Eishin Campus – High School: Central Hall

1982 to 1985
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Educational, Realized , Construction completed in 1985
The Central Hall is located at the end of the homebase street. Α student gathering area with four-foot-thick concrete base walls and arched openings, with built-in benches, which double as entrances to the building. Arches and seats form alcoves, and the piers support the timber frame and roof truss of the upper structure. The roof truss is made of Douglas fir curved members and contributes to the good shape and positive space of the interior.
Client:
Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing Director
C.E.S. staff:
Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King
Contractor:
Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Project stages:
Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methods
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