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PORTFOLIO Taiga Taba M.Arch Candidate Fall 2020

HARAJUKU STATION

NIHONBASHI

HYPER SCHOOL

SOCIAL CONDENSER

GRADUATION PROJECT

3rd Year 2017.4 - 2017.5 Academic Project Individual

3rd Year 2017.6 - 2017.7 Academic Project Individual

3rd Year 2017.10 - 2017.11 Academic Project Individual

3rd Year 2017. 12 - 2018.1 Academic Project Individual

4th Year Thesis 2018.4 - 2018.11 (Individual) Project 2018.11 - 2019.2 Done in a group of 3

Members: Taiga Taba - Architecture Designing Chimoto Yuuto - Environmental Design Yoshiba Fuuka - City Planning

Assignment Period : 3rd Year 2017.4 - 2017.5 Assignment Type : Academic Project Individual Project

HARAJUKU STATION A Glimpse of Tradition

The current Harajuku Station which was completed in 1924 is the oldest wooden architecture that is adopted as a station in Japan, embodying a British architectural style. In 2016, Harajuku Station went under reform in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This assignment required us to contemplate a new proposal for Harajuku Station while designing an Observatory/Exhibition Space to appreciate the Japanese heritage and culture.

Terminal-Like Stations in Yamanote Line

Current Harajuku Station The current Harajuku Station which was completed in 1924 is the

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oldest wooden architecture that is adopted as a station in Japan and

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embodies the British-Architectural style. In 2016, a new project was announced and Harajuku Station went under reform in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Harajuku Station is served by the circular Yamanote Line. The Meiji Jingu forest lies behind the station.

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Terminal Stations around the World

Harajuku Station stands at the borderline of two bipolar elements;

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the conservative forest of Meiji Jingu, and the daily-updated city of

Harajuku. It is a very peculiar site that suddenly appears in the Helsinki Central Station

Shibuya

metropolis. Meiji Jingu is a human-made forest, which originated from approximately 120,000 tree donations from around Japan.

Paris Gare du Nord

The types of trees and their distribution were precisely planned to

mimic a natural forest. The forest is an artificial symbol of Japanese Heritage. Conversely, the city of Harajuku is home to the youth

Yamanote Line

culture and is the source of new trends.

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Imperial Areas

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Site Plan

Tokyo Station and Harajuku Station as a Terminal Yamanote Line, which was planned in the Meiji Era (1868~1912), is circular and has no Terminal Station. However, Tokyo Station, which is situated adjacent to the Imperial Palace has a similar Imperial Palace

facade (gate) design as the renowned Terminal Stations around the Shijuku Gyoen

world. It is built in British-Architectural Style and can be said that Tokyo Station has terminal-like characteristics. In fact, Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station

Meiji Jingu

is the terminal for some other converging lines such as the bullet train lines. In like matter, Harajuku Station possesses a gate-like facade, as well as the British-Architectural style. In addition,

Harajuku Station

Akasaka Imperial Property

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A New Interpretation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Terminal Stationâ&#x20AC;?

Gate Design for the New â&#x20AC;&#x153;Terminal Stationâ&#x20AC;?

Meiji Jingu has acted as a satellite area for the Imperial Palace,

The new design for the station will consist of a gate as the other terminal

which served as the civic core in the past. The new Harajuku Station

stations do. By using Harajuku Station, it will function as a filter that

will function as a terminal for the remains of the Japanese traditional

maximizes the experience of observing the forest. Therefore, the station is not

spirit. It will 50 m remind us of what we came from within the metropolis.

only a gate that is created at the borderline of the city and the forest, but is a

That is to say, the target of observation required in this assignment

device that creates a seamless connection between the two bipolar elements

will be the forest of Meiji Jingu.

of Harajuku. Different compositions to observe the forest will be created.

Planar Diagram

Harajuku Station has Meiji Jingu (Imperial related area) in its

Meiji Jingu

background, which seemingly acts as a pair with Tokyo Station.

SITE

There are no other stations within the Yamanote Line which shares these mutual attributes. However, the scale of Harajuku Station and

Harajuku 1

the number of users are relatively few compared to many other

stations within the Yamanote Line. Therefore, although having

1. The site of the station lies at the borderline between Meiji Jingu and the city of Harajuku 2. A rectangular reference is drawn 3. Walls are

characteristics of a terminal station, it should be interpreted from a

positioned facing Omotesando and Takeshita Street, where most lines of flows are coming from 4. Elements such as stairs, rooms, and facilities are

different aspect.

positioned accordingly to the flow plan 5. Walls are trimmed in relation to the elements and the line of flow

MEIJI JINGU

HARAJUKU STATION

HARAJUKU / OMOTESANDO

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Elevation Facade Design The characteristics of the bipolar city of Harajuku are applied to the facade design. Viewing the Harajuku Station from the Meiji Jingu forest, it is a single wall with windows that stands straight up in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s vision. The station blends in with extruded volume blocks of eastern Harajuku. Viewing the Harajuku Station from the updated city, the facade overlaps expressing a more organic figure, so as to blend in with the scenery created by the trees of Meiji Jingu Forest. This was my

solution for an object being placed at the borderline of Harajuku.

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Line Flow B1FL Appreciation Space

The station flow line concludes mainly within the first floor for train users to minimize the vertical movement for handicapped users. The flow line to the appreciation space may be fulfilled by using the elevator or slopes that extend from the first floor to the basement floor. The station is positioned at a sloping topography, which makes this sloping movement within the station feel natural. The office floor on the second floor is mainly for employee usage. However, two elevators connect all floors allowing barrier-free vertical transport if necessary.

Omotesando Entrance Facade Perspective

Omotesando Entrance B1 Floor Observation Space Perspective

Platform

Exhibition Space

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Exhibition Space /Office Space

Office Space

Office Space /Automatic Ticket Counter

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Automatic Ticket Counter

Exhibition Space

Automatic Ticket Checker

Ticket Machine

10m

1 Floor Plan

Exhibition Space

B1 Floor Plan

Appreciation Space

10m

Omotesando Entrance Slope Perspective

Takeshita Entrance Perspective

10m

Takeshita Entrance Section

Assignment Period :

2017.6 - 2017.7

NIHONBASHI THEATRE

Assignment Type :

Highway Over Generations

3rd Year

Academic Project Individual Project

Demolition as a Theatrical Experience

A highway runs above the Nihonbashi River. It was recently announced that the highway would be transferred underground. The assignment questioned us the contemporary form of infrastructure, as well as whether the highway should be preserved or transferred. Half a century has passed since its construction, and the highway faces difficulties such as decrepitude and law revisions. The requisite of the assignment was to create a â&#x20AC;&#x153;theatreâ&#x20AC;? while contemplating about such topic.

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2020

Daily Theatrical Experiences Throughout my daily life, I have considered observing construction sites within my commuting paths to be a theatrical experience. It is a temporary stationed phenomenon that changes daily. Sometimes the change is drastic and draws the viewer's attention. I have received some kind of stimulation from it.

Ideal Representation of Nihonbashi in the Future

Site

Nihonbashi

Now that the transfer of the highway has been resolved by the

(Bridge)

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, I decided not to go against the decision, but to accept it as a natural process of civic reformation. My solution was to make the transformation process of Nihonbashi into a theatrical experience. During the process, the architecture site would function as a demolition/reinforcement base of the highway that lies along the Nihonbashi River. It will function as a gateway to the river and support the on-water construction. Heavy construction equipments will be imported to the site and exported to the river. Once the highway is transferred underground, the architecture site will be diverted into a resource center, preserving traces and memories of the transformation process to succeed for the future.

