Welcome to the Archives of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. The purpose of this online database is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.

Unless otherwise noted, all images and drawings are copyright © The Estate of Paul Rudolph and The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. Please speak with a representative of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation to get permission to use any drawings or photos. Drawings, sketches and other materials produced by Rudolph’s architectural office at the Library of Congress are maintained there for preservation, but the intellectual property rights belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate and Ernst Wagner, founder of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation.

LOCATION
Address: 2-9-5 Sakae, Naka-ku
City: Nagoya
State: Aichi
Zip Code: 460-0008
Nation: Japan

STATUS
Type: Office
Status: Built

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1971
Site Area:
Floor Area: 54,000 ft² (5,0116.8 m²)
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 14
Building Cost:

PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Daiei House & Company, Ltd.
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Associate Architect: Tsukasa Yamashita & Yuji Noga
Landscape:
Structural:
MEP:
QS/PM:

SUPPLIERS
Contractor:
Subcontractor(s):

Daiei House Headquarters Building

“Paul Rudolph’s main influence was on the quality of the impressive internal spaces and in the detailing of the public areas where the specification was sumptuous. His personal sketches… showed his full involvement in the early evolution of the scheme as well as his technique of producing freehand drawings of the plans, sections and elevations to examine the project at this initial stage.”

— Tony Monk. The Art and Architecture of Paul Rudolph. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1999.

DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings

DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings

DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings

PHOTOS - Project Model

PHOTOS - During Construction

PHOTOS - Completed Project

PHOTOS - Current Conditions

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PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Chronological List of Works by Paul Rudolph, 1946-1974.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 49, Jan. 1975.

“Daiei Building, Nagoya.” Japan Architect, no. 49, Feb. 1974, pp. 73–82.

Paul Rudolph. Paul Rudolph: Dessins D’Architecture. Office du Livre, 1974.

“Recent Work of Paul Rudolph - Daiei House Building.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 3, Dec. 1973, pp. 5–6.

Roberto De Alba. Paul Rudolph: The Late Work. Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.

Rudolph, Paul. “Spatial Considerations in the Daiei House Building.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 3, Dec. 1973, pp. 7–22.

Tony Monk. The Art and Architecture of Paul Rudolph. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1999.

Yamashita, Tsukasa. “From Conception to Final Plan.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 3, Dec. 1973, pp. 23–28.

---. “Its Position and Its Background.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 3, Dec. 1973, p. 29.