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Architects: Takeru Shoji Architects
- Area: 1101 m²
- Year: 2021
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Photographs:Koji Fujii / TOREAL
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Structural Design: Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers, Tetsuya Tanaka, Takuto Hashimoto
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Contractors: Ikeda-Gumi Co.Ltd, Takumi Kawadas
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Mechanical Equipment: CAD System IPE, Toshiaki Honma
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Electrical Equipment Design: J・Tsukasa Design, Hitoshi Kuwano, Kenichiro Taiko
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Lighting Design: Komorebi Design, Mariko Niato
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General Contractors: Hierose Co.Ltd, Yoshiaki Sato, Hiroshi Sawamura, Junichi Kawase
Text description provided by the architects. The Center for Early Childhood Education and Care (nursery school) aims to achieve the principles of engaging “naturally with nature”. Located at the end of a winding pathway atop of a sand dune, this single-story wooden building provides a diverse base for children filled with characterful rooms and recesses. The "construction of a large childcare environment" that extends beyond the nursery rooms, the building, and the nursery yard to the surrounding area as a single continuum, and the "establishment of a mutually watchful relationship” in which the whole village is a part of there for the children's learning and play, and while the children revitalize the village. That is what was aimed for.
