This project is composed of three small buildings. The Research Pavilion houses testing and research facilities for Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. The Gallery Pavilion is dedicated to the exhibition and storage of artist Yoshikuni Iida's works. The Gate House guards the entrance to the site. These volumes reflect greenery in summer and are covered with snow in winter. Their complex geometry not a typological architectural form. Rather, it is an indeterminate combination of rectangles and smooth curves.

Location：

Minamiazumi-gun, Nagano, Japan

Completion Date：

2002

Building Type：

Office, Gallery

Structural System：

[Laboratory]Steel, Steel Honeycomb, Reinforced Concrete [Gallery・Gate House]Reinforced Concrete

Number of Floors：

2 Stories

Site Area：

71,377m²

Building Area：

[Laboratory]743m² [Gallery]372m² [Gate House]33m²

Total Floor Area：

[Laboratory]712m² [Gallery]354m² [Gate House]33m²

Structural Engineer：

Delta Structural Consoltants

Mechanical / Electrical Engineer：

Sogo Consultants