Article source: Kohki Hiranuma Architect & Associates

The location became a Housing Expo at around 90 years ago as its quiet ambiance remains from the inherited residential surroundings. However, after 11 months of research and analyzing the environment, the convenience of people was adopted for their essential needs in everyday life with the flow of time. Having this condition, Timber Dentistry will stand as an iconic architecture that signifies its remaining value, which in the future, endeavors to mend the environmental conflicts.

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• Architects: Kohki Hiranuma Architect & Associates
• Project: Timber Dentistry
• Location: Mino City, Osaka Prefecture
• Site Area: 157.61 ㎡
• Building Area: 97.29 ㎡
• Floor Area: 144.23 ㎡
• Design Period: June 2012 – September 2013
• Construction Period: October 2013 – June 2014
• Architects Team: Design Kohki Hiranuma (Principal Architect, Kohki Hiranuma Architect & Associates), Masahiro Inayama (Structural Engineer, Holzstr), Shigeo Kawazoe (Representative, Kawazoe Environmental Design), Koichi Minami (Representative, Minami Building Equipment Design),
• Cooperative Design: Reiko Sudo (Representative, Nuno)
• Contractor:  Saburo Nishimura (Representative, Nishimura Architectural Studio)

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