Meadow and Amusement Park by Jun Aoki as a reference “An exhibition held at a closed down school (RC Structure) seems superior to a museum designed to be a museum” “A school has its own facilities and standards.

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As a result, when school-related elements are

Site Plan

installed, the activities occurring are restricted. However, once these elements are removed,

Method of Succession

various ways of use become possible.”

“Nihonbashi” , referring to a bridge constructed and rebuilt since the Edo Era (1603~1867) has succeeded the spirits of the working class. When

The Relation Between Observers and Observed

Planned Diversion

The Nihonbashi Bridge connects the office areas with Tokyo Station.

The planned architecture withholds its frame as a demolition/reinforcement

Different functions are scattered around the district, and the daily users

base. The frame is succeeded to become a resource center. Traits are left

frequently cross the bridge. Since tall buildings are constructed

as memories to remind us of the transformation of Nihonbashi. The steel

alongside the river, the only time people of Nihonbashi can directly

frame structure allows partition walls to be installed in the future to create

sense the existence of the highway and the river is when crossing the

display spaces and closed spaces for different functions.

the highway was first constructed, it made sense to overlap an infrastructure, where such a process had been taken place within the bridge itself over the centuries. Some people still say that the highway should be preserved as an epitome of the rapid economic growth of Japan from 1955 to 1973. However, people’ s sensibility towards certain scenery changes over time. The bridge is the symbol of the city, and the name is carried on to become the name of the city as well as the name of the river. This project proposes a method of succession through a theatrical experience. 1603

Physical Succession

1618

First Nihonbashi (Bridge) Constructed

1657-1858

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Went under 8 Total Burn Down and 2 Partial Burn down

First Major Repair

Year Unknown

Last Wooden Repair

1911 Present Double-Arch Stone Bridge Created

Stone Bridge Constructed

bridge. Therefore, the bridge is the audience’ s observatory base and 1878

the scenery created by the demolition/reinforcement base is the target

Succession in the name

of observation. The occasional crossing of the bridge allows people to Succession as a Derivative form

Because there is an interval between each visit, and the fact that people cannot sense the process elsewhere in Nihonbashi, a sudden difference

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The Resource Center becomes the displacement for the memories of the Highway in a Physical Form

Highway Demolition Starts

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Tokyo Olympics

Appointed as Japan’ s Important Cultural Property

Phase 2

Temporary Demolition/ Reinforcement Base Created

Peek of Japan’ s Rapid Economic Growth

Construction of the Highway

Tokyo Olympics

Current Nihonbashi Constructed

Japanese Five Routes

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2020

Phase 1

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Highway Constructed

Succession as a Theatrical Experience

may be perceivable, consequently creating a theatrical experience.

The first bridge was constructed in 1603 for the development of the Japanese Five Routes, where Nihonbashi would be the starting point.

The River that Nihonbashi (bridge) spans over is named “Nihonbashi River”

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fragmentarily obtain information of the transformation process.

Ukiyoe of Nihonbashi

1903

The region around Nihonbashi is called the “Nihonbashi District”

Diverted into a Nihonbashi Resource Center

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Transformation of the highway becomes a Theatrical Experience

Highway Transfer Plan Decided

The Bridge and the River is restored to its original state

se2 Theatre is succeeded to become a Physical Architectural Form

Transfer Process Complete The plan ranges over 1.8km in length. The working expenses are estimated at 320billion yen (approx. 3.2 billion dollars). The construction will start after the 2020 Olympics.

The transfer process will take approximately 10 to 20 years to complete

Architectural Structure and Composition

The Demolition/Reinforcement Base will need a wide working space. I adopted a brace structure to provide a roof over a large space. Spaces created are made from a variety of combinations of cantilever structures. A future functional diversion is anticipated within the design. Phase 1 0

Section Perspective

Phase 1

Phase 2

Shape Diagram

Altering the Flow Line and Dividing Spaces All spaces are created seamless, and multiple working areas in different scales are scattered around the building. The flow line towards the level of water is valued for the smooth execution of reinforcement and destruction. 2FL 3FL

1FL B1FL

The Site is a rectangular site of 50x16m and is currently functioning as a parking lot.

An orthogonal flow line is created towards the river, and therefore, volume is subtracted towards the surface of the river.

Carry In

The deck on the river is extended for the use of the public as a leisure space. The interior is divided and functions necessary for a resource center are inserted.

Barrier-Free Entrance

Front Desk / OďŹ&#x192;ce

Floors are positioned to secure large working areas and floor height.

Parking Lot

Exhibition Space 1

Variations of Cantilever Structures are positioned to create a seamless connection within different working spaces. Only one side is grounded and spaces are not confined.

Pillars and Beams are placed to supplement the structure as well as creating spaces such as restrooms, storage, and offices which require confined spaces.

Corrugated Galvanized Steel is applied for the roofs. The entire space is divided into different scales of spaces, and a roof spans over each one.

1FL Plan Phase 1

1FL Plan Phase 2

Phase 1

Phase 2

Examples of Infiltration

Height of the Highway and the Site

Doors and walls are replaced with curtains for displaying purposes, which allow a flexible division of space.

In order to succeed the memories of the highway, the planned height matches the height of the highway. The site was previously a parking lot, making the elevation of the highway partially visible. By matching the heights of both elements, the horizontal scenery is succeeded within the site. From

Before

2020 to 2040, where both the highway and the planned site concurrently exist, the vehicles running on the highway visually seems as though it is running on the roof of the planned site. Therefore I also matched the colors of the horizontal elements of the Phase 1

plan (beams and roofs) to be the same as the

Structural Reinforcement (phase 2) Walls, Windows and Doors (phase 2)

highway as a form of physical succession. After

Phase 1 Phase 2 Displayed Objects

Assignment Period : 3rd Year 2017.10 - 2017.11 Assignment Type : Academic Project Individual Project

H YPER S CHO OL

Hyper School is a term defined by professor Furuya as â&#x20AC;&#x153; a school that goes beyond schoolsâ&#x20AC;? . After the great earthquake in 2011, there has been much discussion on what local communities ought to be. Hyper School should be an existence that transforms the community and acts as a stimulus for synergetic effects. Not only does it function

A Secret Exposed Garden

for the enrolled students, but is a core of the community (town) as a whole. The assignment required us to create a

Tnansforming Ridley College Lower School (Ontario, Canada)

Hyper School in the elementary school we had attended.

Concept

Management 1

The former headmaster once said, “Ridley College is a Secret Garden.” It has been over 30 years and situations have changed where there is a need for an exposed garden. However, the idea should to an extent be preserved. This project creates a gradation from a Secret Garden to an Exposed Garden and allows alteration.

A volume is placed to fit the site of the previous Lower School.

In other words, the privateness and publicness of the building can be strategically altered, which directly concerns the security of the school as well. The aim of the project is not to create barricades between the school and the public to guarantee security. I believe security can be obtained when the public eye is strategically employed into the site.

Rectangular Volume

The volume is divided into three by a broad categorization of functions.

