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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Shima Kitchen in Teshima, Japan by Atelier Ryo Abe ArchitectsFebruary 15th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Atelier Ryo Abe Works Shima Kitchen was a renovation project to create a venue for arts, and dinning from an old vacant house in a village on Teshima. Teshima is a rural island in the Seto Inland Sea of Western Japan, just next to the famous art tourism island of Naoshima.  Image Courtesy Daici Ano
 Image Courtesy Daici Ano Around this old house were vacant lands where several other buildings had been demolished a long time ago. An old warehouse, two persimmon trees,and many smaller fig trees remained. We changed the house into an open style kitchen, refitted the warehouse as an art gallery, and extended a sunshade awning around the trees to create an outdoor theater. The theater was based on a traditional NOH style theater, with its stage(butai), veranda (hashikake), and gallery (sajiki), but was designed to adapt to various kinds of event programs such as live music, modern performance art, folk dance, and community festivals.  Image Courtesy Daici Ano The sunshade awning is made of fire charred wooden panels which are traditionally used as siding on the houses of this island. The panels were tied loosely to a frame so that they would flutter slightly in the wind to evoke bird feathers. The structure is created with simple, and light materials that can easily be found even on this isolated island.34 mm steel water pipes were used as the main columns, and main beams.27 mm steel water pipes were used as the sub-beams, and D10 steel rods were used as the grid frame of the awning. We also employed a very light foundation system with spiral steel flat bar piles.  Image Courtesy Daici Ano The form of the sunshade awning was conceived to flow contiguously from the existing house with its outer edges lower than the neighboring houses. In this way the roof fits harmoniously into the surrounding landscape of the village, without disturbing the serene atmosphere.  Image Courtesy Daici Ano In the end, working with existing structures, traditional methods, and simple materials, we succeeded in creating an intimate village gathering place that promotes a pleasant feeling of being under the shade of trees.  Image Courtesy Daici Ano  Image Courtesy Daici Ano  Image Courtesy Daici Ano  Image Courtesy Daici Ano  Architect
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