented design practice based in Tokyo that works in the field of urbanism, architecture, and interior design through to product and exhibition design whilst from time to time participating in art related events.
Our design approach is centered on a thoroughly contemporary design language, with recurring themes such as lightness, transparency, continuous flow of space and trueness to the nature of the materials used. We create richly varied environments that are responsive to the needs of its occupiers and result in intricate spatial experiences. Working from the notion that the creation of the human habitat must take place in relation to society as a whole and that construction projects are not stand alone undertakings, we belief that our designs should derive from the cultural, social and programmatic aspects relating to the design commissions, while the characteristics of the prevalent climate, the site and its restrictions, as well as the locally available construction techniques are other sources of inspiration. Technology, whether sophisticated or more traditional, helps us to redirect the conventions dominant in the production of architecture, resulting in innovative solutions. The improvement of the energy efficiency of our buildings is an important design parameter that needs balancing with other requirements. We belief that good projects will be achievable through a fusion of all these aspects and will therefore create more humane environments, at what ever scale and what ever the budget of the project, with more agreeable spaces for the people who use them. We engage in collaborations that bridge conventional disciplines. These collaborative teams are formed per project with either other architects, designers, artists or consultants allowing us to take on large-scale projects as well.
The practice is led by Frank la Rivière (The Netherlands Utrecht, 1961) who studied architecture and interior design at Delft University of Technology and in 1988 received his Masters degree (first class honors). In 1989 worked in London for Llewelyn Davies Weeks, Architects and Planners. In 1990, moved to Paris to work for Renzo Piano Building Workshop and in 1991 was invited to Japan through an initiative by the GK Design Group and developed aluminium structures while working with Sumitomo Light Metal Industries. From 1999 until 2007 worked as representative and local architect for Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Rena Dumas Architecture Intérieure (Maison Hermès, Tokyo) and parallel to this founded in 2001 Frank la Rivière, Architect and in March 2007 became Frank la Rivière Architects inc. Besides being registered architect in the Netherlands (obtained as the first Dutch National, based on 15 years of practical experience in Japan) the First Class Architects License in Japan.
Professional affiliations
Registered architect in the Netherlands (nr: 1.890201.136)
Registered architect in the Japan (first class architects license: nr: 312585) First Class Registered Architects Office (53661)
Awards
2006 Interior Planning Award from JAEIC (The Japan Architecture Education and Information Center) for Y-House
2005 Good Design Award from JIDPO (Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization) for Y-House
Publications
Contemporary House Design, Loft Publishers, N-House Clarin Newspaper (April 2008 Supplement of Architecture), Argentina, text by Norberto Feal Atlas for Living, Page One Publishers, 2008, Y-House ARTINDEX (St Petersburg Russia), 2008 Comfortable Living by Frank la Rivière in life style magazine Easy Traveler, vol 16 summer, 18 May 2007 Cube Magazine (Singapore) July 2007, Y-House 11x11, Rihan Publishers (Hong Kong) 2007, Y-House New Interiors, Inside 40 of the most spectacular homes, by Anja Llorella Oriol Publisher: Collins Design, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2006 a+u, May 2005, Maison Hermes Extension Project
The Japan Architect, February 2005, Y-House
Casa Brutus, January 2005, Y-House
Axis magazine, Nr. 53 Autumn 1994, Article Bus Shelter Design
Competitions
1997 Bus Shelter Competition Osaka Dome, Second Prize
1993 Street Furniture, Pavement and Park Design, Oimachi Saitama Prefecture; Urban Design Center Award
1993 Street Furniture and Pavement Lay-out, Maiko Kobe, Special Award
1995 Kumamoto Art Polis, Selected Project
1989 Street Furniture Design Competition "de Haagse Stijl" for the City of The Hague (NL), Second Prize
Important Projects
As Frank la Rivière Architects inc
2007 Nebuta House Culture Center, Aomori City, Detailed Design Architects molo Japan + FRA inc +d/dt Arch. Scheduled completion summer 2010
2002 N-House, Owani Aomori Prefecture, Private Residence Completion 2007
As Frank la Riviere, Architect
2001 Maison Hermès, Ginza Flagship Store, Extension Project
Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Rena Dumas Architecture Intétrieure
Local Architect and Site Representative for R.P.B.W. and R.D.A.I.
Completion Second Phase Scheduled for September 2006
Completion Second Phase November 2006
2003 Y-House, Renewal of a Concrete Apartment Building, Completion November 2004 1998 K-House, Chiba Yotsukaido, Private Residence, Completion November 1999 1989 Refurbishment Private Residence, Utrecht The Netherland 1989 Proposal Extension Hunebed Museum & Information Center, Borger The Netherlands
With Others
1999 Maison Hermès, Ginza Flagship Store, First Phase and Second Phase
Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Rena Dumas Architecture Intétrieure
Local Architect and Site Representative for R.P.B.W. and R.D.A.I.
Completion Second Phase Scheduled for September 2006
Completion First Phase May 2001
Miscellaneous Designs in Aluminium
2003 Ebina, Station Square, Pedestrian Deck and Shelter Design
Joint Design with Tonichi Consultants and Shimizu Corp.
2002 Toe Jutaku, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Div. Entrance Canopies, Stairs Guardrail etc.
1999 Simple Shelter Development Project, Sumitomo Light Metal Ind.
1999 Aomori University Campus Completed
Bicycle Shelters (3x), Bus Shelters (2x), Park Shelters (2x), Tennis Court Shelters (2x)
1997 Expansion Joint for Art Monument Penetrating a Glass Curved Roof Osaka Art Museum Project
1996 Japan Racing Association, Shinshirakawa, Completed Div. Entrance Canopies, Taxi Shelter, Shelters for Rest Areas (3x)
1997 Chiyozaki Underground Station Osaka
Entrance Structures for Stairs, Escalator, Elevator and Bicycle Parking
1996 Osaka City University Campus, Entrance Canopy
1994 Research and Basic Design Monorail and New Tram Station Buildings
Product Design
2007 Bed design 2005 MMoP, Modern Masters of Photography, Japan
Graphic Design, Design for Portfolio Box and Exhibition Display
1994 Aluminium Radiator System for Tokyo Gas (Patented)
1992 Expansion Joint for Kansai International Airport (Patented)
1992 Modular Bus Shelter System, Applicable from Bus-Lay-by to Bus Station
Current Projects
2007 Nebuta House Culture Center, Aomori City, Detailed Design Architects molo Japan + FRA inc +d/dt Arch. Scheduled completion summer 2010
Exhibitions
2008 Architectural Dialog ’08, Central Museum of Communications named A. Popov, St Petersburg, Russia 1995 Kumamoto Art Polis, Design Competition, Selected Project
1994 SD Review; Joint Participant
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