ArchitectArchitect No. 02
久米権九郎
An architect who studied at the Technische Hochschule Stuttgart and earned a doctorate on improving the Japanese house. Back in Japan he devised the Kume-style earthquake-resistant timber frame, of slender bolted posts, and used it in houses and hotels. He founded the firm now known as Kume Sekkei.
69yrs1895–1965
1in SUMIBIKI
1to stay in
1936Mampei Hotel completed
Age & WorksHow old, and what was built
37
1932Mitsui family villa, HayamaHayama, Kanagawa
40
1935Shiroyama-so main houseOiso, Kanagawa
41
1936Mampei HotelStayKaruizawa, Nagano
42
1937Takasaki City Hall, low-rise wingTakasaki, Gunma
43
1938Former Honda family residence, main houseZushi, Kanagawa
69
1965Died
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