The Gallery. We converted an icehouse (?himuro? in Japanese) that stored ice made at the former Fuji Ice Factory next door (which we renovated into office in 2015) into a gallery. The gallery has been designed for exhibitions (e.g. an exhibition of new works of locally produced textiles) and free use by artists staying under artist-in-residence programs. The concrete walls of the himuro had been insulated with styrofoam of about 20cm thick, lined with 6mm plywood with cedar duckboards attached onto it. Abundant styrofoam insulation was very beneficial for the conversion. In addition, we decided to use the duckboards as they were as the makeup of the interior, and we repaired the parts where they had been destroyed or lost. The himuro was divided into five chambers by concrete walls, four of which were connected through small doors.
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Architects: Sakaushi Lab (TUS), Taku Sakaushi (O.F.D.A.)

Location: Fujiyoshida, Japan

Category: Renovation

Lead Architects: Taku Sakaushi, Tamon Kozu, Saori Toriumi, Kazuhiro Terutoki, Kentaro Nomura, Hirofumi Nakagawa

Area: 249.0 m2

Project Year: 2019

Photographs: Masashige Akeda

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