Humanity｜Art

ZEN Wellness SEINEI, Awaji, Hyogo, Japan

日本兵庫縣淡路市　禪坊靖寧

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I was brought to see a site in the north of Awaji Island, a steeply sloped embankment where the forest had been cleared, and Mr. Yasuyuki Nanbu, the representative of the Pasona Group, asked me to design the "Meditation Dojo In The Air". I thought I could create a space where one can place themselves in a unique place.

The first floor contains simple lodgings of private rooms and a canteen, in a linear timber framed tube, supported minimally on only two steel grid-framed pillars, because of the cliff edge condition of the site. The one floor high timber Vierendeel truss spans 21 m, and the end of the truss was cantilevered 12 m in order to reduce the stress of the long span. In order to maximize the transparency and spatial openness of the second floor outdoor deck space for meditation, the entire roof is supported by 12 cm diameter steel columns spaced 3 m apart and cantilevered from the floor below making it possible to avoid any diagonal bracing within the space. Glulam beams of 105 x 300 mm at 500 mm pitch running orthogonally to the girder direction were arranged throughout the entire roof to act as rafters. Normally, joists are set on top of larger beams running orthogonally, but inserting a large beam here would disrupt the spatial continuity of interior and exterior. Therefore, as we have implemented many times before, the small beams are used as the struts to form an open truss, together with top and bottom chords of minimal steel I-sections laid on their side, and diagonally inserted steel flat bars. The trusses each spanning 3 m, avoided the need for large beams, made it possible to visually erase the structure. The girders had been eliminated to enhance the continuity inside and outside, but furthermore, the surrounding decking was stepped down so that even when sitting on the floor, the handrails along the perimeter would not enter into the line of sight of the landscape.

When approaching the building from the road, a powerful wooden frame of nearly 100m confronts the surrounding forest with a strong contrast, but the ceiling height gradually decreases as you climb the large stairs. When sitting on the deck the building's presence disappears leaving visitors with the greenery and wind of the forest, the singing of birds and frogs during the daytime, and the crying of insects at night, making you realize that you are being dominated by your senses of sight, sound, and smell.

Pasona 集團的代表安之南先生請坂茂建築設計在淡路島北部一處陡峭的斜坡路設計一個「空中冥想道場」，創造一個空間，讓人們得以將自己置於一個獨特的環境中。

第一層包含簡單的私人房間和食堂，在一個線性的木質框架管內，由於基地位於懸崖邊，僅在兩個鋼格結構的支柱上做了最小的支撐。一層樓高的木質范倫迪爾桁架跨度為 21 公尺，為了減少其幅度帶來的壓力，桁架的末端被懸挑出 12 公尺。為了最大限度地提升二樓戶外冥想空間的通透度和空間開放性，整個屋頂由直徑 12 公分的鋼柱支撐，每根鋼柱間隔 3 公尺，從下面的地板懸挑出來，使空間內避免出現任何斜向支撐。105×300 毫米、間距500 毫米的膠合木梁與大梁方向正交，作為椽子分散於整個屋頂。通常托梁會被設置在正交的大梁之上，但在此處插入大梁會破壞室內外的空間連續性，因此，正如以前曾多次應用的那樣，以小梁作為支柱，形成開放式桁架，並在其側面鋪設最小 I 型鋼截面的頂部和底部弦桿，以及在對角插入扁鋼條。每個 3 公尺長的桁架分散了對大梁的壓力，從而可以在視覺上隱藏其結構。大梁被移除以強化空間內部和外部的連續性，與此同時，周圍的裝飾也被降低了，所以即使坐在地板上，空間周圍的扶手也不會阻礙景觀。

從道路向建築物緩緩前行時，近 100 公尺的龐大木頭框架與周圍的森林形成強烈的對比，但隨著人沿著長長的樓梯向上走，天花板的高度將逐漸降低。坐在甲板上，建築物的存在彷彿消失了，留給遊客的是森林的綠意與微風，白天的鳥鳴蛙叫，晚上蟲鳴唧唧，讓人意識到自己正被視覺、聽覺和嗅覺所支配。

Principal Architectects:Shigeru Ban
Structural Engineers:

Momi Architects + Holzstr
Mechanical Engineer:

Chiku Engineering Consultants
General Contractor:MAEDA Corporation
Lighting Designer:Lighting M
Client:Pasona group
Total floor area:982.15m²
Building Area:738.85m²
Site Area:2,983.04m²
Structure:Timber.Steel.Reinforced Concrete(Machine room)

Photos:

Hiroyuki Hirai
Text:Shigeru Ban
Interview:Yang-Xuan, Jiang

主要建築師:坂 茂
結構工程：Momi Architects + Holzstr

機械工程：Chiku Engineering Consultants

總承包商：前田建設
燈光設計師：Lighting M
客戶：保聖那集團

空間面積：982.15 平方公尺

建築面積：738.85 平方公尺

基地面積：2,983.04 平方公尺

主要結構：木材.鋼.鋼筋混凝土(機房)

影像：Hiroyuki Hirai
文字：坂 茂
採訪：江洋萱

Shigeru Ban Architects

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