TERRA:Children and Family Support Center
(First phase of construction)地域総合子ども家庭支援センター・テラ 第一期
Site
kofu, Yamanashi
Program
Child welfare facility
Site Area
1927.67 m2
Center building
Building Area
229.88 m2
Total Floor Area:
331.71 m2
Clinic building
Building Area
149.83 m2
Total Floor Area:
149.06 m2
Completed
November. 2021
Principal Architect:
Taku Sakaushi
Architects:
Tamon Kozu
Soichiro Ohmura
Structural Engineer
Yoshiharu Kanabako
Constructor
Ko-geisya
Photo
Masashige Akeda
These buildings are built for a local institution that supports children from less fortunate families living in and around Kofu City by providing consultation for parents and children as well as medical counseling. There are three buildings and each has a distinctive function: the central building has counseling rooms and administrative office that oversees daily operations; a clinic in which medical counseling is carried out by the specialists; and a training center where trainings for all employees from the operator of these facilities are given. The central building and the clinic have been completed as the first phase of construction (the training center is due for completion by the end of 2021). There are three architectural features shared by the three buildings: the shape and color of the roof; exposed wooden structure as interior finish; and the division of functions through the center-periphery configuration. For the two buildings mentioned here, both have a hip-and-gable roof with a near-horizontal skylight on top. The roof color of the central building is green and the clinic is reddish-brown, a reminder of the colors of grape which is a special product of Kofu. For the interior finish, the way rafters are exposed in the central building displays muscular ruggedness, while slimmer rafters integrated into wooden panels in the clinic building indicates sophistication. The floor plan of the central building shows that individual rooms are concentrated in the center and support the roof structurally, surrounded by airy offices and corridors. In contrast, the clinic has a spacious waiting area in the middle and consultation rooms and other rooms are placed around it. Although the three buildings have separate functions, oneness is achieved through the organic linkage in the design, structure, and materials
甲府市に建つこの建物は地域の恵まれない子供達のためにその家庭の親子の相談、アドバイス、医学的なカウンセリングなどを行う施設である。本施設は3つの機能を3つの棟で分担している。1つはセンター棟で相談室、事務室など3棟の運営を統括する棟。2つ目はクリニック棟で医者による医学的なカウンセリングを行う棟。3つ目は研修棟で本施設の運営法人の全職員の研修を行う棟である。今回第1期工事としてセンター棟、クリニック棟が完成した(研修棟は2期工事として2021年末完成予定である)。3つの建物には建築的に共通する3つの特徴がある、1つ目は屋根形状とその色、2つ目は木構造露わしの内装、3つ目は中央と周辺という平面構成である。屋根形状は2棟の屋根は両方とも寄棟と切妻を混合した形状である(頂部に水平に近いトップライトを設けている)。そして色は、センター棟は緑、クリニック棟は赤茶とした。これは甲府の特産品であるぶどうの色を連想させるものである。内装は屋根形状を構成する線材をセンター棟は荒々しく、クリック棟は面一で納め繊細に表現した。平面は、センター棟は中央に個室を集中させ構造として屋根を支えその周囲にオープンな事務室と廊下を配した。クリニック等はその逆で中央にオープンな待合室を設け周囲に診療室などの個室を配している。3棟は別々の機能を持つ建物だが、1つの有機的な連関を持つ全体性を構成、形式、質料の関連性によって作り上げている。