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

(Dining Hall Library)

(Classroom / Hall)

(Dormitory)

3 Volumes are shifted creating a larger surface area to position more openings (windows).

Section 1

Section 3

1. Sunroom (reading space) 2. Campus Store 3. Storage 4. Women’s Bathroom 5. Men’s Bathroom 6. Classroom x8 7. Garden Space x2 8. Dormitory Room x7 9. Dormitory Bathroom

7 DN

Section 2

DN UP

3rd Floor Plan

9 UP UP DN

20m

1. Event Space (for Public) 2. Reading Space 3. Dining Hall 4. Kitchen 5. Classroom x3 6. Garden Space x1 7. Main Hall Rear Entrance 8. Dormitory Common Space 9. Dormitory Room x7 10. Dormitory Bathroom

5 UP

2nd Floor Plan

10 7 12

UP UP

6 UP

UP UP

9 DN

15 16

20m

1. Men’s Bathroom 2. Women’s Bathroom 3. Library 4. Headmaster’s Office 5. Admissions Office 6. Garden Space x2 7. Backstage 8. Main Hall 9. Semi-Outdoor Space x3 10. Lobby 11. Lecture Hall 12. Housemaster’s Residence 13. Emergency Storage Room 14. Public Cafeteria 15. Men’s Bathroom 16. Women’s Bathroom

1st Floor Plan 5

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Two orthogonal passageways divide the building’s interior. The degree of accessibility to each section is different according to the day and time of the week. When a section is prohibited for a certain time, the path to the particular section is closed. The section of activity is easily controlled and security is guaranteed. In this way, the school will be able to control the flowline and the privateness and publicness of the building.

Controlling Secret Garden to Exposed Garden

Section 1 Library Public Entrance

A Mobile Wall is placed to control the flow line. The walls can move vertically as well as rotate. The visual on the left is when the library is open to the students and the public. Below are some positioning of walls for different circumstances.

Student Flow Public Flow

Student Entrance

II. Library Closed (Pathway Available)

III. Library Use only for Students

IV. Library Use only for the Public

Classroom Arrangement The pillar positioning creates a seamless elevation. From the outside, the interior seems to be a one-united space. According to the time of the school-day, the main space of activity alters between the corridor and the classroom. The public eye is able to observe this alteration, creating a higher level of security.

Corridor

Classroom

Corridor

Classroom

UP UP

Section 2 Classroom Arrangement

I. Library Use for Students and the Public

Corridor

Classroom

Planar Diagram - Section 2 -

B1, 1st Floor

3rd Floor

HALL

A Hall is placed in the center

1st, 2nd Floor

A passage is created inclining underground towards the Hall.

1st Floor

2nd Floor

BACKSTAGE

The facade is indented (1st and 2nd floor) on the south side (facing the town) to emphasize the public entrance.

An opening is created in the hall, and the school becomes the backstage.

Classrooms are positioned around the hall.

Some of the educational volumes are extended vertically. Stairs are placed in these volumes.

Entrance Opened on Occasions

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When the event held in the hall is for the school only, the orthogonal passage that intersects the hall is closed, stopping the flowline from the public. When the event is open to the public, the entrance opens, creating a flowline. It is possible for the public to directly enter the hall without accessing other private facilities within the building.

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Air corridors intersect the hall for students to enter and intervene and creates a semi-exposed nature. It also allows a quick shortcut within the building.

Section 3 Ridley College as the Community Center A wire mesh is placed as the facade of the dormitory. Each dorm room possesses its guaranteed privacy, while the corridor has a mutual vision with the public. In the center is a public space, where the school and the public can interact. A public cafe and an emergency storage are placed under the stairs for the public. When there is a natural disaster, the school will serve as a shelter for the neighboring communities.

Common Space

A Common Space for all dorms and public is created in the center.

Secret Garden

Lines are drawn from the center and partition walls are placed to divide the space for dormitory rooms.

Semi-Exposed Garden

Exposed Garden

Assignment Period :

2017.12 - 2018.1

SOCIAL CONDENSER

Assignment Type :

Industrial Anonimity

3rd Year

Academic Project Individual Project

A New Commercial Starting Point

Aoyama Bell Commons, designed by Kisho Kurokawa originally functioned as a fashion center of Aoyama/ Omotesando. At present, established fashion houses permeate throughout the city, and it can be said that Aoyama Bell Commons contributed to spearhead such development. The building however, being detached from the main street, lost popularity along the years and closed in 2014. This assignment required us to create a condensed version of the modern information-oriented society at the site of Aoyama Bell Commons.

Site Background Aoyama/Omotesando is a city that consists of various commercial facilities. Brand-named fashion houses align along streets. These are old-established stores permeating the city, creating difficulties for newcomers to join the industry. Mass production of clothings are displayed in stores, where consumers purchase. This consistent cycle has become fixed, disallowing anonymous newcomers to prosper.

Aoyama Bell Commons The site was previously a commercial facility called Aoyama Bell Commons. The building used to be labeled the center of fashion, however, lost popularity due to the opening of other

Building Coverage Ratio / Floor Area Ratio Prototype

fashion houses that had a secured number of consumers.

Below are some of the prototypes that I created to study ways of inserting a social condenser within a volume. To imitate a real condenser, two cores must be created. I used two different methods in order to obtain this.

Requirements ・Site Area : 2,264 ㎡

・Land designated as commercial use

・Building Coverage Ratio : 80%

・The Area of Social Condenser

・Floor Area Ratio : 700％

Shifting the Social Condenser

should be approximately 10%

Method 1

Method 2

Creating a Volume and Shifting or Rotating a plane within a volume to divide the volume into two. (Created in Maximum Building Coverage Ratio)

Subtracting a Volume in order to insert the social condenser. Two Different Cores may Converge at a point, however, different shapes from Method 1 is possible.

Rotating the Social Condenser

Twisting the Social Condenser

Information-Oriented Society The recent society sees an overflow of information, creating a society oriented on it. As the information-oriented society progresses, the relationship between individuals dilutes. Exchanging information has become something that does not require a face-to-face interaction. Therefore, it is not rare for people to engage in activities with the anonymous others. The defect is that some of these information have an unknown source, or may be manipulated and contain fallacies. The upside of this information-oriented society is that people learn to create a buffer zone within their minds. In other words, information is starting to be evaluated purely on quality

Maximum Land Use (Square) Floor Area : 1811 ㎡ (42.5m Side) 8 Floors

Chosen and Elaborated for this Project

Method 1 Converge to a Line 16 Floors

Maximum Circumcircle (Square) Floor Area : 1124 ㎡ (33.5m Side) 14 Floors

Method 1 Converge to a Point 24 Floors

instead of the value in the name of the source. There is a process similar to natural selection.

Modern Social Condenser I interpreted this Social Condenser, as the name suggests, a condensed version of the information-based society where people have to select their own information. I Method 1 Extruding Half 10 Floors & 6 Floors

thought this inclination of the information-oriented society could be applied to a city such as Aoyama/Omotesando where everything is evaluated on name-value. As an experimental method, I created space based on anonymity. By maintaining “anonymity” , the products will be taken out of their context, allowing name-valued

Method 1 Extruding Half (Vertical) 10 Floors & 6 Floors

Method 1 Extruding Half (Area) 11 Floors & 4 Floors

Method 2 75% of the floor is extruded for 8 floors and 2 floors are added

Method 2 4/7 of the floor is extruded for 7 floors and 4 floors are added

Method 2 30% of the ﬂoor is subtracted until 7th ﬂoor to create 11 Floors.

Method 2 The cores are shifted to make the void more narrow (2/3)

brands and the newcomers to compete on the same evaluation axis. Consequently leaving the consumers to judge purely based on the quality of the products. This is what I called a Modern Social Condenser. My interpretation of a Modern Social Condenser will be inserted in the new Complex to connect the anonymous businesses with the consumers. In other words, this is a system where consumers can contribute to the growth of the anonymous businesses, acting as a catalyst towards their entry to the industry.

