Hiroshima Municipal Yano-minami
Elementary School
Designed by: Reiko
Tomita
The Yano-minami Elementary School was newly
constructed in the New Town area in the eastern part of Hiroshima
City.
This school was designed to achieve the following:
- A school that coexists with natural surroundings.
- A school whose uniqueness engenders deep attachment to the
region and the school.
- A school where children can be unconstrained and active in
both mind and body.
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Enkogawa River Art
Promenade
Designed by: Yoji Sasaki
This area
is situated on the Enkogawa River very close to Hiroshima Station.
The banks of the river have been virtually reborn thanks to the
novel design.
With open space named Cherry Tree Veranda and
Waterside Gallery, this newly created scenic landscape fuses into
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Higashi Senda
Park
Designed by: Norihisa Yamamoto
Emerging
from the former site of Hiroshima University, the Higashi Senda Park
features a 10,000 m 2Plaza and Green Exterior Corridors
that connect up with a Grove created by Green Interior
Corridors.
With various trees and shrubbery donated by
countries from all over the world in the post-war period, such as
the rows of date palms and metasequoias running from the front side,
this park remains vital and flourishing. |
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Hiroshima Municipal Motomachi
Senior High School
Designed by: Hiroshi
Hara
Motomachi Senior High School, located directly north of
Hiroshima Castle, was designed as a miniature city. Students attend
classes divided between the pleasant environments of the upper floor
Residence (regular classrooms) and lower floor Offices (special
classrooms). The stilts attached to the first floor provide a
gradual contact point with the surrounding area. |
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Hiroshima City Nishi Fire
Station
Designed by: Riken Yamamoto
Looking
out on Peace Boulevard in Nishi Ward, the Nishi Fire Station was
designed under the concept of a Jewelry Box of Security. The
glass-covered facade allows passers-by to catch glimpses of the
firefighters working inside providing local residents with a sense
of security. The building also features facilities to elevate
interest in firefighting activities such as an atrium for
firefighter training and the observation terrace with attached
display hall. |
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Naka Incineration
Plant
Designed by: Yoshio Taniguchi
The Naka
Incineration Plant was constructed on a reclaimed landfill at the
southern tip of the Yoshijima area and lines up directly with Peace
Memorial Park. The building creates a completely unique and
groundbreaking departure from the typical image of waste treatment
facilities. The Ecorium, a glass passage facing the ocean and
running directly onto the roadway axis, exposes the inner workings
of the plant to the public while also featuring a display system
related to environmental problems. These features function to
heighten public awareness about the natural environment as well as
achieving feeling of liberation and connectedness by serving as a
kind of escapeway from the city to the ocean. |
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