architecture
Gorge
Location
Osaka, Japan
Year
2022-
Program
rest space
Architect
Aki Hamada Architects (Aki Hamada, Takeshi Tanabe, Go Kuriwaki, Isla Hodgens, Goro Inoue)
Structure
KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING Inc. (Naoya Goto)
Environment
ZO CONSULTING ENGINEERS (Hazuki Watase)
Material
Naoyuki Koshiishi Laboratory at Waseda University, Japan Straw Bale House Association, Kanematsu Laboratory at Tokyo University of Science
人、植物、そして環境を土の壁でつなぐ、峡谷のような建築をつくります。自然界の形から抽出した有機的な形態の壁を大型の3Dプリンターで各地域の土地からとれる土を出力し、外壁やランドスケープを構成します。それらを依り代として人々が集まり、自然との共生や循環について考え休息する、現代の人間の巣のような建築像と社会を提示します。
We are creating Gorge-like architecture that connects people, plants, and the environment through walls made of earth. These organic forms, extracted from shapes found in nature, will be 3D-printed on a large scale using soil sourced from the local land to construct the exterior walls and landscape. Acting as a vessel, this architecture will become a gathering place where people can reflect on coexistence with nature and sustainable cycles. We aim to present a vision of a modern-day human nest and a society in harmony with the natural world.
