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SHOTARO OSHIMA

CONTENTS

The Final assignment of fourth-year in Tama Art University

Reorganize a Memory of The Red-Light District Design for a Flat of Community Life which has the material of The Syowa Era

Fourth-year Prefinal work in Tama Art University

Explore The Possibilities of The Restoration of Architecture Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual School

Fourth-year Prefinal work in Tama Art Univercity

General Introduction & Motivation Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual School

Location & Historical Background

After the great Kanto Eartquake Tokyo (left side) a signboard architecture Tokyo (right side)

In 1923, There occurred the Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo. That damage was terrible, a onehundred fourty thousand lives were lost in the earthquake and twohundred thousand building were destroyed. Main cause was a fire, because of that all most all houses which made of wood were burned immediately. After the Great Kanto Earthquake, it was necessary to cover the outside of the building with non-flammable materials (mortar, copper sheet) to improve fireproof characteristics. In addition, the intention to a Western-style design became stronger between the common people layer. Such conditions made a lot of Western-style buildings and was popularized during process of the revival. Specially, the buildings at the upper right of the picture is a typical shape and material. The typical buildings finished the facade in mortar and a copper sheet as a decoration. There were many trial to make a free design with the flat wall such as the signboard. That why These type of buildings was so called a signboard architecture . These buidings has different facades from other sides of buildings. For example, basic construction is made of wood, Howevere, facede looks like a made of stone or red bricks. In short, these type of buildings were made for just appeal and advertisement. These buildings were one of the big movement in the history of Japanese architecture. Howevere, now, signboard architecture were demonished gradually. Therefor I thought that remains of signboard architecture for convey history and material at that time and It will be a great opportunity to know the resident of that city about a singboard architecutre . For this reason, I decided to plan a renovation for signboard architecture.

A Encounter at Shibuya

1980s Shibuya

a signboard architecture and Dougenzaka Street 1930s Shibuya

a map of Shibuya city

2012s Shibuya

When I walked at Shibuya, I met the building accidentally. It seemed that the building lookd small and delicate, Because, that building was surrounded by the skyscraper. The building was built in the 1930s serving as a store and a residence. That building s atomosphere was nostalgic and It is an atmosphere good but older than other buildings. This a signboard architecture was used as a house and the stores until approximately 30 years ago, but nobody used this building afterthat.The site is located in the middle of the slope and it takes 10min from Shibuya station on foot.When I saw that builging, I decided that I will treat that building as a subject of my renovation project.

Fourth-year Prefinal work in Tama Art Univercity

Observation & Findings Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual School

It is an explanatory diagram of the signboard architecture approximately 50 years ago and I could get it at a ward oﬃce. According to these drawing, after the completion that building was enlarged and rebuild in several times for 80 years.

I visited this signboard architecture several times and began an investigation. This building was not shown and opened, that s why I had to imagine internal space from the appearance. It was a problem that to be hard to notice of the facade of this building. Besacuse, a width of the sidewalk in front of this building was so narrow. This building has the interesting plan that six roofs hang over three divided buildings. Therefore, Each buildings has totally different material and texture. Moreover, Each building has different the heights of floors and the heights of the window, because of the sloping land.

The buidings were covered with protection net for prevention of the decoration such as a tile or a copper sheet, because of deterioration of the outer wall. Each building was planned freely when I looked at the back of these buildings, and these situation is interesting. In addition, there was vacant land of this area where was about the as same as size that building on the back. Therefore, I felt posibility of addition to a new buildings, when I go forward to a renovation. I thought that it was very interesting that the wooden building which was built 80 years ago survived in Shibuya of the modern city.This building is built in the place such as the bottom of the valley among skyscraper, and so if I couldn t consider about lighting, the inside will remain dark atomosphere.

