中国広州、旧製糖工場の一角に打ち捨てられていた組積造の建物を、農園と一体のレストランへと転用する計画。かつてロシア資本によって建てられたこの建物は、黄色い煉瓦の外壁が特徴的で、沖縄にほど近い温暖な気候の中、南洋植物の緑と強い日差しに映えて佇んでいた。町を歩けば、人々が木陰に心地よい居場所を見つけて過ごす光景に出会う。施主は敷地近くで有機栽培の農園を営み、自ら育てた野菜を使った日本料理をここで振る舞う。
In Guangzhou, an abandoned masonry building on the grounds of a former sugar factory was reimagined as a restaurant conceived together with a working farm. Built originally with Russian capital, the building is known for its yellow brick walls, standing bright against tropical greenery under Guangzhou's warm climate — not unlike Okinawa's. Walk through the town and you find people settling into whatever shade feels good that day. The client, who runs an organic farm nearby, serves Japanese cuisine here made from vegetables grown with their own hands.
町を歩けば、人々は木陰に心地よい居場所を見つけて過ごす。
その心地よさを、建物の前にもう一つつくれないかと考えた。
People find their own comfortable shade to sit in as they move through town.
We wondered whether that same comfort could be made in front of the building.
葡萄のつるが柱を伝い、パーゴラへと絡んでいく。
木と編まれた竹の間を、木漏れ日とそよ風が通り抜ける。
Grapevines, chosen by the client, will climb the columns and reach into the pergola.
Between the trees out front and the woven bamboo above, dappled light and a breeze pass through.
私たちは、建物前に既にある2本の木がつくる木陰を、まるで森の木陰のように増幅できないかと考えた。竹を曲げて編み込んだパーゴラは、自然光や風、植物、人、家具、照明といった様々なものを緩やかに掛け渡す手がかりとして設計している。編み込みの技術には、現地の椅子職人が培ってきた手仕事を応用した。
We wondered whether the shade cast by the two existing trees in front of the building could be amplified, made to feel like the shade of a forest. A pergola of bent, woven bamboo is designed as a device that loosely gathers together natural light, wind, plants, people, furniture, and lighting. The weaving technique itself borrows from the craft of local chair makers.
テラスには施主自らが選んだ葡萄などのつる植物を植え、柱を伝ってパーゴラへと絡ませる予定だ。やがて建物前の木と編まれた竹の間を、木漏れ日とそよ風が通り抜けていく。黄色い煉瓦と竹という異なる素材の出会いは、この土地とやってくる人々を、静かにつないでいく。
On the terrace, vines — grapes among them, selected by the client — will be planted to climb the columns and weave into the pergola above. In time, light will fall in patterns through the trees and the bent bamboo together, and a breeze will move freely between them. Where yellow brick meets bamboo, two different materials quietly connect this place to the people who come to it.
Project Information
| 所在地 | 中国・広州 |
| 竣 工 | 2017年3月 |
| 用 途 | レストラン |
| 建築面積 | 168.63㎡ |
| 延床面積 | 240.84㎡（テラス含む） |
| 構 造 | 煉瓦造 + 鉄骨補強 |
| Location | Guangzhou, China |
| Completion | March 2017 |
| Use | Restaurant |
| Building Area | 168.63㎡ |
| Total Floor Area | 240.84㎡ (including terrace) |
| Structure | Brick masonry + steel reinforcement |
