ARCT3001 Architecture Studio 4 Unit and Studio Coordinator: Lara Camilla Pinho ‘How will we live together?’
FYNN TURLEY
‘A Bath For All: Architecture For Humans + Macaques’ The ritual of bathing is revered within Japan – for both humans and animals alike. With an abundance of geothermal hot springs, wild animals like the Japanese Macaque have become dependent on these baths for warmth, community, and mating. This project proposes a shared hot spring for co-living between a family of six and snow monkeys to encourage interaction, observation, and flourishing between the two species through a shared love for bathing. The project sits along the Yokoyu River in Yamanouchi, a municipality in the Nagano prefecture of Japan. Although widely recognised for its natural hot springs and skiresorts, one of its most remarkable attractions is the Jigukudani Monkey Park, shortly upstream from the chosen site, where Japanese Macaques can be found relaxing in these heated bodies of water. The design approach splits the project into three volumes: the house, the engawa, and the baths. All of which take the form of elongated rectangles, which serves as a gesture that correlates to the river that runs parallel to the project. The long form results in a proposal that deals with topographical level changes in order to define spaces of privacy and pleasure.
Image: Axonometric projection.
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