architecture in Hiroshima
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really transparent architecture DATA architect : YAMAMOTO Riken address : 43-10 Miyako-machi, Nishi-Ku, Hiroshima City use : fire station completion : 2000 size : total floor 6,245sqm structure : S+SRC map (mapion) map (Google Map) [in Japanese] A result of "Hiroshima 2045 Peace and Create(*1)". A purpose of this building is to show the inside to citizen. But I imagine the glass office is uncomfortable for workers. Its metallic atrium reminds me of Postsparkasse by WAGNER(*2). [footnotes] (*1) Architectural Project to construct well-designed public buildings. (*2) Postsparkasse (Otto WAGNER, 1912, in Vienna) makes us know beauty of metal. [how to visit] You can see its atrium without booking. [how to come] 0 minute walk from "Nishi-Kan-on-machi" tram stop. West Fire Station #1 : Its metallic atrium is firefighters' training range. #2 : display space #3 : facade #4 #5 : louvers #6 : The accent of external is louvers designed to breathe. #7 : See office through the atrium #8 #9 : path between exterior louver and interior space creation date : 2004/5/9 latest update date : 2005/2/20 writer : makoto camera : Canon PowerShot G3 Photos on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons License. You are free to copy and make commercial use of them under the conditions "Attribution" and "No Derivative Works". [about copyright] OTHER DISTRICTS INDEX (CC) arch-hiroshima 2006