ST LCD Head Office Plant |
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Construction of Japan's greatest liquid crystal panel
plant, "the ST LCD Head Office Plant" has been completed, located about
25 kilometers south of Nagoya City in the hills of the northern region
of Chita Peninsula. In consideration of the influence on the surrounding
environment, a green belt was secured around the site, by keeping the
plant and facilities in the central area of the site. The outer appearance
was designed with a central curtain wall and gate type white cement
paneling, giving a clean appearance with the contrast of two colors
and a simple building form. The inside has six floors of office space
and two floors of clean rooms, and in order to meet the vibration-resistance
requirements called for in the design, the structure uses steel-welded,
steel-framed beams and CFT pillars. The construction was carried out
using the composite construction method by mechanization construction
within the shortest time frame as possible. |
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Tokyo Metropolitan Harbor Waste Disposal Plant |
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The "Tokyo Metropolitan Harbor Waste Disposal Plant" has
been completed at the Shinagawa Docks, with the Rainbow Bridge in the
north, the Rinkai Subcenter in the east, and Tennos Isle in the south.
In order to emphasize the form of the surrounding environment rather
than the functions, it resembles a "lotus flower." In designing the
facility, the demand for this complicated shape was respected as well
as being able to fulfill the functions. The construction was carried
out using a thorough composite construction method with good quality
and within the shortest time frame as possible. The 130-meter high chimney
uses crystalline glass-placed PCf panels, enhancing beauty and preventing
need for maintenance. |
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Koa Fire & Marine Insurance Kobe Center |
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The "Koa Fire & Marine Insurance Kobe center" has been
completed in an environment with a lot of automobile traffic and blessed
with nature, with the Chugoku Expressway in the west, and some mountain
ranges in the distance. The building has been constructed as a base-isolated
construction equipped with a backup system, observing the electronic
calculation safety measure standards, thereby fulfilling the functions
of a safe, electronic calculating center. In order to reduce construction
by-products, the building was constructed using many industrialization
methods of construction, and the inside was constructed to make the
application of LC easier. With the outside appearance, the lower part
is dark gray granite combining 3 different types of texture and patterns,
and accented by 4 small windows. To give the construction some change,
the upper part is made of glass, lined pillars, serpentine, and white
granite. A new scenery was created around the outside by planting moss
pink, Himalayan cedar and mountain cherry trees. |
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Showa Hall |
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The "Showa Hall" is an institution which mainly collects,
saves and displays historical data about the life experienced during
and after the war, of people who lost some family member during the
war. The site of the building adjoins the Outer Gardens of the Imperial
Palace, and an area well known for cherry blossoms. In order to preserve
precious data and information, a panel curtain wall made of durable
titanium material is used for the exterior. The shape of the panels
was made into the shape of folded panels, and while reducing the glare
of the metallic materials, its exterior also gives a reassuring feeling
like oxidized silver. In addition, in consideration of any influence
from the outside, openings such as windows were kept to a minimum. |
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The Akakura Dormitory of Shoin Joshigakuin |
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It was over 60 years ago that Shoin Joshigakuin built
a ski dormitory in Akakura, Niigata, for the purpose of training the
mind and the body of its students. Because of its deteriorated state,
it had to be rebuilt. The new building is in a bungalow style, so as
to peacefully exist with the magnificent Mt. Myoko in the background.
The building has snow colored concrete walls and sloping roofs on top
to protect against the severe natural environment in winter, appealing
to the ridge line of the fierce volcano. Even though the building has
been rebuilt, it is hoped the efforts of the forerunners will be carried
on in the bright memories of the people who visit here, by rekindling
memories of the old building's architecture, with the wooden cabins
and thick wooden pillars being used inside. |
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Central Hills |
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"Central Hills," a collective housing area containing
a total of 879 units (in 15 towers) has been completed in Mita City,
Hyogo Prefecture, an area where the nature of the Hokusetsu region can
still be found. Flowers and trees of the 4 seasons were planted throughout
the gardens, which occupy 50 percent of the site with the object of
not only aiming for the coexistence of people and nature, but also bringing
some harmony in the background for surrounding residential areas. Each
block of the residential towers centers around a large open area, and
the overall outside appearance has a rich skyline of changes with gable
roofs overlapping. |
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