The long park where the building site is laid out is in the shadow of a rich green mountain neighborhood on the Tango Peninsula. The beauty of this surrounding environment will be reflected in the "see-through" design of this building. Moreover, this highly transparent building will be constructed with a meandering, curving layout - similar to a contour line - following the palace-style construction of the architecture of the Fujiwara period, which is reminiscent of the words of the residents of "Ono-no-Komachi."
The transparency of the floor is assured by the structural concealment of the rigid lower structure, which is accomplished by adopting the high-floor style in imitation of the palace style. In the interests of appearance, the underfloor area is used as the building's utility conduit. This allows a neat view of the finished loft, which is covered with a wooden lattice shell and a lightly transparent film. The materials displayed, including the installed fixtures such as folding screens, bamboo blinds and screens, are arranged with transparency in mind. On the other hand, rooms whose functions are intended to be closed from view, such as storage rooms and toilets, are concentrated in cores called nurigome and laid out in a dispersed pattern to add to the impression of air circulation, thus increasing the transparency of the overall structure.
Because this facility is located in the town of Omiyacho, which is an area of high snowfall (0. 45 tonnes-per-square-meter design load for long-term snowfall), the roof is designed to shed snow, The long and narrow design of the entire roof promotes the shedding of snow, particulary on the narrower slope. Furthermore, the high floor style naturally provides an area in which snow can accumulate.
This plan also aims to achieve the true meaning of barrier-free design by ensuring accessibility not only to persons with disabilities, but to all visitors, as the entire park, including the mountain behind the park, is an open public facility. The purpose of this approach is to allow free access throughout the grounds, even on days in which the facility is closed, by organically linking a walk originating in the mountain at the back and the promenade along the Firefly River, and by providing open space under the eaves and creating a free passageway that passes through the center of the building. This free passageway will pass between the study and training room and the administration building on the opposite side.
Sliding open the south-facing louvered door of the study and training room, one proceeds along a smooth downward slope connecting - in one continuous length - a Japanese-style room, a wooden floor, a sloping lawn, and a scenic pond. In contrast, the fixed louvered door on the north side diverts one's eyes from the bypass road, while at the same time drawing one's gaze toward the neighboring terraced fields of the mountain. The long stretched fa溝de itself not only participates in the scenery of the park, but also functions as a screen that reflects the activities within the building to the outside. As well, it is expected to attract the attention of those who are just passing along the bypass road and who are not directly concerned with the facility.
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