A New Axis to be created

Method 2 30% of the ﬂoor is subtracted diagonally (11 Floors)

Method 2 Method 2 1 Floor is lifted up and the excess ﬂoor 2 Floors are lifted up and the excess ﬂoor area is used as a spacer (9 Floors) area is used as two spacers (10 Floors)

The main commercial axis runs from West to East through Harajuku - Omotesando -

CO M M ER CI AL AX IS

saturated with famous commercial brands and facilities. The other axis (Aoyama Street) on the other hand is more of a transport road with lower land values. Smaller shops tend to open for business alongside this street.

Shape Diagram (How Social Condenser is Created)

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This street (Omotesando) is

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completion of the social condenser, this axis could function as a gradational elevation towards the main axis. Newcomers will test

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Aoyama.

Place a volume that fits in the site

Divide the volume into two cores. The

Production/Office core and The Commercial core.

The facade of the Production/Office core opens up for promotion.

their products in the social condenser and if it's successful, the products will move on to the commercial core of the planned building and run its business there. Subsequently if possible, will open an individual shop on the new axis, and make its journey towards the main axis.

Established Fashion Houses

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The facade extends to the Commercial core.

The facade attaches to the Commercial core.

The connected space becomes a social condenser, creating a flow of production between the two cores.

Commercial Core

Oﬃce / Production Core

Out to the city

Products are experimented in the

The source of each product is kept anonymous when promoting within the Social Condenser

Office/Production Core

Products with high reputaion are finally tagged and sold in the Commercial Core

Aoyama Omotesando as a Circuit

Current

Production

Commercial Core

Current

Consuming

Buﬀer Zone (Filter) for Information

Consumer

Commercial Core

Production / Discussion Space

ShowRoom

Runway

Condenser (Capacitor) in a broad sense is a device that is able to store electric

Production and Discussion Space as a “Social

The ShowRoom lies neutral to both cores.

The runway enables audiences (consumers and

charges and effectively release it. I interpreted each plate to be two different

Condenser” lies adjacent to the

Producers create installations to advertise their

buyers) to observe the products in action. An

cores of a building. A resistor controls the amount of electricity that flows through

Office/Production Core but does not physically

own products. It is up to the consumers to rate

occasional event will be held with a jumble of

a circuit. This represents a filter that people create within themselves for

connect to the Commercial Core. This Social

the products and order them if needed.

different brands presenting their creation. The

information selection, allowing people to judge purely on quality. The

Condenser is more so dedicated to the

The producers will collect statistics of their

specific contents of the show will not be

Electromotive Force (battery) is a driving force that creates a current. This

producers rather than the consumers. Producers

products and will inform the commercial core of

announced, but the items presented will be

represents the consumer, which the industry relies upon. The current goes

are able to observe the entire Social Condenser.

the ongoing trend and inclination. This way, the

showcased in the showroom available for

through a cycle and loses its electric potential on its process. Once the current

By visualizing the process of production to the

anonymous brands will strategically sell their

order. Events such as Tokyo Fashion Week is

returns to the battery, it gains its electric potential again and repeats the cycle.

public, consumers have additional information

products in the commercial core, ultimately

anticipated to occur at this site, reviving the

With all these functions set in a proper balance, the cycle is kept and is able to

to evaluate the products. Again, the source of

promoting their entry to the commercial market

“Center of Fashion” .

proceed without the industry becoming saturated with established fashion-houses.

the products are not revealed here.

of Aoyama/Omotesando.

I thought the city of Aoyama/Omotesando corresponded to an electric circuit Oﬃce /Production Core

Oﬃce・Production Core

and therefore, the form of the architecture emulates a circuit’ s condenser. A

In order to secure anonymity, the openings of the facade of the office/production core are angled. (When Social Condensers strategically act as a connection between two cores and thus create

Securing Anonimity

an opening on the core, this is not the case) Visitors cannot directly view the working areas of the office/production core. Openings that are closer to the floor is kept less angled, and openings that are off the ground may be more angled. Thus allowing the workers in the office/production core to have a finer view towards the Social Condenser.

Production Space 10FL Plan

Discussion Space 9FL Plan

Showroon 6FL Plan

View from the Social Condenser

View from the OďŹ&#x192;ce / Production Core

Showrooms within the Social Condenser is open for any fashion brands, whether they are large fashion houses or newcomers. The requisite is for the items to be untagged for it to be taken out of

Runway 5FL Plan

their context. Each brand is conferred a small space, where they can freely create installations and display their items. If the consumer wishes to purchase, the item will become tagged and sold in the commercial core, where the customer will proceed to purchase. This is when the source of the item will be fully revealed to the consumer. In conclusion, consumers are able to judge purely by the quality of the item, without any miscellaneous information that may jeopardize the essence of fashion. Newcomers are able to compete on the same evaluation axis as others, and the social condenser will support aspiring designers to prosper in the industry.

Showroom 3FL Plan

Runway and Entrance Lobby 0

15m

Scale: 1/500

Showroom within the Social Condenser

GFL Plan

Ground Floor Design The ground floor design is crucial in a city where tall building blocks are scattered. Commercial areas for Established fashion houses are limited to the lower flats, the higher flats being dedicated to office areas. Commercial building complexes, on the other hand, have most floors opened to the public. In order to incorporate such complex building within the axis where numerous fashion houses align, the ground floor must act seamlessly to the city to enhance mobility. By achieving this continuity, the complex will less likely be diluted in a competitive industry.

Ground Floor Runway The Ground Floor must be designed for the public

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A new flow line is created towards the entrance. Public functions are placed in the space created.

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Assignment Period : 4th Year 2018.11 - 2019.2 Assignment Type : Academic Project Group Project

CULTUVERT Archival / Thriving Space for Idiosyncratic Cultures on the Culverts of Rivers in Shibuya

The City of Shibuya is composed of multiple culverts. Some are utilized as commercial streets, however, there are many that still remain in the background of the city. This proposal aims to revalue and recontextualize linear voids deriving from culverts, and also suggests a solution for a prevailing obstacle in Shibuya. This project started from the sudden closure of Miyashita Park for civic development, consequently evicting users who composed the idiosyncratic cultures of Shibuya.

In the midst of searching for activity areas, there was news that a new “place” was constructed for us in the site of Rivers in Shibuya. The street curves and the width changes as I walk through. All the buildings are facing their backs and the street is quiet. A park appears.

I go underground to see the open channel. I never knew such a river went through Shibuya.

I enjoy skateboarding, which I was not able to do for a long time. I also met some friends from the past.

I go back to the surface and see street furniture continuing in a line.

I see a unique building alongside the promenade. I decide to drop by.

I arrive at the Atelier / Co-Working Space. Some are creating artwork and some are having a small group discussion. A spray work artist talked to me and painted my skateboard for me.

I leave the site and see artworks being displayed and sold on the street.

I arrive at the storage area. There is storage called “Shibuya Time Capsule” where the wall is transparent, allowing people to see what is being stored. Our culture is visualized.

I also store my skateboard. I am close to Shinjuku Station now. I have decided to call it a day.

Graduation Thesis

Fieldwork Research

A3 Size 273 Pages

A Study on the Civic Function of Linear Voids Managed by Shop Associations, and its Scenery Formation - Shibuya and Ginza as the Target of Research -

When conducting interviews on store associations, most of their work turned out

The Store Associations listed multiple elements that contributed to the scenery of the

to be maintenance and increasing the appeal of their streets. In order to create

road, and ones that were considered a hindrance towards the scenery. It could be

an attractive street, store associations would place objects on their streets. By

said that the positive elements were the ones placed by the Store Associations and

pursuing these composing elements(fig2), I attempted to unravel the circumstanc-

the Government. On the other hand, the negative elements were the ones placed

es surrounding Linear Voids.

by each individual stores and the Visitor, which occupy public roads.