Fourth-year Prefinal work in Tama Art Univercity

Process Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual School

My imagination of the atomosphere

The drawing at the top of this page is a imag my project after renovetion. After the reconstruction, interior of this building will ﬁll up with light and happiness. In addition, this building will be known as a traditional signboard architecture in Shibuya, and convey the old feel of material on this building and people who live in Shibuya s memory. I hope that the city of Shibuya can coexist the tradition of this building and the new trend.

The School building Through my four-years in my studies at Tama Art University, I came to think about what is comfortable studing space for student and especially, for architecture student. I know this because, I have studeid Architecture for four-years. In my opinion, student who create architecture tend to get influence from a characteristic of space and appealing material. If your school building has fascinating space and a lot of material and structure, you will get new inspiration from that building. That is an amazing opportunity to improve your skills and power of expression. That s why, I decided to build an architectual vocational school that educate a new sense of value and bringing up students who have new way of thinking .Dougenzaka Architecture School (DAS) students can spend a rich shool life besause, there are beautiful light and spacious room, and a lot of material. When I thought about the school building, a few problems flashed across my mind. 1 Now, almost all classroom space are made for a homogeneous building type. 2 Who can make the plan of the window when you can see beautiful setting sun, in a homogeneous light of a fluorescent light? 3 Almost all the school environment is shut on a fence from a city or a town. I would like to design a place where you can have a good opportunity to meet a students and other people, what I mean, shool environment will need more opened space and classrooms with beautiful light.

Fourth-year prefinal work in Tama Art University

Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual Scool

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Fourth-year prefinal work in Tama Art University Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual Scool

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Fourth-year prefinal work in Tama Art University Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual Scool

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Fourth-year Prefinal work in Tama Art Univercity

Final Proposal Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual School

Library

The plot plan

Cafe & Resturant

Workshop Space

Corridor & Rest room

Court yard

Studio

PC Room

Books Store & Shops

Information Desk Exhibition Room

Entrance Hall Exhibition Space

I will leave the existing volume and create a new space and function. After that, I will give them a new lease on life. And I was thinking about what kind of structure will give us outstanding light. I was also thinking about the importance of the intermediate areas linking the inside and outside of buildings.

Class Room 1

The detail of restoration

Class Room 2

Corridor Stairway

Studio

Information Desk

Exhibition space

Exhibition Room Entrance Hall with open space

Readeing desk PC Room

Books Store & Shops

The most appealing feature of this building is the smooth connection of the spaces and clear view -- from the Imformation Desk to the Studio.

Fourth-year Prefinal work in Tama Art Univercity Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual School

My Final Proposal

The picture of interior

I leave the existing volume and make a new space, this picture is a class room and work space.

Fourth-year Prefinal work in Tama Art Univercity Plan for Dougenzaka Architectual School

My Final Proposal

This picture on the upper right is a work space with skylight. Space with the light of the sun produces new ideas from the students. This picture on the upper left side is a studio and workshop building. The space was surrounded by the sunlight from a skylight. The most appealing feature of this building is the smooth connection of the spaces and clear view -- from the Imformation Desk to the Studio.

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My Final Proposal

The picture of exterior

This picture is a courtyard and a corridor. This courtyard has a big tree and will be a comfortable space for relaxing.

There may be the best corridor for reading and relaxing. Moreover, have a smoke is good while seeing the beautiful courtyard.

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Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University

The House for poets of an aphasia The Relation between space and a sentence

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University

Conseption & Observation The Relation between space and a sentence

An Encounter with The Book

When I studied the connection with space and the sentence, I encountered The Poetics of Space and I was impressed by a lot of beautiful phrases. In my impression, beautiful phrases like poetry can help you imagine the broad expanse of sapce. Sometimes we can feel a wind, sunlight or a fragrance in our minds. Through reading this book, I realized that beautiful phrases can act as a base concept for the building.

How Can I conect Space with Sentence

The graph above shows an image of the transition from a poetical phrase to the space. Firstly, I make poetry as a basic image for this house. Secondly, From that image, I draw the drawing of the space, room and furniture. After that, I combine these element of space or room and make a completed plan. Finaly, The poets of an aphasia who live in this house write a poetry in this house. At the same time, That poetry will be returned to the ďŹ rst poetry. That cycle will create the connection with the poetry and space.

