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6. Rahmen frame（〇：Rahmen joints, other：pin joints）
Located in a beautiful natural setting, this wooden facility manufactures mechanical watches for the wristwatch brand Grand Seiko. The facility includes a clean space and a showroom where visitors can learn about the history and background of the brand. In clean rooms where precision machinery is assembled, only climbing beam structures are used to avoid the use of horizontal materials inside the rooms, which tend to collect dust inside the rooms. The structure is established by concentrating the weight of the building in the corridor around the clean room. The clean room and other large open spaces with exposed structures are composed of various connectors such as Node.Rigid, a connector for rahmen frame joints. Rigid connectors for rigid-frame joints. Sloped rahmen was used to create a distinctive roof shape that connects to the surrounding natural environment while maintaining the large space.
Rahmen frame used
・Rahmen for columnar walls（Column depth 240mm）：46 frame
・Rahmen for columnar walls（Column depth 450mm）：16 frame
・Sloped single-sided Rahmen（Column depth 450mm, Beam depth 360mm）：46 frame
・Sloped Rahmen（Column depth 450mm, Beam depth 450mm）：7 frame
Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi
Owner：Seiko Group Corporation
Basic design：Kengo Kuma and Associates
Structural Design：DAIKEN SEKKEI, Inc
Total Floor Area：2,095.01㎡
Floors：2 above ground
Structure：Wood
Building Function：Factory
Connectors Used
Node.HSS Beam end connector for small-scale structures
Node.Column Column head and foot connector
Node.Fastener Configurable for other types of connectors and various fasteners
Node.Rigid Rahmen joint connector