Adjacent to Tokyo Station

Background

凡例

developed into a pedestrian-friendly space.

パーキングメーター

木

Within contemporary cities of Tokyo, linear voids near stations are being

自転車

植栽

Having the upcoming Tokyo

植木鉢

街灯

工事中

郵便ポスト

公道上の看板舗装

電話ボックス

カラーコーン

Gyouko Street

Olympics 2020 in the field of vision, this pedestrian-friendly space is being held

Marunouchi Naka Street

（説明）その他の要素

線状空間沿い建築の種類凡例商店服飾

商店雑貨（日用品・美容）

商店飲食

飲食（レストラン・バー）

need to prioritize the automobile-based society has lessened. Social experiments

サービス

オフィス

are being held in some linear spaces, in hopes to achieve a certain goal such as

住宅

ギャラリー・美術館

駐車場

その他

up as a future civic attraction. As transportation infrastructure advances, the

大型商業施設（複合ビル） 4

reducing the parking of bicycles or the amount of wastes. A new system by the name of National Strategic Zones has also emerged where it deregulates rules for particular roads, allowing occupation of the space for attractive events. However, this is led by the government and is not applicable to every street within Tokyo. This thesis started with my question on what non-governmental

バス停時刻表

ゴミ収集日案内看板

Ginza Organization Correlation

Visitors

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Shibuya Park Street Store Association (Case Study)

rity

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Pay Membership Fee

Stores

Ask to remove signs on public roads

b. The degree of participation by the government and store association towards

Top Down

Bottom Up

Since it also meant that the pavement was extended, the number of bicycle

their own street and resolve their complications.

Shibuya Park Street was

parking and abandoned bicycles increased. As a resolution, the Store Associa-

narrowed in width by the government in hopes to reduce the number of illegal

tion placed flower pots to divide the width of the pavement. Throughout my

parking of cars. Although this alteration may have reduced parking of cars,

research, it was confirmed that the number of bicycles were kept minimal in this

there were repercussions.

street. 第 3 章 2 節 3-2-3 銀座の商店会マップ

町会

店会

業界団体他

詰商

橋北 were conducted towards Shop Associations, which is generally a Linear Commu日本本研究の調査対象

・銀座通連合会

・銀座金春通り会

・・・・・銀西銀銀銀座銀座座座数座５１西並寄通丁屋会目４木ソ丁通通ニ目り会ﾓ並会通木り通町り会会

・銀座西五番街

・銀座あづま通り名店会

・銀座すずらん通会

・銀座６丁目すずらん通会

・銀座三原通り会

京橋二之部連合町会

・銀座１丁目町会

・銀座西１丁目町会

・銀座２丁目町会

・銀座西２丁目町会

・銀座３丁目町会

・銀座西３丁目町会

・銀座４丁目銀友会

京橋三之部連合町会

・銀座４丁目共和会

・銀座５丁目連合町会

・銀座６丁目町会

nity consiting of the shops that situate alongside a particular Street.

Plans.

・銀座西７丁目町会

・銀座８丁目町会

京橋四之部連合町会

・銀座西８町会

・銀座２丁目東町会

・銀座１丁目東町会

・銀座４丁目東町会

・銀座３丁目東町会

Width 1

Grid Block Plan

Stores

会商通町丁目

Negative Element

橋二

丁目

西町

会・

商店

Visitors

会連

合会

Ginza West Ginza Street Store Association

渋谷組織図

Shiba

Shibuya Dogenzaka Store Association

渋谷区

City Sub-City

・Shubuya Center Street Store Association

Imperial Palace

Shiba

・Shibuya Park Street Store Association

Prospects

Background of Linear Voids in relation to Composing Elements

In addition to the roads dealt in my graduation thesis, other forms of linear voids could be taken into account to possibly generalize linear space as an entity. This could lead to the discovery of an effective usage of linear voids within a city. The research conducted for my graduation thesis was applied to the production of my graduation project that followed.

本研究の調査対象

・・・・・・・・・・・・ West Namiki 渋 Ginza 東渋渋渋渋渋渋渋明渋松谷急谷谷谷谷谷谷谷治谷涛セ本道 Store 地東中百駅宮通青文 Street Association ン店玄下急央軒東益り山化

・渋谷公園通商店街振興組合

タ前商商店店会街振興組合

坂商店街振興組合

商プ街店口商宮通村店ラ商商店下りス街ザ店店街パ商ト振商会会振店リ興店興ク会組会組商ト合合店商会店会

Ginza Street Store Association

Ginza Miyuki Street Store Association

Shinbashi Station

・Shibuya Dogenzaka Store Association

Conclusion

商店会

Shibuya Station

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Width 3

Ginza 1-4th Block Namiki Street Store Association

Yurakucho Station

Shibuya Center Street Store Association

Road Width

日本

橋三

商店会店舗範囲

Shibuya Park Street Store Association

Pavement B Pavement Width

店会

中商店会

重洲日本

凡例

Shibuya

店会

り商仲通

洲一丁目

会八重丁目商店

東京駅

八重洲一

Ueno

Tokyo

Width 2

Government

Bicycle Parking Reduces

the width of pavement

Uniform Block Sizing

渋谷駅周辺商店会・事例 Ginza

Imperial Palace

Planters are placed to manipulate Pavement A

Irregular Form

ス

Positive Element

・・・・銀銀銀座座実会銀百料座店理社会飲食交業料組飲合協連会合会

Pavement Width

Imperial Palace

Shibuya

・銀座８丁目東町会

・銀座６・７西町会

・銀座６・７丁目東町会

・銀座５丁目東町会

Shitamachi

Roads are arranged along the topography

Ikebukuro

・銀座７丁目町会

会

Yamanote

・銀座西６丁目町会

大通

・銀座みゆき通り美化会

・銀座花椿通り会

室町

there is not much undulations. As a result, roads are arranged in Grid Block

A total of 9 interviews were carried out; 3 in Shibuya and 6 in Ginza. Interviews 商店会

Store Association

銀座街づくり委員会

GSK

topography. From the line eastwards, the region is called Shitamachi, where

中央区全銀座会

橋八

westward is called Yamanote, where roads are positioned in relation to

ヒアリングを行なった商店会

日本

the line

神田駅

Interview (Shop Associations) 銀座組織図

When drawing a line from UenoーImperial PalaceーShiba(fig1),

Ueno

Shibuya is a City centered in commerce. Store Associations strive to promote

東京駅周辺商店会・事例

Target Selection

Shibuya

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Ask to remove signs on public roads

linear voids create differences in their scenery.

Linear Void

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ing elements that are positioned along the linear void.

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backgrounds of linear voids.

Finan cial Sup n Stor p e As Distr sociat ort ict Pl ion an an D d Gov iscu Even ernm ssion nt t Con ent ・ sult Im pr ov e Traﬃc Regu lation

Shibuya Ward

・To discover the sorts of phenomenon that could be estimated from the various

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Shibuya Organization Correlation

Purpose

Shinjuku

荷捌き用看板不法投棄禁止看板

organizations could take part in, to make linear voids appealing.

・Ginza Street SA

Ginza 6th Block Suzuran Street Store Association

・Ginza1-4th Block Namiki Street SA

・Ginza Miyuki Street SA・Ginza West Namiki Street SA ・West-Ginza Street SA ・Ginza 6th Block Suzuran Street SA

Backgrounds such as the type of roads, source of funds and special funding affected the distribution of composing elements. In addition, as positive elements increased, negative elements increased as well. 凡例

How Store Associations should Intervene in Affairs 商店会店舗範囲

In order to increase secondary appealing (positive) elements, store associations should play an active role in relation to the government. In order to maintain the scenery, intangible activities such as environmental maintenance campaigns and safety patrols are necessary by the store associations.

