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椿峰の部屋 / Room for Tsubakimine

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築35年8階建てマンションの一室を改修する計画である。
物件は建築協定・緑地協定によって抑えの効いたスケール感と豊かな緑地に囲まれた椿峰ニュータウンの一画にあり、複数の住棟や公園が東西に連なる緑道を軸に配置されている。この緑道はコミュニティの背骨であり、住民が行き交いベンチで会話を交わす姿は、椿峰のハートフルで親密な日常風景として定着している。緑道を軸に展開する住民と緑との関わりへの憧れから、北側に緑道がよく見える住戸を改修することにした。

設計ではまず、家のどこにいても周辺環境を感じられるよう、水回り以外の間仕切りを全て無くし、床をあげて窓と床の関係を近づけた。それから緑道を歩く人の声を聞きながらの仕事、窓の外の緑を眺めながらの食事の準備、というように具体的な緑道にまつわる行動を想像し、現場で環境を観察しながら動物的な感覚でもって設計を進めた。近隣の住戸が南側に生活の重心を寄せるなか、ここでは重心の偏りを回避するように、中央に小さな場所をぎゅっと詰め込んで、南北に生活が広がっていくプランとなった。また今回の計画は住人の状況変化に合わせて更新し続けることを想定しているため、事後的な建築行為が浮いた存在にならないよう、既存部をパラパラと空間に参加させている。

COVID-19の影響で解体を終える頃に工事は一時中断した。
だれも居ない現場に立って緑道を眺めると、いつもみたいにベンチに腰掛ける人がいて、木々の中からは鳥の声が聞こえてくる。鮮やかなグリーンが風に揺れ、振り返ると眩しいくらいの光に包まれた。社会に自然に生態系に同期されたような感覚がして、不思議な安らぎを感じた。やはり心を豊かにする環境が確かにそこにあるようだ。それでも椿峰では緑の維持が課題となっており、緑への関心を高めることの重要性は高まっている。住民と緑との関わりを建築の側から働きかけることは、住まい手の生活のみならず、椿峰の未来にとっても望ましいことであるはずだ。

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This project is planned to renovate one room in an eight-story apartment building that is 35 years old.
The property is located in Tsubakimine New Town, surrounded by an abundance of green space and a sense of controlled scale under the Building and Green Space Agreement.
This greenway is the backbone of the community, and the sight of residents coming and going and chatting on the benches has become an integral part of Tsubakimine’s heartfelt and intimate daily life.
Longing for the relationship between the residents and the greenery, we decided to renovate a unit on the north side of the house with a clear view of the greenway.

In the design process, we eliminated all partitions except for the bathroom, and raised the floor to bring the relationship between the windows and the floor closer, so that the residents can feel their surroundings wherever they are in the house.
Then, I imagined specific activities related to the greenway, such as working while listening to the voice of people walking along the greenway and preparing meals while looking out the window at the greenery, and proceeded with the design with an animalistic sense while observing the environment on site.
While the center of gravity of the houses in the neighborhood is on the south side of the building, the plan is to avoid an unbalanced center of gravity by squeezing a small space into the center of the building, so that life spreads out from north to south.
In addition, since this plan is designed to be continuously updated in response to the changing conditions of the residents, the existing part of the building is allowed to participate in the space with a paraplegic approach in order to prevent the ex-post construction act from becoming a floating entity.

The construction was suspended when we finished demolition due to COVID-19.
Standing on the empty site, I look out at the greenway, and as usual, there are people sitting on benches and birdsong can be heard in the trees. The bright green swayed in the breeze and when I looked back, I was surrounded by a dazzling light.
I felt a strange sense of peace, as I felt naturally synchronized with society and the ecosystem.
After all, there is definitely an environment there to enrich the soul.
Nevertheless, maintaining the greenery in Tsubakimine has become an issue, and the importance of raising awareness of the importance of greenery is growing.
Encouraging the relationship between residents and greenery from the architectural side is not only desirable for the residents’ lives, but also for the future of Tsubakimine.

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Date: 2020
Location: Tokorozawa, Saitama
Category: House
Structure: SRC
Total floor area: 85㎡
Direction: Yoshihiro FUJIHARA
Design: Yoshihiro FUJIHARA, Kazunari MORIYAMA
Contractor: Kazunari MORIYAMA (Moriyama Jyu-ken)
Photo: Seiya SAKANO, Yoshihiro FUJIHARA
Real estate: Syunsuke OKAMOTO (Housing West)