Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Photo © Satoshi Asakawa
Visualization © シーラカンス K&H

Yamaga City Elementary School

 Back to Projects list
Location
Kumamoto, Japan
Year
2013

The school stands in the midst of Yamaga City which is surrounded by nature. Timber framework highlights the beauty and creates a bright, flexible learning space. The approach is 'a passage to learning'. School grounds fill with a thousand female dancers during the Lantern Festival. Classrooms face the courtyard, 'a learning field', receiving fresh air, sun, and sounds. Living, learning and the community are integrated, creating a "happy place", an example for the future of school architecture.

Other Projects by 工藤和美 + 堀場弘 / シーラカンス K&H

Shirahata Public Housing – Otome Public Housing
Kumamoto, Japan
Okumura Hospital and Hikari Care Home
Fukui, Japan
Ishii Food Corporation Headquarter Building
Funabashi, Japan
Shibazono Elementary School & Shibazono Junior High School
Toyama, Japan
HHH
Tokyo, Japan