地球圖書館
晴天耕作田地，雨天閱讀書籍，「地球圖書館」正是為這樣的人而設。該地點位於KURKKU 田園的一個角落，由一家農業生產公司所經營，這片平坦且乾燥的土地坐落在充滿建築廢棄物的山谷頂部。
Plowing the fields on sunny days and reading books on rainy days... Library in the Earth is for such people. The site is located in a corner of KURKKU FIELDS, which is operated by an agricultural production corporation. The flat and dry land was sitting on top of a valley filled with construction debris.
此項目旨在恢復自然，將一個被當地農民視為重要的「母親池塘」那片繁茂的山谷。我們認為建築不應佔據耕作的土壤，應該是建立在不破壞土壤的植物和微生物生長的情況下謙卑地存在，大地一直被視為所有生命的源泉和母性的象徵。
We aimed to restore the lush valley that leads to the pond that farmers called Mother Pond and believed that the architecture should not occupy the cultivated soil layer but rather exist humbly under the flourishing of plants and microorganisms in the soil. The earth has been regarded as the source of all life and a symbol of motherhood.
這個設計概念是在地面上開闢一道裂縫，創造一個適合農民休息的寧靜場所，從高處俯視這個裂縫看起來像一滴水的形狀。緩步進入這個空間，穿越被犁過的土地，一面書架形成的廊道便出現在眼前。傳統的建築元素如粱和柱在這裡被全部消除，而那些混凝土被設計成從建築的外部支撐和擋土牆結構延伸出來，以土壤修飾地面、牆面及天花板使其一致延續相連，種植於垂直邊緣的板材草坪繁茂地垂掛，為空間增添水氣的濕潤感，這個設計細節使灌溉及保水的平衡能夠根據季節進行調整。
Our wish was to make a small cleft in the earth and create a tranquil place suitable for farmers to rest. The cleft looks like a water drop when viewed from above. As you wander into the approach and pass through the plowed ground, a corridor of bookshelves appears. Architectural elements such as beams and columns have been eliminated, while the concrete void slabs cantilever out from the outer retaining walls and wing walls. The floor, walls, and ceiling all have an earthen finish and connect smoothly, and the lawn that has been planted up to the vertical edge of the slab hangs down lushly and gives the space a sense of dampness.
室內的天花板高度隨著地勢的起伏而有所不同，因此有部分區域的天花板較低，甚至設有小型隱藏房間。在空間最深處，設計了一個講述故事的大廳，提供了一個寧靜的交流場所。提升了草坪地面，在這個有如子宮般舒適的空間中，階梯式的座位周圍環繞著書架，上方陳列著務農書籍和孩子們的童書，而垂直的書架結構厚度達4公分，向上延伸支撐著空間。
This detail allows for the balance of irrigation and water retention to be adjusted according to the season. The ceiling heights inside are determined by the slope of the ground, so there are areas with low ceilings and small hidden rooms that only children can enter. At the deepest part, there is a hall for storytelling. In the womb-like space that uplifts the lawned ground, folds of bookshelves surround the stepped seats, and books from the collections of farm workers and books for children line up. The 40mm thick vertical frames of the bookshelves extend overhead to support the space.
結構設計垂直細長的梁與另一根互相支撐，而這根垂直樑又由它鄰近的梁支撐時，形成一個循環的結構，最終創造成一個圓形，可以支撐起一個大空間。透過這種互相支撐的鏈條端部，形成的社交空間是個體力量無法單獨創造的。結構中心的頂部不僅提供照明光源，還象徵著KURKKU 田園的農業社區，形成的景象類似於一個被藍天白雲覆蓋的地球，這是一個對地球反思的圖書館。
When a thin vertical beam supports the next one, and that vertical beam is also supported by its neighbor, a large space can be supported as a whole when the repetition makes a circle. At the end of the chain of reciprocal support, a social space arises that cannot be created by strong individuals alone. The top light at the center of the structure, which symbolizes the agricultural community of KURKKU FIELDS, frames a view that resembles the earth covered in blue sky and clouds. It is a library that thinks of the earth.
