生方記念文庫　建設基本設計業務委託プロポーザル応募案

用途:文庫 所在:群馬県沼田市 計画:2011年9月（最終7選／佳作受賞） 規模:鉄骨造＋木造　地上1階建 敷地:736㎡ 延床:200㎡ 構造:坪井宏嗣構造設計事務所 設備:yamada machinery office,EOS Plus

歌人・生方たつゑの著書を展示・収蔵する生方記念文庫の改築設計コンペ応募案。短歌専門の文庫として長く親しまれてきた旧文庫が、群馬県沼田市の中心市街地土地区画整理事業に伴い、市の中心部の新たな敷地に建替えられることとなった。同一敷地内に移築される県の重要文化財である旧沼田貯蓄銀行と共に、新たに整備される街並みの指針となり、街なかのにぎわいに寄与する文化施設となることが求められた。我々の提案では、日本有数の河岸段丘で知られるこの地域で、中心市街地においても古くからの自然植生が多く残されていることに着目し、周囲の山々と連続する緑豊かな景観を創出することを試みた。生茂る樹々の下、訪れる人々が思い思いに居場所を見つけることができる公共空間を目指し、街に開かれた縁側のような文庫を提案した。

Ubukata Memorial Library Competiton

program:Library location:Gunma,Japan design:September,2011 (competition finalist) structural system:steel＋wood stories:1 storie site area:736㎡ total floor area:200㎡ consultants:Hirotsugu Tsuboi Structural Engineers,yamada machinery office,EOS Plus

A proposal for a competition to rebuild the Ubukata Memorial library which displays and holds a collection of works by poet Tatsue Ubukata It was decided to rebuild the old library, which had long been popular as a specialized tanka (Japanese poem of 31 syllables) library, in a new site in the heart of the city along with the Numata City (Gunma Prefecture) central city land readjustment project. Together with the old Numata savings bank, an important cultural property of Gunma Prefecture being relocated to the same site, this building had to serve as a guideline for the townscape to be newly developed as well as become a cultural facility which contributed to the downtown bustle. In our proposal, we focused on the fact that a lot of old natural vegetation remained in the central city area, and tried to create a lush landscape that blended in with the surrounding mountains within this region known for Japan's leading river terraces. We proposed a public library which is open to the street, like a porch, with the aim of creating a public space in which visitors can freely find a space under the overgrown trees.