Architectural form of the external wall in concrete buildings designed by Tomoya Masuda

The purpose of this study is to clarify the architectural style and work of Tomoya Masuda (1914-1981). He organized his own architectural studio Atelier Masuda in Kyoto university, and there he designed many exposed concrete buildings. The architectural form of external walls on the facade is characterized by several aspects, such as the architectural vocabulary of facade design, the additional element, the overlap of surface elements. As a result, his architectural work is divided four stages by the change of facade motif 1) eaves 2) frame with wing walls and flat roof slab 3) roof and massive wall 4) wall covered with louver.