The new campus for Tokyo University of Art and Design was completed seven years later from 1986, when the design competition was held, based on the original design concept. The concept was to divide the institution into small facilities and locate them between the ‘folds’ of green hills, to foster a relationship to the largely intact natural landscape. The campus is basically divided in three groups: a group of central facilities, a group of studios and a group of ateliers.
The central group includes main facilities such as administrative offices, seminar rooms, lecture rooms and the library. The administration building surrounds a trapezoid courtyard; at the far end of the courtyard is a museum, built following the original design of the late architect Seichi Shirai. The studio group, including workstations, design studios, cafeteria etc. provides space for creative activities. The work station block with glass-block facade has a void space with generous height at the center to correspond to various indoor activities. The design studio block with transparent glass facades forms a gently undulated line corresponding along the south hill. The cylindrical cafeteria, with a roof of beam string structure, is located at the center of the campus.
The atelier group is located along the western ridge extending towards the north and is divided into two wings for painting and sculpture. Both wings are one-storied and share the same sectional design to admit natural northern lights.