The Kyoto National Garden Information Center (2022)

 

The Nakadachiuri New Exhibition building in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a wooden structure completed in 2022 that utilizes traditional timber-frame (zairai jikugumi) methods, as featured in Shinkenchiku magazine.

Designed by Kohyama Architects for the Ministry of the Environment, the project emphasizes a "core and porch" (moya and hisashi) layout to integrate with the surrounding historic environment.

Construction Period October 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022
Details Carpentry Work: All timber and woodwork execution for the Ministry of the Environment
Location Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City (inside Kyoto Gyoen National Garden)
Client Kyoto Gyoen Management Office, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
Contractor 元請: 株式会社南山建設 管理、木工事: 岡野建設株式会社
Design
Kōyama Architectural Institute