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University

Ideas & Process

The Relation between space and a sentence

失語症の詩人夫妻の一日夫

6:30 薄いカーテンから滲みだす朝日の量を計算する時刻朝日によって、眠気から覚めた白い壁面は活気に満ちていく、陰はできるがとても、とても薄い下の階から聞こえてくる妻の足音は、無事今日の生活が始まった事を知らせてくれる今日初めて触れる水は手ですくわれ頬をつたう

タオルの匂いと共に …

テーブルの端に吸い寄せられる、二人が最初に接近する時 7:00 理由はパンか、窓か、伝えるべき伝言か朝食、並んで座る為の長いテーブルがある、それとは関係なく二人の存在は近くにある

︵自らの内面と対峙する︶ …

隣り合う椅子は寄り添い、離れる、私たちの感情がそうである様に二人は今日の成り行きをお互いに示す

7:30 紙と文字は詩と空間に仕事をする時、すっと入ってくる日の光と風、音とは言えない様な音に感覚を研ぎすます、緊張感を感じる時仕事場と言える様なかっこいい物はない、紙と鉛筆くらいだ妻が替えのコーヒーを忘れたことは今まで一度も無かった窓辺にもたれかかり瞑想する事が詩人の仕事だと思っている床に散らかった文字の充填された紙、それらによって詩人の居場所が浮き彫りになっていた外来者の足音はここで聞くし、ここで聞こえる背後で妻が家事をしている、風が抜ける、家のどこかの開けられた窓に向けて天井は妻の居る部屋へそっと顔を覗かせる、上の部屋の光を分けてもらえた

失語症の詩人夫妻の一日妻

まだ明けきらない夜からひっそり這い出す時刻 6:00 寝室以外の、窓という窓を開け、滞った昨日の空気を一掃する扉を開けてポストの中身を探る、プランターの中に生えた雑草を適当にぬく、いくつもの窓を見上げる冷蔵庫から流れ出る冷気に目を覚ますと同時に今日の朝食が何となく作られ始めるあくびをしながら階段を下りる夫の足音に一日の生活が無事始まった事を感じる

この日の夫の機嫌を予測する時 7:00 だから、まだのろのろ動く夫にすこし厳しくなったりもする

朝食は冷めると美味しくないことを自分が良く知っている

この家のあらゆる整理と整頓が開始する

7:30

家事には風が必要だと思い込んでいる、風があれば家事は楽に片付くと信じている立ちっぱなしの作業を解決してくれるのは作り付けのさりげないベンチだった別に二人で決めた訳ではないが、妻がコーヒーをいれる香りで夫が休憩し始めるのはお決まりだ洗濯の合間に窓辺に佇み風を覗く、髪がさらっとなびく、ざわめくツタの葉に手が届きそう

得意ではない学習に付き合う時

家事をする自分は仕事をする夫の後ろ姿と向き合っている、何となく冷静な気持ちになれる

10:30

手話を覚えない夫に仕方なく教えるつもりだったが、案外自分で面白く感じている夫の綴る文字が音符となってこの部屋へと揺らいでくるここから見えるどの街の眺めより、小さな隙き間から感じる詩の旋律を予感するのが好きだ

