Learning Tree
Type: Architecture Illustrations, Book & Exhibition
Title: Learning Tree
Clients: Learning Tree International School Kiba
in collaboration with aha.Architekten - Zurich
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Digital Coloring / Multimedia
29,7 x 21,0 cm (14,8 x 210 cm printed)
2025
Exhibited and published in a limited edition:
Learning Tree International School
Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo JP
© Photography by aha. Architekten
Learning Tree is an international primary school located in the heart of Kiba, Tokyo. In close collaboration with aha.Architects, a young Zurich-based office, I visualized their renovation project for the school. The challenge was twofold: to create visuals that resonate with the playful imagination of young children, while also clearly communicating the design intent to adults—parents, investors, and stakeholders. As a result, the images became educational tools in themselves. Drawing inspiration from Japanese narrative architecture and fantasy depictions of reality, the illustrations aim to strike a balance between the existing space and how a child might perceive it. Since the school is named ‘The Learning Tree’, a symbol of learning and shared knowledge, large columns are reimagined as trees, everyday objects are playfully oversized, and the lively, crisscross dynamic of a school environment is woven into the compositions. At the same time, the visuals remain true to the architectural intervention, offering a bridge between imagination and structure.
