![Bubbletecture M / Shuhei Endo - Windows, Cityscape](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/500f/28d8/28ba/0d0c/c700/1e3a/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414072717)
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Architects: Shuhei Endo
Text description provided by the architects. Shuhei Endo just shared with us another of his "tecture" series. Bubbletecture M is an amazing bubble-like wooden structure that houses a kindergarden in Osaka, Japan.
![Bubbletecture M / Shuhei Endo - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/500f/28d2/28ba/0d0c/c700/1e39/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414072725)
This kindergarten is about 45 minutes by Shinkansen train from Osaka and surrounded by a newly developed residential area. The structure consists of concrete boxes between each of the rooms and a wooden roof that ties them together. The shell-form roof is made of triangular continuous surfaces; its structural strength and geometrical consistency permits great freedom in designing of the necessary spaces.
![Bubbletecture M / Shuhei Endo - Image 3 of 6](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/500f/28cb/28ba/0d0c/c700/1e38/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414072721)
This structural system uses 2.5 m wooden beams and hexagonal metal fittings, factory-made and only assembled on the site. The integration of the wooden trusses and concrete boxes is geometrical but varied, a structure with rich in expressive effects.
![Bubbletecture M / Shuhei Endo - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/500f/28e4/28ba/0d0c/c700/1e3c/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414072723)