recorder311 Stories 033 Another Take : Architect

We created a space called "Minna no ie" (house for everyone), with a wide verandah and eaves. We hope that it will be a place of relief where people can gather to talk and eat even during a disaster. Japan is such a disaster-prone country so I think that we need to take the time to think about evacuation methods and appropriate temporary housing in times of peace. Minna No Ie (House for Everyone)"Minna No Ie," a meeting place that was proposed by architect Toyo Ito, aiming to provide those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake with a "primitive architectural structure like a comforting living room," was completed at the temporary housing complex in Fukudamachi Minami Icchome Park in Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi. This was implemented as a project of the Kumamoto Artpolis operated ...