A station design proposal made of thread-thin structural members, inspired by the warmth and luster of the raw silk associated with Tomioka. Expressing everything that composes the space—benches, signage—in “thread,” it aimed to become a node of Gunma’s “culture sphere of thread.”
Joshu-Tomioka Station Design Competition (Honorable Mention)
Data
- Primary Use
- Proposal
- Project Type
- Competition entry (top 7 of 359 entries)
- Total Floor Area
- 750㎡
- Architects
- Takeshi Shikauchi
- Structural Design
- Institute of Building Structure
- Environmental Design
- Nobuyuki Sunaga (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
- Lighting Design
- Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design
- Photography
- Kouichi Torimura / Kouichi Torimura Photography
Award
- Design Competition
- Design Competition, Honourable Mention (top 7 of 359 entries)
A Station Learning from Raw Silk, Built of Thread
A station made of thread-thin structural members. The raw silk associated with Tomioka is a natural material with “excellent warmth retention” and “a distinctive luster.” Warmth arises as air collects in the gaps between fibers, and the rounded triangular cross-section gives off a distinctive luster through a “prism effect of light.” Applying the qualities of this raw silk to the station’s structure, we proposed a station that evokes “the fineness of thread,” “suppleness,” and “luster.” By making not only the building but everything that composes the space—benches, signboards, sun shades—out of “thread,” it aimed to become a node of the “culture sphere of thread” in Gunma, including Tomioka.
