Factory in AWAJI
Photo by Atsushi Shiotani

Factory in AWAJI

OHArchitecture as Architects

For After 300 years, The factory was moved for Awaji island in a calculated way.
They decided to add more another one after 3 years.
We thought the way is good to that like it was completed by overflowing of vitality and like it increases is better than calculated an extension.
Based in frame membrane structure used by tent warehouse and etc, this plan choiced truss structure with cross beam is rotated truss of 45°.
Because of this, the space can have the jagging form(pleats), be brightness and have nothing pillar in spite of the size is W48m×L27m×H20m.
Also as construction work, the pillars are independent by the pleats and it was enable to be completion within a half year.
In design plan, the inside of the pleats of jagging form on floor plan was used as equipment installing space and
it came out the characteristic exterior reflected around landscape by using SUS445 as outer wall.
This factory has the pleats filled with vitality can say what it embodies the companey's CI of processing SUS.

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