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PIER THIRTY Group’s Western Japan HQ Building in Okayama Prefecture by YOSHIHIRO KATO ATELIER Co., Ltd.

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

Article source: YOSHIHIRO KATO ATELIER Co., Ltd.

The PIER THIRTY Group’s Western Japan HQ building, built in Kurashiki City in Okayama Prefecture, is a main office building of a company which runs eating/drinking establishments all over Japan. The venue of this building comprises the office space for administrative work and the kitchen for development of new menus as well as for practice by chefs from its each branch as test kitchen.

Image Courtesy © Nacasa & Partners inc.

Architects: YOSHIHIRO KATO ATELIER Co., Ltd.
Project: PIER THIRTY Group’s Western Japan HQ Building
Location: Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Photography: Nacasa & Partners inc.
Constructor: NAKAMOTOYA KOMUTEN
Hardware: ZENBI
Wood: BIYOU
Site area: 1405.98m²

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Pit House in Okayama Prefecture, Japan by UID Architects

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Article source: UID Architects

The house positions itself in Okayama Prefecture near Seto Inland Sea. The site is located on a terraced mountain hill that was developed as a residential land. The family is consisted of a married couple and a child. We considered a new way of architecture on the site condition, where views are open towards the north and the ground level is one meter higher than the road level.

Image Courtesy (c) Koji Fujii / Nacása & Partners Inc.

Architects: UID Architects (Keisuke Maeda)
Project: Pit House
Location: Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Consultants: Konishi Structural Engineers – Yasutaka Konishi, Takeshi Kaneko, structural; Toshiya Ogino Environment Design Office – Toshiya Ogino
General contractor: Nakamura Construction Co.Ltd.
Structural system: steel structure
Used materials: Exterior: ceder plate,wood protection paont,
Interior: structual plywood,exposed concrete,wood protection paint,cherry flooring
Site area: 232.12
Built area: 115.32
Total floor area: 116.66
Date of completion: Octorber, 2011
Photography credits: Koji Fujii / Nacása & Partners Inc.