OND SAUNA
Amane Architecture
ARCHITECTS
Amane Architecture
ARCHITECT
Taro Shimokawa, Amane Architecture
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Yūki Kuroiwa, Kuroiwa Structural Design Office
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING DESIGN
Yamazaki Design
STOVE
Ken's Metalwork
FOOD MENU SUPERVISION
Masato Yamazaki
LOGO
Marukajiri
WEBSITE DESIGN
Fusion Graphic
PROJECT OWNER
Asahi I&r Holdings Co., Ltd.
PRODUCER
Jun Kobayashi/re Factory
PHOTOGRAPHS
Kazuyoshi Miyamoto (fusion graphic), Akinobu Kawabe (helico)
AREA
117 m²
YEAR
2024
LOCATION
Takeo, Japan
CATEGORY
Sauna
English description provided by the architects.
WALLS OF NEUTRALITY
In the sauna space, strangers place themselves in close proximity to each other, almost naked.
From a proximity perspective, saunas are supposed to be quite intimate communities, but public saunas in Japan are not yet at that stage.
However, if a space can be created that fits well with the unique proximity and mentality of the Japanese people, a new community space may emerge.
Amane Architecture's intent was to create a social space (sociopetal) that is not intrusive or too intimate, but where people can share a common understanding.
They sought a way to resolve such a relationship by means of a wall that is both attached and detached.
The verticality of the wall resonates with the forest, and its gaps draw the forest closer, while its discrete arrangement regulates intimacy with the neighbors.
The irregular plan was adopted to allow the eye to pass through and expand, and to adjust the degree of intimacy, which was rationally solved by the use of 150 mm CLT floorboards.
The elimination of beams eliminates non-perpendicular joints in the structure and contributes to labor-saving on-site work.
The rational walls of the scale module are discretely assembled and connected by CLT slabs.
This discrete structure form itself may also be described as a sociopetal structure.
