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Terminal Square
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Located in the square opposite the JR Okayama Station, this is a complex
tenant building consisting of offices, a technical school and commercial
facilities. To make the most of the site characteristics, being in the
square in front of the station and visible from many directions, a clear
glass wall has been used for the front facade. By doing so, the inside
activity can be shown outside, and the surrounding landscape is reflected
onto the facade, presenting lively activity in front of the station.
The feeling of presence as the face in front of the station has been
achieved with this simple structure using pent-roofs between the levels
and double-layered windows. Client: Tenmaya Co., Ltd. |
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This plan involved moving and rebuilding this private general hospital
(with 300 beds) established in 1900. This hospital is transforming into
a specialized center-based medical facility with centers such as the
Sleep Medicine Center, and the PET Center to act as a core acute hospital
for the local community. With a sharp exterior appearance and an interior
design with the undertones of glass and white, the aim was for an appealing
and fresh, modern, urban taste, befitting a city-based cutting-edge
medical facility. A light court and an atrium have been effectively
built inside, creating a structure which is bright, open, and easy to
understand for the visitors. Client: Osaka Kaisei Hospital |
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CAM Kyushu Factory
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This is the engineering plastic-molding plant, designed to connect
the company's plants in Tochigi Prefecture and China. The site is located
in the northern mountain skirts of Kunisaki Peninsula, inside the "Oita
Northern Core Industrial Park." With the aim being in harmony with the
surrounding mountains, and at the same time expressing the corporate
and product image, a cluster of rounded roofs were used for the design
of the buildings. The office, plant, equipment and warehouse buildings
were clearly separated into blocks, and for improving rigidity of the
buildings, RC columns and steel roof trusses were used. With the theme
of being perceived as a plant creating appealing products and maintaining
a clean environment by visitors, a fascinating space, efficient and
befitting a model high-level production facility meeting various needs
has been realized. Client: CAM CO., LTD. |
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Kousei Clinic
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This internal medicine clinic is located in the suburbs of Hioki City.
Casting aside the typical image of a clinic, with a building like a
small art gallery, the design was for it to be a spark for the formation
of a good cityscape. The exterior windows of the examination rooms are
all at the rear of the building, and a symbolic facade with a large
pent-roof has been constructed to greet the visitors, and symbolize
a caring heart. The design with five columns to support the large pent-roof
gives consideration to presenting a caring expression. The aim was to
soften the hard feeling by using exposed concrete and porcelain tiles
with ribs for the exterior, and to create a soft-feeling space inside
with paintings displayed throughout to relieve any stress from the examinations
and treatment. Client: Yasuo Kuwazuru |
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Aomori Museum of Art
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This museum adjoins the "Sannaimaruyama" ruins in Aomori City. The
aim was to create an arts museum which would stimulate the coming-together
of various types of cultural and arts activities. The white structure
covers a large gully like an excavation site, and a dynamic design was
conceived whereby the undulations and gully mesh together and provide
spaces for displays. Display spaces have been created using the rich
expressions of "earth walls" and "white walls" with a design that unites
the museum with the ruins. For the construction using earth-based finishing
materials, and the brick curtain wall, full-size mockups were made,
and construction and indoor experiments were repeated. Client: Aomori Prefecture |
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Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Morioka
Branch Tono Office
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This project entailed the moving and new construction of this branch
office building along with the Town Redemarcation Project of Tono City,
the "hometown of folk tales." In the surrounding area, there are many
old houses and storerooms, including the former Takazen Ryokan (Japanese-style
inn), where Kunio Yanagida, writer of the "Tono Monogatari" (the Legends
of Tono) stayed, and the renowned "Chiba family L-shaped house." To
continue the traditions and culture of the area, and create landscaping
befitting Tono City, the style of the storeroom that has been used in
the area since early times has been used by changing it to a modern
design, with white plaster walls, covered with roof tile-colored walls.
While protecting the interior space from the harsh exterior environment,
the open approach space is built within double-layered walls. The white
plaster second floor walls are supported by three walls, giving both
the strong expression of a traditional building as well as the light
feeling of a modern building. Client: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company |
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