– Architecture communicating with nature, floating on the forest –
“School in the Forest” is located in a ring along a periphery of the site. The majority of the ring floats on the nature of the site supported by pilotis. The white roof of the ring, which is inclined in order to avoid heavy snow coverage, shines radiantly in winter and on the green fields of grass during other seasons, which symbolically expresses an educational sense towards the future, corresponding to nature throughout the seasons. The floating white ring can be marked as a gate of nature within the site of the local mountains. And a court fringed with the ring will also become a stage for art and culture education within nature.
“School in the Forest” is located in a ring along a periphery of the site. The majority of the ring floats on the nature of the site supported by pilotis. The white roof of the ring, which is inclined in order to avoid heavy snow coverage, shines radiantly in winter and on the green fields of grass during other seasons, which symbolically expresses an educational sense towards the future, corresponding to nature throughout the seasons. The floating white ring can be marked as a gate of nature within the site of the local mountains. And a court fringed with the ring will also become a stage for art and culture education within nature.
Matsunoyama Natural Science Museum “School in the Forest” (open competition proposal)
– Architecture communicating with nature, floating on the forest –
Type
Museum
Location
Tsumari, Niigata, Japan
Competition Organizer
Tôka-machi Area Extensive Affairs Union, Japan
Competition Period
2001 open competition
Total Floor Area
1,800sqm
Structure
Wood, 2 Stories
Architecture Design
Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network
– Architecture communicating with nature, floating on the forest –
Type
Museum
Location
Tsumari, Niigata, Japan
Competition Organizer
Tôka-machi Area Extensive Affairs Union, Japan
Competition Period
2001 open competition
Total Floor Area
1,800sqm
Structure
Wood, 2 Stories
Architecture Design
Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network
