td-atelier creates a multipurpose platform in the classroom of a recently-shut junior high school that combines a space for events, a book rental and a tea shop. the 6 by 3.3-m wooden plane rises parallel to the floor level and offers a variety of surfaces to be used as tables, chairs, bookshelves and a stage.
photos and video by tada masaharu and tomita ayaka
td-atelier’s intervention blends within the nostalgic atmosphere of the wooden school building. built in collaboration with university students, its structure utilizes the waste material of the flooring the came from neighboring sawmills.
books were placed in the various platforms
a tatami was place around the wooden structure
many people used the structure in various ways
school girls were eagerly reading books
a boy sitting on the platform reading a book
general view of the structure
the structure with the top board removed
the architects used discarded flooring for the structure
detail
the 68 years old wooden building served as a junior high school until recently
drawing
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