静寂を保っている空間が食欲に満たされていく

トップライトがこの部屋の広いテーブルにここだけの小さなテーブルを作ってくれる

11:00

フライパンの上での出来事が家の角にまで響き渡るように調理を考える

スプーンと皿がこすれる音、自分の話し声がこだまする、頷き鉛筆を取る夫が左に …

12:00 決められた場所は無いが、二人の経験の秩序から決まる食べる場所がある

12:00 今日の笑みがこぼれ始める時二人の間には一枚の紙があって、食事は始まった

分の散歩だから 30

正面の窓は夜の怪しげなツタを覗かせてくれる、機嫌が悪いと鏡になってしまうけど

テーブルに翳された照明は低くて大きい、その下に入ると、二人の表情はよく分かるし、字も描き易く、読み易いからだ

語る為の紙は何かの裏紙でも良いしコピー用紙でも良い、妻はそれを一枚たりとも捨てたことは無い

18:30 二人が二人の準備をする、もう夕食は始まっている

夫はどんな不愉快な嵐の日でも最高の料理ができる爽快な時刻にしてくれる

日の光が効力を失い始めたら、より気の利いたスパイスが振りかけられる

17:30 調理の旋律が響き渡る、テーブルに並ぶ内容が徐々に暴かれながらも

出来るだけ近くにいたいからこの部屋にいる、それだけ

何をするのか決まらないし、仕事をしている夫に話しかけられないし、焦れったい時刻

何をするのかは決まっていない、ただこの区画の中で過ごす事だけが決まっている

夕暮れは寂しさを助長する、浅い夢をみるから 17:00

自分の家が﹁オウチのお宅﹂と呼ばれている事は前から知っていた

お隣さんは挨拶を交わす程度で特に交流はない

今日の食材だけをいつもを買うから、大きな袋も自転車もいらない

15:30 街の様子を伺いに行く

ユーカリだけはこの家の一番高い場所にいる

雑草は生えるから刈るし、落ち葉は落ちるから掃かなくてはならない

15:00 小さな如雨露に水を入れるのは一回だけ

雪はこの家が切り取った分だけこの区画に入ってくる、雪のカーテンが出来る

手話を教える時間なのに、なぜかこういう時が世間話し筆 (談で ) 盛り上がり易い

一階は夏も冬も二人に冷たい、だからこっちが気を使って対処する実はそれが気分転換になっていた事に最近気付いた

家の陰の下で 13:00

紙に綴られた文字は乱雑だけれども夫の感情はその方がよく分かる

ダイニングテーブルと呼ぶには少し大きすぎるが、二人の距離が近い事には関係ない

話し声は無いが、確かなハーモニーが昼食から生まれる妻は自分の右側に座る、私は右で鉛筆を持つし、紙もそこにあるからだ

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二人の前にある窓のもつ視線の力は、茂るツタの葉にそそがれる、風に脅されて小さく呻いていた

13:00 妻との勉強は一階で一階に向かう階段、座って本を取ってしまう癖がなかなか直らない

陰影がある場所が心地良いのは私だけではない、陰が濃い、ここなら手話を覚える気になる家の陰の下、自分たちの生活する場の輪郭が見える雨はこの家が切り取った分だけこの区画に入ってくる、雨のカーテンが出来る二階に上がる時、カーテンを心地よく揺らす為の窓がある、そのすぐ横に作り付けのベンチで妻を良く見かける

15:00 木々の成長に手を貸す緑の量は公園や他の家より少ないけれども、その一つ一つの全てを知っている

再び瞑想に耽る、自分が最も露出し易い時刻 15:30 仕事をまた始める、目の前は壁なのか窓なのか、または天井なのかその時にならなければ分からない紙よりも白く柔らかい空間、そこに文字が充塡されてゆく仕事の合間、街を覗き見する窓がある空間の持つ静寂さ、深遠さに比べると思ったよりも、二人の距離は離れていない

18:00 夕食がその日のイベント︵思い出は空間化されこの住宅を不動のものにする︶あったであろう食材は魅力的な香りを作る為に犠牲になる、その現場に立ち会う台所では紙は濡れてしまう、失敗してはその失敗した理由を上手く説明できない自分がいて、妻はそれを笑う食器がこすれ合う音、陽気に文字が綴られる音が交錯する、気持ちがそのままリズムに反映される

