Minamisanriku Sun Sun Shopping Village
南三陸さんさん商店街
Minamisanriku Sun Sun Shopping Village
南三陸さんさん商店街
2017.03
3085.70 m2
This is a project to restore two market streets in Minami-Sanriku (at Shizugawa and Utatsu), one of many coastal towns in Tohoku devastated by the tsunami resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The new streets are on a site which has been raised by 10m. In order to support the vibrancy of the area from before the 3.11 disaster we bordered each street with Engawa (a semi-outdoor corridor typical of Japanese houses). Using cedar which is local to Sanriku and traditional methods of wood construction, the large eaves extend well beyond the main structure, so the activity of the shops infiltrates the street. It becomes a new intermediate space connecting street and shop. As for the site planning, our primary aim was to maintain a feeling of closeness between the sea and the people as if they live in perfect harmony, despite being 10m higher. We believe that the plan worked well and expresses the local people’s love for the sea, which persists even after the tragedy of tsunami.
2017.03
3085.70 m2
東日本大震災(2011)で壊滅的被害を受けた南三陸町の2つの商店街(志津川地区、歌津地区)の再生プロジェクト。
10mの盛土によって生まれた新たな地面の上に、かつての商店街が有していた、ヒューマンなにぎわいを再現するために、地元三陸杉を用いた在来木造による、「縁側」のついた商店街を計画した。
大きくはり出した庇に覆われて作られた「縁側」に商店の機能が浸みだし、街路と商店をつなぐ、新たな中間領域が生まれた。
海が身近に感じられることを第一目標に全体配置を計画し、10mの盛土にもかかわらず、海との一体感を再生することができた。津波の被害を受けてもなお、海を愛し続ける南三陸の人々の熱い思いを形にすることができた。