Under Railway Viaduct

Road Planned Site

Transferred River

Graduation Project

Objectives

Theme 1 - Shibuya and its Surrounding Issues -

Shibuyaʼ s Bilateral Character Shibuya Mass Urban Development

Shibuya Culture Spray art, Rap, Skateboard, Inhabited by

Homeless People. These compositions of Shibuya Culture are minorities within the modern society. Shibuya has been a haven

J Shibuya Station C A D

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics forthcoming, the City of Shibuya is in need

Shibuya has its bilateral character; its sensitively updated center and its idiosyncratic culture. The latter seems to diminish within the recent transformation of the city. The balance of these two factors should be maintained in order for Shibuya to be Shibuya, not like any other.

has driven out Shibuya Culture to heighten the impression of Shibuya. Recently,

evolving city, they are often considered a

Miyashita Park went under construction,

nuisance. At one glance, these cultures are

and many were told to evacuate the site.

not sophisticated and may seem to be the

Homeless people previously inhabiting the

target of eviction. However, the existence of

area were forcibly evicted and

these cultures was, in fact, the definition of

skateboarders lost their place of activity

Shibuya Culture and the identity of the city.

and permeated the city.

Theme 2 - Line Scape - Linear Voids and Civic Function Continuity and Borderline

Railroad and Ordinary Roads

Linear Voids deriving from Culverts

Objective 2

・Linear width is constant ・Relatively Straight ・Secondary voids emerge under highways - these voids don’ t withhold a specific function

・Linear Width is irregular ・Succeeds the shape of the preceding river and may curve

Revalue and Recontextualize Linear Voids deriving from Culverts

Not Many Physical Restraints

Several Physical Restraints in Utilization

・Rivers are mostly buried and there is no space underground

Targetted Site for this Project

River

Theme 2

Theme 1

België

Netherlands

To Create an Archival / Thriving Space for Idiosyncratic Cultures in Shibuya

to secure properties for development and

for minority cultures. However, within the

Wall

Objective 1

CULTURE

France

Border

Railroads

CULVERT

Ugagawa Walkway

Cultivate

When drawing a train station Voronoi and a 500m radius circle from the stations (sphere of influence), empty spaces appear between these circles. These empty spaces are distant from surrounding stations, that is to say, mobility is mainly created by “walking” . This project aims to revalue the linear void through the action of walking. (refer below)

Solution

CULTUVERT PROJECT

Haruno-ogawa Lane

The word “Linear” possesses Continuity and the characteristics of a Borderline simultaneously. “Linear” is an important shape, which has taken a crucial role in human history and has also shaped our lives. Mostly present in transportation infrastructure, it is prioritized within the civic formation.

Present Civic Function of

Unique Cases

SITE 2

Linear Voids in Tokyo Utilization of Linear Voids within Tokyo sees much room for improvement. Recently, there are some cases where linear spaces are effectively used. However, most still remain unused or is assigned a function that is driven out from the center of the city. It is treated as a mere waste box of the city. The linear characteristic is not valued and continuous space is mostly divided.

SITE 3

SITE I 2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN (commercial space under elevated train tracks)

Typical Cases

Storage under Train Tracks

Shimokitazawa Cage (Event Space under elevated train tracks)

Parking Lot under Highway

Shibuya Streem (Commercial Street alongsideShibuya River)

Park under Highway

Linear Voids Emerging from Rivers being diverted to Culverts

Shibuya Station

Shinjuku Station

Linear Voids emerging as a result of rivers being diverted to culverts tend to be narrow and may also curve at different points. As a result, it may impose difficulty in its utilization and the linear characteristics are not valued. In most cases, it becomes a path that fades out to the background of the city. Cases like Cat Street, where the linear void possesses a significant civic function is rare.

Tamagawa Aqueduct Site

The planned site was chosen accordingly to the Voronoi and the 500m radius from stations. Site 1 and Site 3 are in the empty spaces close to the Voronoi line. Site 2 was placed close to the empty space but not within since the linear void had completely been transferred to a road within the empty space. River → Path

River → Park

Cat Street River → Commercial Street

Train Station 500m radius Voronoi

River (past)

Harajuku Station Shibuya Station

PRESENT Rivers in Shibuya Seeing the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as a turning point, civil infrastructure went under a major reformation, and rivers in Shibuya were mostly diverted to culverts by 1970.

Tamagawa Aqueduct Site

Kouhone River (Haruno ogawa)

Uda-River (Udagawa)

Line Design As the landscape continues in a line, the height changes to create shapes that could become a chair, a roof, and also integrated within an architecture

Kouhone River

Tamagawa Aqueduct

C Tamagawa Aqueduct Site

Grid

7×7m

3×3m

2×2m

Functional and Scale Gradation Semi-Public

Public City Park Line + Grid The Linescape enters the grid laid down on the site

Private

Atelier / Co-Working Space

△

Uda-River

Shibuya River

B Haru no Ogawa Lane

Grid Size and function that conforms to the gradation of the Linear Void

MAIN RIVERS → CULVERTS Shibuya River

A Udagawa Walkway

Storage / Archival Space

△

Forest of Meiji Jingu

Designing Method

On the Linear Void

△

A Valley where Numerous Rivers Converge

Three continuous culverts in Shibuya district connect Shibuya station and Shinjuku Station (approximately 4km apart). These culverts have Shinjuku Station mostly been diverted to become pedestrian designated walkways. However, the connection is faint and not evident to users.

△

Formation of Shibuya based on Rivers

Near from the Linear Void

Alongside the Linear Void

Areas where linear void is pedestrian designated

△

△ Shape Tamagawa Aqueduct Site

The shape is formed accordingly to the block and existing buildings. The outline of the site traces the block plan. Pillars are lined up on the grid allowing free floor plans.

△ Gradually fades to the background of the city

2×２m

3×3m

7×7m

Points on the grid are connected to form enclosed spaces. These enclosed spaces are relocated and shifted at different heights to create skip floors suited for a working/office space.

Steel framework is created according to the grid plan. Landscape enters the site and is diverted into function such as storage and residential spaces.

△

Haru no Ogawa Lane

△

Ugawa Walkway

Shape is formed according to the Grid plan

Creation Base

Accumulation Base

Architecture Shape is formed to suit the function given

Discovery Base

A. Udagawa Walkway City Park Discovery Base

A 7x7m grid is drawn on the site

2 The architectural form traces the outline of the surrounding building blocks

Pillars are placed on points where possible

Cores are placed to support the structure and create vertical connection, as well as horizontal flowlines that permeate the block

100m

Site Plan 1/4000

5. The outlines of the cores are connected to create space in the underground. The culvert is exposed within this space.

389

Detailed Section

TOP

924

Park

RC Wall t=300

1190

266

9235

177

Exploded Axonometric

Columns

Inclination for Water 1/200

180

8045

Girder □-600×1100

3FL

600

Stairs Rise 154mm Tread 210mm

Pillar RC Column Φ1000

4000

Skateboark Park

RC Wall t=200

Stairs Rise 190mm Tread 240mm

Cores

Rubber Chip Paving t=10 Primer Protective Concrete Layer High Density PS Foam t=30 Asphalt Waterprooﬁng t=10 Ordinary Concrete t=170

