The Hakone Pavillion. Wood Network
11/05/2011.
by Tezuka Architects [Ninotaira, Hakone-Town, Kanagawa-Prefecture] Japan
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
A pavilion for the Hakone Open-Air Museum. The structure is entirely composed of timbers without any metal parts. 320 cubic meter of timber members are used and there is nothing same among all the 589 members.
Cutting-edge structural analysis has been employed to overcome the variablity that characterizes timber. While employing traditional wood joints we have searched for a futuristic form,which should result in a completely new type of architecture.
The purpose of the building is to let kids enjoy, where they can climb safely on the net created by artist Toshiko Horiuchi Macadam. The place is built to protect space from harsh sunlight and harsh rain, but don’t get mixed up with harsh climates as this place only built only for those two harsh things.
Forest of Net, Hakone Open-Air Museum
Design Team: Tezuka Architects
Location: Ninotaira, Hakone-machi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Status: Completed May 2009
Total floor area:528.50m2
1997 Ministry of International Trade and Industry,Good Design Gold Prize(Soejima Hospital).
1998 Architectural Institution of Japan,Annual Architectural Commendations (Soejima Hospital).
2002 Japan Institute of Architects Prize (Roof House) / Yoshioka Prize, Yoshioka Foundation (Roof House).
2003 Architectural Institution of Japan,Annual Architectural Commendations (Roof House) / Good Design Prize, Japan Industrial Design Organization, (Styrene foam sofa).
2004 Good Design Prize, Japan Industrial Design Organization (Hounancho "L" Condominium) / Ecobuild Award, Ecobuild Japan (Echigo-matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science) / AR Award 2004, the Architectural Review (Echigo-matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science).
2005 Architectural Institution of Japan,Annual Architectural Commendations (Matsunoyama Natural Science Museum).
2007 Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry,Interaction Design Prize (Fuji Kindergarten) / Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry,Kids Design Gold Prize (Fuji Kindergarten) / Association for Children's Enviroment,ACE Award Design Category (Fuji Kindergarten) / Design for Asia Grand Award(Fuji Kindergarten) / AR Award 2007 Highly Commended, the Architectural Review (Fuji Kindergarten).
2008 Architectural Institution of Japan Prize (Fuji Kindergarten).
2009 The Japan Institute of Architects Prize, the Japan Institute of Architects (Fuji Kindergarten) / The Architecture Award, Asia Pacific Property Awards 2009 (Fuji Kindergarten).