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Project • By MIKAMI Architects • Sports Centres
Mito City Shimoirino Health Promotion Center
The project is a fitness and recreation facility designed to promote the health and vitality of the local community. It is located in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, the same Kanto region as Tokyo.
KOUJI HORIUCHI
The main theme of the building is a place for healing and relaxation open to the community that supports health promotion, and it functions as a "place for multi-generational interaction where people gather. The exterior of the building was designed to harmonize with the surrounding natural environment.
KOUJI HORIUCHI
The site is in the eastern hills away from the center of Mito City. As a result of searching for the spread foundation located near the bedrock, a strap-like shape emerged.
MIKAMI Architects
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News • News • 12 Jan 2022
Helsinki International Airport expansion plays with concepts of lightness in combination with extreme weight
The newly opened expansion of the Helsinki Airport by ALA Architects expands and modifies the existing airport which was built in multiple phases starting in the 1950s. The new 43,000 square meter departures and arrivals building comprises two distinct volumes; the first volume is defined by its wooden ceiling while the second volume is defined by its blue colour. Particularly striking is the dramatic roof that plays with concepts of lightness in combination with extreme weight.
Thomas Uusheimo
Built to a BREEAM Excellent standard, the new building connects directly with the old Terminal and follows the conventional arrangement of separating the flows of departing and arriving passengers onto different levels. In addition to the depar... More
Product • By Derako • Derako Solid Wood Grill Pro-line
Derako Solid Wood Grill Pro-line
Would you like to make an indoor space more attractive and inviting? You can achieve this by using natural materials. Studies show that increased contact with nature in an indoor environment can have enormous positive effects on peoples’ moods. By incorporating elements of nature in a building, the contact between humans and nature is strengthened. Wood is one of the most special natural materials. It has been a source of inspiration for architects and artists for thousands of years. Thanks to its shape and colour, power, flexibility and warmth, wood gives streets and interiors a natural, characteristic appearance. Wood is not only environmentally friendly and recyclable, it also stores CO2. It is renewable thanks to the growth of new... More