Inclination for Water 1/300

Girder □-600×1100

600

Girder □-600×1100

4045

2FL

600

Pillar RC Column Φ1000

RC Wall t=200

4045

Green Areas Pillar RC Column Φ1000

Stairs Rise 154mm

RC Wall t=200

3rd Floor

Tread 210mm

17435

Existing Promenade for Pedestrians

Brick Tile Finishing

Planning GL (1FL)

300

600

Girder □-600×1100

800

600

2nd Floor

Stairs Rise 154mm Tread 210mm

Pillar RC Column Φ1000

Handrails

5000

Pillar RC Column Φ1000

Rubber Chip Paving t=10

Primer

Protective Concrete Layer

High Density PS Foam t=30

Asphalt Waterprooﬁng t=10

Ordinary Concrete t=170

Ground Floor Inclination for Water 1/30

Ordinary Concrete t=170

Open Culvert

Walls

B1FL

150

500

-5000

Footing Beam 600×2000

500

Mat Foundation t=500

Underground Floor 1005

Mat Foundation t=500

150 50

500

Footing Beam 600×2000

500

1005

500

3200

1430

Footing Beam 600×2000

Leveling Concrete t=50

-8200

Macadam t=150 7000

7000

BOTTOM

7000

21000

Drainage System

Displacement of Miyashita Park By Atelier Bow-Wow

In order to drain water within the park, the second and third floor is inclined towards the edges. The water is expected to fall through the cores to the basement floor. The basement floor is inclined towards the river. The water is drained into the river and the natural process takes over.

3rd Floor

Cores

Green areas are scattered on the third floor for activities that require

Staircases are located in the cores, which support the building

a larger open space.

structurally. They create a vertical connection within the park and

2nd Floor

allows light to reach each floor.

The second floor is relatively a confined area where activities such as

Columns

skateboarding are designated, which may be dangerous for other

Columns are positioned 7 meters apart from each other, forming a

visitors entering the park. The slab is separated due to the

7x7m grid plan.

orthogonal road that intersects the linear void.

Miyashita Park in Shibuya closed for development until 2020. When it closed down, the government forcibly evicted the homeless and many lost their place of activity. Commercial facilities and a hotel will be newly incorporated and will transform into something different, not solving the prevailing issues. It used to be unique with a skateboard park, rock climbing, and a futsal field. Cultuvert seeks to create a displacement park for Shibuya Culture.

Ground Floor

Walls Multiple structural walls are positioned to support the structure as

The pre-existing pavement is kept for passage purposes. The

well as functioning as a displacement for handrails to be installed

positioning of the columns create a pilotis allowing a seamless

at the edge of each floor. Some are used as walls for rock

connection between different surrounding blocks.

climbing.

Underground Floor

Handrails

The culvert is exposed to the public to give the users a sense of what

Vertical components imitating the columns of the building are

the linear void emerged from. Natural light reaches the space

positioned as handrails where there structural walls are not

through the cores.

present.

B. Haru no Ogawa Lane Atelier / Share-Office Space Creation Base

Shape Diagram 3m 3m

SPACE

1. A 3x3m grid is drawn on the site

100m

Site Plan 1/4000

2. Different points on the grid are selected

3. The points are connected to create space

4. Large-scale grid connections are used as the facade of the building. Small-scale grid connections are used as space enclosures, which may function as an individual room. Some other connections may be utilized as passages and stairs.

5. Connections are overlapped to create skip floors Facade Interior Space Passage / Stairs

Detailed Section

Exploded Axonometric

TOP 14000

Roof Galvalume Steel Plate Finishing t=6

Girder Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6

RC Wall t=500

Roof

Exterior Wall ALC Board t=200

2500

Wateproof Coating

RC Wall t=500

The roof is installed to roughly divide the interior and the exterior. The triangular composition resulted from the height differences created by the facade. Some triangular unites are made of glass material to function as a skylight.

6750

Ceiling Glass Finishing t=6

RC Wall t=500 Curtain Wall Double Layer Glass

2500

Girder Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6

Exterior Passage 2588

150

Girder Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6

Curtain Wall

206

Double Layer Glass

10 90 10

850

206

3FL 7250

Grid Glass Box

Floor Plastic Tile t=10 Backing Mortar t=90

Girder Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6 3950

1172

1445

710

Atelier

Stairs Rise 190mm

Pillar Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6

2355

2000

Exterior Wall ALC Board t=200

Tread 240mm

Stairs Rise 190mm

Curtain Wall

Tread 240mm

Double Layer Glass

Wateproof Coating

This is a small scale rental working space.

16960

1364

Waterproof Backing t=10

Double Layer Glass

Floor Plastic Tile t=10 Backing Mortar t=90

2FL 3300

150

1918

1000

Exterior Wall ALC Board t=200 Wateproof Coating

Girder Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6

Co-Working Space

Stairs Rise 165mm

246

Pillar Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6 Exterior Wall ALC Board t=200

Pillar Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6

Wateproof Coating Sealing

Floor Plastic Tile t=10

100100

Floor Plastic Tile t=10

Sealing

300

250

1FL 250

3533

400

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

400

200 200

2000

563

200 200

Double Layer Glass

Sealing

Backing Mortar t=90

90 10

Backing Mortar t=90 Concrete Rising

Curtain Wall

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

Plastic Base Board h=60

Sealing

Wateproof Coating

Atelier

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

Exterior Wall ALC Board t=200

Angle Piece L-200×200×6

Wateproof Coating

2800

Tread 240mm

3050

3945

Pillar Circular Steel Pipe Φ=200 t=6

3200

283

Footing Beam 400×2000

Mat Foundation t=500

Footing Beam 400×2000

Mat Foundation t=500

Pillars

100 300

Mat Foundation t=500

Footing Beam 400×2000

Pillars are positioned to support the Walls.

Mat Foundation t=500

150 50

500

Mat Foundation t=500

200 200

895

Planning GL 0

2960

7500

246

900

1319

3000

Leveling Concrete t=50

BOTTOM -2960

Macadam t=150

3000

30000

Operating System

Junction Detail

2nd Floor Plan

3rd Floor Plan C

tio n

Work Space

Atelier Drying Room / Dark Room

Office

itio

Working Space

Atelier

hib

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Office

Office DN

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Co-working Space

Co-Working Space

A natural ventilation system is crucial in an atelier-working space for artists, since some materials may be toxic if used in a confined area. The building consists of a semi-outdoor space for such material use. Indoor Space

Acknowledge Shibuya Culture May Approach Somebody with an Offer

Semi-Outdoor Space Observer

Shibuya Culture Constituent

Indoor / Semi-Outdoor Distribution and Natural Ventilation

Exchange of Information

Y11

Y10

Display Work in Common Space or at Open Spaces in the Linear Void

Rental Workspace

vid

o Pr

Pr od

Udagawa Walkway City Park lac

1st Floor Plan

Operation Fee for the Cultuvert Project

Street Perf orm an ce

kp or

Air Flow Line C

0 C

15m

C. Tamagawa Aqueduct Site Archival / Residential Space Accumulation Base

Shape Diagram This plan is based on a 2.1x2.1x2.1m Grid to create a more private small-scale space. The volumes inserted will have a 2x2m sections. Different combinations of these cubic volumes create various spaces. The volumes itself can withhold staircases or storage rooms.

100m

Site Plan 1/4000

Floors and walls are added to create residential spaces and corridors.

