Former Fuji Ice Plant / O.F.D.A.

Former Fuji Ice Plant  / O.F.D.A. - Windows, Facade
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  • Construction: Takiguchi Kenchiku
  • Land Size: 1540 sqm
  • Building Area: 92 spm
  • Architect In Charge: Taku Sakaushi, Yusuke Sagawa, Hirofumi Nakagawa, Soichiro Omura
  • City: Fujiyoshida
  • Country: Japan
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Former Fuji Ice Plant  / O.F.D.A. - Beam
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Plan 1

Text description provided by the architects. Unused former ice plant in Fujiyoshida City was converted into a complex building consists of a day nursery on the ground floor, a community kitchen on the 1st floor, and an NPO office on the 2nd floor.

Former Fuji Ice Plant  / O.F.D.A. - Beam, Windows
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A tunnel-like passage was created, which has a big opening and a staircase inside.  Its wall and ceiling have Japanese cedar finish, and the rooms connected with the staircase have the same finish, emphasizing the connection of two different worlds. 

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Former Fuji Ice Plant  / O.F.D.A. - Windows, Beam
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It is an experiment to remodel an old closed building into a functionally and design-wise open architecture.  Comparable concepts are adopted in many renovation projects all over Japan today.

Former Fuji Ice Plant  / O.F.D.A. - Windows, Door, Beam
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Project location

Address:Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

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Cite: "Former Fuji Ice Plant / O.F.D.A." 03 Jun 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/788604/former-fuji-ice-plant-ofda> ISSN 0719-8884

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