{"@context":{"dc":"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/elements\/1.1\/","skos":"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2004\/02\/skos\/core#","skos:broader":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:inScheme":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:related":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:narrower":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:hasTopConcept":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:topConceptOf":{"@type":"@id"}},"@id":"https:\/\/vocabularios.eca.usp.br\/vcaa\/skos\/8236","@type":"skos:Concept","skos:prefLabel":{"@language":"pt-BR","@value=":"Japan House S\u00e3o Paulo"},"skos:inScheme":"https:\/\/vocabularios.eca.usp.br\/vcaa\/","dct:created":"2026-08-04 16:03:15","skos:scopeNote":[{"@lang":"en","@value":"With the aim of promoting the country\u2019s culture and economy in their various aspects, Japan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs adopted the architectural design by Kengo Kuma, in partnership with the Brazilian firm FGMF Arquitetos, for the construction of the Japan House unit in S\u00e3o Paulo, the first of the \u201cJapan House Project.\u201d\nThe complex, which functions as a multi-purpose space \u2014 featuring exhibition areas, lecture rooms, a shop, and a restaurant \u2014 occupies a former bank branch that underwent several interventions to accommodate the institution. These included the installation of a wooden slat screen covering the building\u2019s west fa\u00e7ade, while the side elevation is defined by a second skin \u2014 a cobog\u00f3-style panel. The interior design adopts the \u201cwhite cube\u201d concept. "}]}