Yashima Mountaintop Park

Yashima Mountaintop Park project is located on the mountain called Yashima which is a national landmark and a natural treasure in the Setonaikai National Park. This project was initiated to revitalize the entire mountain top area and this mountain top park is designed to actualize and maximize its potential. There used to be many buildings for sightseers, but many buildings had been demolished as they fell into disrepair as less sightseers came. Because of the strict regulations in this national preserved area it’s not allowed to make new buildings easily without going through a difficult permit process. So the area is in the process of returning to nature.

In such an area, we planed this long building as a part of the park following the shapes and various levels of the site so that it flows in and out of the many different spaces that the site has in order to actualize its potential. As such, the three-dimensional path building touches the ground then jumps up according to the character of the space and its function. There will be seven small open spaces on the ground determining the shape of the building to make one big park. People don’t enter a building but a large open space walking through under the elevated part of the building.

As people walk around in the building, people will experience places like the viewing point, floating cafe in the trees, event space and exhibition spaces. In this project, we designed this building as a part of the terrain to be a forward looking architecture that can naturally be part of its environment. We hope that we have found the beauty in the continuity of the architecture and the environment.

屋島山頂公園（Yashima Mountaintop Park）顧名思義，是位於日本香川縣高松市屋島的山形台地，為瀨戶內海國立公園的國家級地標與自然珍寶。這項計畫的出發點是重新活化整個山頂區，而此公園的設計即是要實現此潛能，並發揮到最大。

屋島山頂曾有許多供觀光客使用的建築物，然而由於觀光盛況不再，導致建築年久失修，紛紛拆除。由於國家保護區的法規相當嚴格，要興建新建築並不容易，必須經過繁雜的手續申請許可，於是這一區又逐漸草木蔓生。

我們在園區規劃出長型建築物，它會順應基地的輪廓與不同高度來設計。這麼一來，建築物可在基地的諸多不同空間流動進出，實現其潛能。這建築物是三度空間的走道，有些地方是碰觸到地面，有些地方又能依據空間與機能特色架高起來，一躍而起。地面將會有七個小型開放空間，這會影響建築物形式，而整體空間也可構成大型公園。如此一來，民眾不像走進建築物內部，而是可從建築物高起處的下方穿越，進入大型空間。民眾若在建築物裡漫步，會體驗觀景點、飄浮於林間的咖啡店、活動空間與展覽空間。

在這項計畫中，設計師把這棟建築物設計成地形的一部分，這樣的建築可望能自然地融入環境。但願我們在建築與環境的連續性中，找到了美。