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Tokachi Hills
Obihiro, Japan
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Tokachi Hills
Obihiro, Japan
Type
YEAR
2013
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
Photography: SEIYA MIYAMOTO
Located on a small hill on the Tokachi Plain, Tokachi Hills is a sightseeing garden with around 1000 species of flowers and trees in a widespread area.
This project was a renovation of an existing building in the garden that was originally used as a greenhouse for growing vegetables, in order to create three functions: an entrance to the garden, a souvenir shop, and a café.
At the time of my first visit, the building was already used as a souvenir shop. Paving stones were just placed on the fertile soil, and two trees quietly stood in a corner where commercial wares were being sold.
The exposed structure was simple and beautiful; however, it had been repainted several times and looked as if it wore too much makeup with colorful layers of paint. The goods for sale, superb scenery unfurling outside, and the indoor space for plants to grow seemed as if they were sinking in the colorfulness and were not fully utilized.
If the three functions of the entrance, souvenir shop, and café are clearly segmented, the outdoor scenery and the beauty of the structure will also be segmented. Therefore, I decided to leave the soil and plant foliage in order to loosely connect these functions.
Then, I considered how to place the things that should be there, such as the soil that was left, furniture and fixtures, and a kitchen.
Located on a small hill on the Tokachi Plain, Tokachi Hills is a sightseeing garden with around 1000 species of flowers and trees in a widespread area.
This project was a renovation of an existing building in the garden that was originally used as a greenhouse for growing vegetables, in order to create three functions: an entrance to the garden, a souvenir shop, and a café.
At the time of my first visit, the building was already used as a souvenir shop. Paving stones were just placed on the fertile soil, and two trees quietly stood in a corner where commercial wares were being sold.
The exposed structure was simple and beautiful; however, it had been repainted several times and looked as if it wore too much makeup with colorful layers of paint. The goods for sale, superb scenery unfurling outside, and the indoor space for plants to grow seemed as if they were sinking in the colorfulness and were not fully utilized.
If the three functions of the entrance, souvenir shop, and café are clearly segmented, the outdoor scenery and the beauty of the structure will also be segmented. Therefore, I decided to leave the soil and plant foliage in order to loosely connect these functions.
Then, I considered how to place the things that should be there, such as the soil that was left, furniture and fixtures, and a kitchen.
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