the hongodai church school and nursery by japanese firm takeshi hosaka architects is located in yokohama, situated among a forest. the building’s structure is a simple grid consisting of wooden frames and glass windows and doors. on each of the rooms ceilings are fluorescent lights in the shape of a cross. the building allows as much of the outside in – with unlimited views and natural sunlight.
all images by masao nishiawa
project info:
design and supervision: architecture and urban design firm hosaka takeshi
(honziyou mariko, hosaka takeshi, hosaka satoshi)
structure: arup japan
(atsushi huziwara, keigo nishi, gotou yonamine, responsible kazuma takeuti)
young construction, inc. port construction
location: yokohama
site area: 1332.92m2
building area: 265.97m2
total floor area: 531.94m2
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With what appears to be complete lack of insulation, the heating/cooling bills will be enormous. Of course the all-glass designs are nice, my parents live in a similar house in USA. But there is an ongoing expense of window cleaning and the energy consumption of environment control is very high. This is a type that would greatly benefit from a solar solution if and when the costs make sense.
very beautiful. What about the sustainability and the energy consumption ?
nice !!!