© Kawasumi・Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office

Japan 2017Coeda House

Shizuoka
Retail/Cafe/Restaurant
Completed
173
1F

Randomly stacking 8cm square cedar boards, we made a huge tree-like structure. Reinforcing with a carbon fiber rod (with a tensile strength 7 times that of iron) it becomes possible to have a single trunk with large branches while still diminishing movement during earthquakes. The site lies on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and due to the tree-like form, we were able to eliminate columns at the perimeter which would otherwise obscure the landscape.

Team Shin Oba, Katsuhito Komatsu* Construction Kiriyama Cooperation Ejiri Structural Engineers Facility Kankyo Engineering Publication GA JAPAN 182 , DETAIL 2019/10 , GA JAPAN 152 , GA DOCUMENT 146 , Shinkenchiku 2017/11 Photography ©︎ Kawasumi-Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office