colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus

Atelier MEME uses voided slab technology in cloud-like roof

 

Atelier MEME designs the Campus Center at Kanagawa Dental University in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan as a multifunctional facility that hosts office spaces and student areas. The project introduces a large, cloud-like roof made with voided slab technology, reducing the structure’s weight and allowing it to be supported by slender columns without the use of beams. This expansive roof covers various communal areas, including an entrance hall, a terrace with views of the university’s trees, and lounge spaces, creating an open, plaza environment.

 

Under the roof, two central buildings house administrative and academic functions, contrasting the curved form with traditional concrete frames. Color concrete, mixed with special pigments, gives these frames a textured appearance, softening the previously rigid atmosphere of the campus and the surrounding cityscape.

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
all images courtesy of Atelier MEME

 

 

Campus Center connects the university with adjacent park

 

Atelier MEME blends the campus with its urban context via landscaping, using low fences, wide gates, and continuous flooring and planting strips. The Japanese studio also connects the university with Mikasa Park, which adjoins the campus, encouraging interaction between students and the local community. The combination of large, urban-scale roofs and integrated landscaping transforms the campus into a lively and welcoming environment with various activities, enhancing the overall campus experience.

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
Atelier MEME designs the Campus Center at Kanagawa Dental University in, Japan

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
this multifunctional facility merges office spaces with student areas

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
the project introduces a large, cloud-like roof

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
made with voided slab technology, the roof is supported by slender columns

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
voided slab technology reduces the structure’s weight

colored-concrete-buildings-levitating-cloud-roof-japanese-campus-atelier-meme-designboom-1800-02

this expansive roof covers various communal areas

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
an entrance hall, a terrace with views of the university, and lounge spaces, create an open, plaza environment

colored concrete buildings emerge from cloud-like floating roof at japanese campus
beneath the roof, two central buildings house administrative and academic functions

colored-concrete-buildings-levitating-cloud-roof-japanese-campus-atelier-meme-designboom-1800-03

contrasting the curved roof with traditional concrete frames

 

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axonometric drawing
axonometric drawing
softening the previously rigid atmosphere of the campus and the surrounding cityscape
softening the previously rigid atmosphere of the campus and the surrounding cityscape
large, urban-scale roofs and integrated landscaping transforms the campus into a lively and welcoming environment
large, urban-scale roofs and integrated landscaping transforms the campus into a lively and welcoming environment
fostering interaction between students and the local community
fostering interaction between students and the local community

project info:

 

name: KDU Campus Center
architect: Atelier MEME | @atelier_meme2013
location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

 

 

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edited by: thomai tsimpou | designboom

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