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Wooden Kindergarten Building with Approx. 100m in Longitudinal Direction
The building of “Tokyo Yurikago Kindergarten” has a V-shaped structure and stands on a vast 2.5-hectare site. One of the wings of the V-shaped building stretches about 100m in length with class rooms arranged in a row, all of which face the yard across the corridor. Around a 10-meter span of each classroom was realized by joining the end of ready-made LVL l-shaped beams using beam end connectors for mid to large-scale structures. Node.HSML. Through the economic construction method that applies a generic wooden architectural technique, they saved a lot of cost despite the size of the building. In addiction to that, since the upper structure of wooden buildings is lighter than that of steel buildings, the required foundation size is reduced in wooden architecture. This advantage also contributed to the cost reduction.
Tokyo Uchino School,Tokyo Yurikago Kindergarten
Architectural Design：OSAMU WATANABE ARCHITECTS
Structural Design：Rhythm Design Mov co.ltd
Total Floor Area：1,795㎡
Floor：2 above ground
Structure：Wood
Building Function：Child care facility
Photography：Nagaishi Photo Office（1-10）
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.HSML Beam end connector for mid to large-scale structures