19:30 カラノイエ分の散歩だから鍵をかける感覚はあまりない 30 雨なら晴れるまで待てる、二人の肩が濡れてしまうから

20:00 汗と今日凝り固まった思考を洗い流す風呂場に長居はしない、一番星に視線をちょっとくれてやる程度

夜、外から見ると家の輪郭は闇へと溶け出し内と外が曖昧になる

夏は窓を開けたまま、冬は部屋を暖めたまま出かける、たかが

19:30 カラノイエ街はまだ帰宅やら夜遊びやらで騒がしいが自分は少し早く寝間着の袖に腕を通すここ数年辞められない優越感だ

20:30 湿ったからだを窓辺で乾かすお風呂上がりの匂いに敷かれて眠る

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20:15 星屑が溜まったようなタイル張り吹き抜けと周囲から切り取られた満月に軽く酔う

21:00 枕元には本棚が出来ている、棚はないのに

塔は出来立ての湯煙を大事に上へ、上へと運ぶ

20:45 この家の窓を閉めカーテンを閉じ眠る、深夜に秘密が漏れださぬ様に

他人の活字は睡魔を誘う

就寝だ …

枕元の照明の具合には本当にうるさい何処まで読んだか忘れる、妻の寝息が聞こえる、

目を閉じる、無駄な時間は過ごさない、私の方が早く起きなくてはならないし

Thinking about The Charm of a Window

The poetry of The House

The poetry which witten in Japanese is the basic poetry of the house. The structure of these poetry is like a diary of the daily life in the house.

Through reading poetry, i realised that window is an important factor to make an atmosphere and poetic mood because, window is a signiﬁcant device to connect inside and outside. Comfortable window allow you to be lost in thought. That s why I decided to treat beautiful windows as a essential element of making poetic space.

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Relation between space and a sentence

Ideas & Process

Drawing of the Room

The drawing above shows parts of the house and room will be made by each elements of house. Forexample, doors, windows and bath room and so on.

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University

Final Proposal The Relation between space and a sentence

The plot plan

The picture above is a image of the outside. Variation of windows makes each rooms with individuality. There are no same space it s like a face

a Room for a poet of aphasia

Bed Room

a Court

a Room for Wife

Bath Room

Entrance

Kitchen

Dining Space

Rest Room

Meeting Room

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Relation between space and a sentence

Final Proposal

Image of the Interior

The picture on the upper left is a image of the daining room and Kitchen. The picture on the right is a room for poet of aphasia. Space with sunlight will create new poetic phrase from a poet of aphasia.

The picture on the upper left is a meeting room and a court yard which has an ivy-covered wall of this house. The picture on the upper right side is chairs of a poet of aphasis and his wife. This space is in the center of this house.

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Relation between space and a sentence

Final Proposal

The picture on the upper left is a bed room, dining room and a court yard. The picture on the upper right side is the room of bath.

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Relation between space and a sentence

Final Proposal

Section & plan

Second assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Relation between space and a sentence

Final Proposal

F-F'

G-G'

A-A

Facade

The First assignment of third-year in Tama Art University

Design for The Tomioka Station incorporating Thread Design The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

The First assignment of third-year in Tama Art University

General Introduction & Historical Background The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

History of The Town of Tomioka

Tomioka Silk Factory, built in 1872, was the first silk mill in Japan. The publicly owned brick building was designed by Paul Brunat, a French engineer. On a side note, the Tomioka Silk Factory is studied by most Japanese students studying Japanese history, so it is well known. Tomioka Silk Mill was the first model machine silk-reeling mill built by the Meiji government. It was a pioneer in the modernization of Japanese industry and contributed very significantly to the improvement of the silk industry. After its privatization, it changed hands several times. However, the buildings and the equipment, which were designed specifically for filature (silk-reeling) have been carefully conserved as an important cultural property after the mill complex was closed. Amongst the factories built and run directly by the Meiji government, Tomioka Silk Mill is the only still remaining in almost perfect condition.The women workers who learned their skills then taught at a number of other silk-reeling mills across Japan which were built on the model of Tomioka Silk Mill, and which led to the spread of the technique of machine silk-reeling throughout the country. This not only improved the Japanese silk industry, but also, through the export of raw silk, internationally popularized silk. Tomioka Silk Mill is a very important heritage asset with social, economic, industrial and architectural significance. The right side photographic image was published before December 31st 1956, or photographed before 1946 and not published for 10 years thereafter, under jurisdiction of the Government of Japan.

