Project Applications

Kusanagi Gymnasium / Konohana Arena

Location

Shizuoka, Japan

Owner

Shizuoka Prefecture

General Contractor

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Architect

Naito Architect & Associates

Engineering Consultant

KAP

Construction Period

2013 - 2014

Type of Project

Gymnasium

Size of Structure

2-story

Main features used in this application Steel & RC & timber building design as per Japanese standard Boundary nonlinear dynamic analysis with seismic isolation element

Description on this project

 

It is an integrated athletic park with a series of competition facilities such as an indoor playground, baseball field, and space for athletics. The roof is floated in the air by the seismic isolation and the outer circumference is solidified with a strong prestressed concrete ring and the high-quality Tenryu Sugi laminated wood. The strong earthquake-resistant brace is placed on the outer shell and the soft space is closed with a large roof of the steel keel.

 

 
 
 

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Project Contact KAP
  • Address

    Chiyoda Fujimi Sky Mansion 1F, 2-4-9 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0071, Japan

  • Introduction

    KAP is a structural design group for various materials, scales and purposes. They can handle many structure type such as wood, RC, steel, PCa/pc and seismic. Also, they support diverse scales projects from a house to a large-scale government office and civil engineering structures.

  • Website

    kapstructure.wixsite.com/engineers

  • Email

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