As students ascend the floors, their curiosity is stimulated, and their sensations are enabled. The sports facility is designed to add to an ordinary routine. Besides, they opted to maintain the color’s original condition, both inside and outside, with the ‘primitive’ grey concrete as its only signature.Īccording to the studio, ‘the structural layout is akin to a temple the intent of the spatial configuration was to create a place where users can learn the ‘essence’ of things’. The architects avoided excess decoration, letting the arrangment itself do the talking. This pursuit of ‘simple beauty’ is divorced from secular worldly trends.’ The facility’s interior and exterior were finished in fair-faced concrete. ‘The space allows a sensitivity for light, materials, and a grasp of more a natural essence. With this gesture, the presence of blackout curtains is unnecessary. NIKKEN SEKKEI (see more here) strategically pierced the walls with various holes so dimmed daylight could reach the arena core. The outermost tube employs a spacious layout and functions as a corridor, an indoor running track, and a passageway for indirect light to pass through to the hall. Meanwhile, access is possible through hatches built into the walls.įour structural ‘tubes’ were designed around the arena’s perimeter to house air conditioning, lighting, and sound equipment. Apart from the lighting conditions, this formation subtly connects to the outside environment piquing students’ curiosity and interest. By doing so, indirect natural light suitable for indoor exercises tackles in while strong direct sunlight is blocked. To achieve these ambitions, the resulting structure takes shape as a brutalist concretebuilding pierced by small and big holes. However, they aimed to create the optimal conditions these spaces require, offering students an everyday yet enhanced experience. The design team sought to create a space beyond the conventional gym halls that see a room covered with blackout curtains. NIKKEN SEKKEI has completed a gymnasiumas part of a high school in Japan. Waseda University Honjo Senior High School Gymnasium by Nikken Sekkei
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