Structure of The Tomioka Silk Mill

The main original buildings are designed by the timber-framed, brick construction. The buildings were constructed using European and Japanese traditions. Walls were built of locally produced bricks, manufactured using a technique introduced from Europe, and the buildings were roofed with traditional Kawara tiles.

Location & A building Site

The city of Tomioka located in the Kanto Area. It takes two hours by the train from Tokyo. The pictures above is the existing Tomioka Station. The staionis located on a suburb area, and so the atomsphere is a little shabby.

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Concept & Process The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

Make a Connection with The Tomioka Silk Mill and The Station

From the Resarch for the city of Tomioka, I realized that the brick was essential factor of the history of Tomioka. Therefore, I throught that the brick is the best material for the new station building and this idea will continue Tomioka s cultural and historical legacies.

The second point is the theme of the station building.When I was thinking about concept, I realized that sewing is beautiful key word and this idea will create an interesting composition of that building.

Through the process b, A new idea ďŹ&#x201A;ashed into my mind. That is a line of slow curve like when you make a loop with a string. I throught that such loose curve is a symbolic design of sewing. That s why, I began to study loose curve structure.

Structure of The New Tomioka Station

The pictures above is a study for a knot of string as a structure. For various human activities, I selected the shape which has more free space.

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Final Proposal The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

The Plot Plan

The most appealing feature of this building is the connection with the concept of structure and the human activities. A watting room which is located in the center of this station building is a part of the knot in a string. There will be condensed space in this area.

The Plan

Platform

Parking Lot for Bicycles

W.C

Warehouse

locker Room W.C

OďŹ&#x192;ce Watting Room.

Rest Station

OďŹ&#x192;ce

Square

Square Square

The waitting room has the potential of mixing various activities in this station building and will be the new advertising media of the city of Tomioka.

The First assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

Final Proposal

Consitiution of The Building

Put everything togather. The railway, The platform, Human activities, The function and The waitting room into one structure like a loose string.

The First assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

Final Proposal

Bolt

Main Structure

H Form Steel

Steel Stick ( 23Ď&#x2020;)

Concrete

Bricks

Foundation ( Concrete)

In this proposal of the structure, I focused on a compression ratio of the brick. It is the same as concrete. I designed the thin brick wall by the tension of the steel stick (23Ď&#x2020;). It like a sandwich the bricks between the steel frame and concrete.

Structure Analysis

The pictures above shows the power of compression and the power of a pull. The green diagram shows the stable structure in the picture on the upper right.

The First assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

Final Proposal

Bolt H Form Steel

Steel Stick ( 23Ď&#x2020;)

Concrete

Bricks

Foundation ( Concrete)

The First assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

Final Proposal

The Image of Interior

The image of the waitting room (main space)

Between the red-brick wall and the white-brick wall

In front of a tocket gate and a skylight

The First assignment of third-year in Tama Art University The Proposal for the Tomioka Station Design Competition

Final Proposal

The Image of Exterior

The image of the main gate of the station 1

The image of the main gate of the station 2

The image of the parking lot for bicycles

PORTFOLIO

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SHOTARO OSHIMA

Shotaro Oshima, originally hailing from Tokyo. Shotaro attended Tama Art University where he got his Bachelor Degree in Architecture in 2013. After the graduation, he relocated to Glasgow to do Diploma (part2) and Master in Architecture at Glasgow School of Art. He dedicates himself to creating delicate and phenomenal spatial experiences with Japanese sophistication. His project ranginf from photograph to urban planing but each project focusing on subtle changes within daily events.

4/8, 460 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. G2 3JU oshimashotaro@gmail.com +44 7 769 508586

2011~2013