Staircases are

Spiral staircases

If a larger space is necessary, such as

installed to

suitably fit within

a courtyard or a staircase, some

the grid

framing materials are removed.

connect spaces

Detailed Section

Skylight / Light Duct Planning

TOP 14843

Summer Solstice Altitude

3714

2687

2865

Wired Figured Glass t=6

1300

Wired Figured Glass t=6

Winter Solstice Altitude

Roof

100

Corrugated Roof t=6

Exploded Axonometric

Double Layer Glass t=6

100

1860

Double Layer Glass t=6

Reﬂection Board

Wired Figured Glass t=6

100

1600

100

8393

Double Layer Glass t=6

100

Washer Plate 2000

Exterior Wall ALC Panelt=200 t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

200

100 100

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

2240

Leveling Concrete t=50

Footing Beam 400 x 2300

Macadam t=150

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

113 287

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

2100

Macadam t=150

Footing Beam 400 x 2300

1800

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

200 200

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

285 115

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

2100

Footing Beam 400 x 2300

Linear Continuity

Footing Beam 400 x 2300

113 287 115 285

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400 1500×1500×400

300

150 50 300

1500

200 200

割栗石 t=150 t=150 Macadam

Macadam t=150

855

300

15050 300

Leveling Concrete t=50

Footing Beam 400 x 2300

Macadam t=150

Floors

Pillar □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel)

Leveling Concrete t=50

Macadam t=150

Walls

150

100

Interior

Hand Railing □-50×50×3 Square Pipe Baluster □-25×25×1.5 @80 Square Pipe

Girder □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel)

通しプレート折曲 Folding Plate Channel PL-1.6 加工チャンネルPL-1.6 Exterior Passage Steel Door

2095

Rock ロックウール充填 Wool Filling

100

30015030 5

50 300

100

Steel Door

200

900

1800

Backing Mortar t=30

Interior

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

185

外壁 ALC板 t=200 Exterior Wall ALC Board t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng Sealing

2270

Floor Plastic Tile t=5

Sealing

100

1800

1915 2065

200

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

Exterior Wall ALC Board t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

100

Partition Wall ALC Board t=100

100

150

185

Drain Duct Φ160

185

8463

100

924

936 770

Water Resistant Layer

Rock Wool Filling

200

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

Pillar □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel)

Girder □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel) Pillar □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel)

Folding Plate Channel PL-1.6

Sealing

100

Backing Mortar t=10

360

Rock Wool Filling

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

150 50

200

Floor Plastic Tile t=5

Girder □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel) Pillar □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel)

5728 200

1900

920

t=100

900

Steel Door

270

2000

2300

2604 BOTTOM -2604

310

300

Floor Plastic Tile t=5 Backing Mortar t=30

Macadam t=150

283 117

380

2245

2060

1910

185

Plastic Base Board h=60

200

617

Folding Plate Channel PL-1.6

2270

Storage

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

300 150 30 5

300

Concrete Rising

183

380

100

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

Equipment Locker

14010 5

100

20 20

100

2100 1FL 150 Planning GL 0

150

Sealing

Pillar □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel)

140 10 5

1000

Partition (Terrazo)

100 Girder □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant 100steel)

200

550 100

Floor Plastic Tile t=5 Backing Mortar t=10

Water Resistant Layer

Sealing

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

380

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

183

Rock Wool Filling 100 Folding Plate Channel PL-1.6

Partition Wall ALC Board t=100

Folding Plate Channel PL-1.6

100

2215

1240

100

Men s Bathroom

Rock Wool Filling

100

1940

1240

100

Girder □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel) Pillar □-100×100×6 (ﬁre resistant steel)

750

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

100

15010 30

100

2210

100

200 100

100

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

Inclination for Water 1/100

Deck Plate

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

100

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

100

1990

100

3FL 4460

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

100

High Density PS Foam t=30 Asphalt Waterprooﬁng t=10 Aluminum Coping 65×65×6 Ordinary Concrete t=140

2FL 2250

Exterior Passage

100

Hand Railing □-50×50×3 Square Pipe Baluster □-25×25×1.5 50 @80 Square Pipe

Stairs Rise 132mm Tread 210mm

140 10

100

17448

100

200

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

100

200

100

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

Floor Exposed Concrete (10mm additional concrete)

Protective Concrete Layer

510

612

100

Frame

Reﬂective Mirror

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 t=200 Coating Film Waterprooﬁng

4FL 6450

Aluminum Mirror Finishing

100

Aluminum Mirror Finishing

100

1105

1955

135

Hand Railing □-50×50×3 Square Pipe Baluster □-25×25×1.5 @80 Square Pipe

Light Duct

100

Exterior Passage

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

100

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

100

502 50

Exterior Wall ALC Panel t=200 Waterproof Coating

Angle Piece L-50×50×6

100

Asphalt Waterprooﬁng t=10

1800

High Density PS Foam t=30 Aluminum Coping 65×65×6 Ordinary Concrete t=140 Deck Plate

100

Protective Concrete Layer

2100

200 200 1500

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

200 200

2100

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

200 200

2100

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

2100

200 200

Independent Foundation 1500 x 1500 x 400

2100

21000

Future Vision of Cultuvert The importance of this project lies in the three sites being connected with a pedestrian designated linear void. Three planned sites were necessary to highlight the faint connection of the linear void which spans 4km. When moving between the sites, people will utilize the linear void. In other words, people in the same condition (Constituent of Shibuya Culture evicted from their main activity area) will walk through the same passage and a form of unity will be created. Not only are the sites their activity areas, but the linear void itself will also become their activity area and unexpected exchange may occur. This is how the idiosyncratic Shibuya Culture will be cultivated in the midst of civic development.

Transparent Storage

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Y10

Y11

Operation Fee for the Cultuvert Project

The profit gained from the rental fees of the transparent storage enables Low R a low rental fee for the ent P oss ible residential spaces.

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Transparent Storage

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May Approach Somebody with an Offer

Walls

Skylights are positioned to let light into the

Walls are placed to create corridors and

interior where necessary. They are also

residential rooms.

positioned to let light through the light duct.

wle

dg e ltur e

Residential Spaces Shibuya Culture Constituent

Roof

Observer

Floors

Frame

Floors are placed to create corridors and

The framework is composed of a 2.1x2.1m

residential rooms.

grid plan. Different forms of volumes are inserted to create space. Where there is a larger space,

Linear Continuity

some framing materials are removed. These

Within this volume are stairs and

components also support the roof.

transparent storage rooms.

Awards and QualiďŹ cations Taiga Taba

Gradiation Project - Work of Excellence Real Estate Transaction Agent (National Certification) | Received in 2017

tsquarednijou@gmail.com +81 (0)90-8465-9538 Website: https://tsquarednijou.wixsite.com/mysite

Eiken Foundation of Japan Grade 1 | Received in 2013 Best Teachers Award at Catal English School | 2018

Internship

Education Waseda University Department of Architecture Bachelors of Architecture | 2015.4 - 2019.3

Atsushi Kitagawara Architects Inc. | 2017.6 - 2017.10 STUDIO NASCA | 2018.8 - 2018.9 Sou Fujimoto Architects | 2019.12 - Present

Furuya + Fujii Laboratory | 2018.4 - Present Scholarship Software Rhinoceros, Vray

The Funai Foundation for Information Technology Amount of Support :

The full amount of Medical Insurance

3DS MAX, Vray

Living Costs - USD 2,500/month

Adobe

Travel Expense - Round trip airfare

Autocad Archicad

Languages Japanese English French (Limited)

The full amount of Tuition

Duration : 2 Years

Preparation Expense - JPY500,000

Working Experience (not related to Architecture) Eikoh Seminar - Teacher | 2015-2017 Subjects: Mathematics, Science, English Catal English School - Teacher | 2016 - Present Subject: English

Taiga Taba MArch Candidate Fall 2020 Bachelor Works