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Kozakai Kifukan Community Center in Toyokawa, Japan by Yasuyuki ITO / C+A Coelacanth and Associates

Thursday, May 12th, 2022

Article source: Yasuyuki ITO / C+A Coelacanth and Associates

This core community building in the Kozakai district of Toyokawa contains a community center, library, children’s center, and city hall branch office. The design was selected in a 2017 competition. The spatial appeal of a mixed-use buildings such as this comes largely from its handling of common areas. While individual spaces such as the meeting rooms, music studio, event hall, and kitchen are of course also important, it is the natural overflow of sounds, sights, and other hints of activity into the common areas that gives the facility as a whole its vibrancy.

Image Courtesy © ToLoLo studio

Architects: Yasuyuki ITO / C+A Coelacanth and Associates
Project: Kozakai Kifukan Community Center
Location: Toyokawa, Japan
Photography: ToLoLo studio
Site area: 7859.45 m2
Building area: 2202.36 m2
Structural engineer: Fujio and associates
Total floor area: 3102 m2 (3102 m2 / 1F, 1687.5 m2 / 2F, 1382.9m2 / 3F, 31.6 m2)
Completion: June, 2021
Design period: August, 2017 – February, 2019
Contruction period: September, 2019 – June, 2021

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Tags: Japan, Toyokawa
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Light Walls House in Toyokawa, Japan by mA-style architects

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Article source: mA-style architects

The site is in a shady location where a two-story neighboring house closely stands on the south side, and even the shade and shadow on the path intensify the impression of darkness. Therefore, the design intended to create a space with uniformly distributed light by adjusting the way of letting daylight in, and the way of directing the light. By taking into consideration the space for the residents, the functions for living, and the relationship with the surrounding environment, creation of a diversity and richness in the house was intended by controlling the concept of light.