项目坐落于日本福冈市中央住宅区，周边景观优美，植被繁茂。本项目为室内用天然木材制造商Maruhon在日本西部开设的第一家分店，兼具办公室与陈列室的功能。项目设计理念旨在突出Maruhon产品的丰富细节，建筑外观让人联想到一棵似乎已经在基地上屹立多年的大树。

Located in a verdant residential neighborhood in the city of Fukuoka, this is the first office and showroom in western Japan for Maruhon, a manufacturer of natural wood for interiors. The design highlights the rich detail of Maruhon’s products, evoking the image of a huge tree that seems to have stood on the site for many years.

▼项目周边环境，surrounding environment of the project

业主希望在这约为70平方米的场地上，创建出一个用于储存与展示400多块样品板的展厅与工作室。以此为前提，KATORI archi+design associates事务所运用木材将建筑本身转化为展示样品的装置，使建筑、家具以及产品三位一体。建筑的结构表面即为最终饰面，向大众展示材料与工艺。因此，项目的建造需要严格的施工规划与质量控制，同时，经验丰富木工工匠也是不可或缺的。

The client requested a workspace and area for storing and displaying over four hundred sample boards on the approximately 70m2 site. We responded by transforming the wooden building itself into a device for displaying samples, so that architecture, furniture, and product become three aspects of the same form. Because the structure serves as the finished surface, the project required both scrupulous construction planning and rigorous quality control, making highly skilled, experienced carpenters essential.

▼项目概览，overall of the project

▼建筑本身转化为展示木材样品的装置，the wooden building transforming into a device for displaying samples

建筑的平面成椭圆形，外墙由来自天龙地区的日本雪松木板制成。木板之间连接紧密，自然的材料纹理强调出光影的作用。外立面木材的表面涂有在四季收集的树叶、浆果和树根制成的天然植物染料，这种设置进一步增强了木材的吸引力。随着时间的推移，木材表面逐渐氧化将建筑进一步融入周围环境，就如同一棵标志性的古树一样，成为社区的象征。此外，本项目还获得了世界上最权威的可持续林业认证组织——森林管理委员会的全面认证。

The exterior walls of the oval building are made of Japanese cedar planks from the Tenryu region, seamlessly interlocked to emphasize the play of light and shadow and stained with natural plant dyes (produced from leaves, berries, and roots collected through the seasons) to enhance the attractiveness of the wood. As time passes, we anticipate that the building will blend further into its surroundings, becoming as much a symbol of the neighborhood as an iconic old tree. This project has received full certification from the Forest Stewardship Council, the world’s most trusted sustainable forestry certification organization.

▼椭圆柱形的建筑外观，elliptical cylindrical appearance of the building

▼项目入口，entrance of the project

▼立面材料细部，detail of the facade material

▼入口与门把手细部，details of the entrance

由室外的缓坡进入室内，首先映入眼帘的是一个充满了无数天然木材样本的醒目空间。双层通高的中庭从地下半层开始，形成宽敞通透的空间。一层为陈列室与工作室；二层为办公室，办公室上方设有天窗。一层的陈列室与工作室同样位于半地下，需要通过四级台阶向下到达，空间四周布满环绕式展示架，展示架下方的壁架则可以作为桌子或工作台使用。对于设计师们而言，在这样一个鼓舞人心、令人振奋的空间氛围中，无论是顾客洽谈还是处理样品都是一件无比愉悦的事情。整栋建筑中，开窗的面积被降至最低，增强了人们被木材包围的空间体验。

▼通过四级台阶向下到达项目一层， four steps down to the first floor of the project

▼宽敞的通高中庭， two-story atrium begins a half-floor below ground

▼书架下方的壁架则可以作为桌子或工作台使用，ledge below the wrap-around shelves that serves as a table

▼一层为陈列室与工作室，二层为办公室，showroom and workshop on the ground floor and the Office on the upper floor

▼由楼梯俯瞰一层空间，overlooking the ground floor from the stair

Stepping inside the building from the gentle slope where it sits, one is immediately greeted by a striking space filled with countless samples of natural wood. The spacious, two-story atrium begins a half-floor below ground, with a skylight over the second-floor office. The first-floor showroom and workspace, which is reached by descending four steps, includes a ledge below the wrap-around shelves that serves as a table where designers and clients can handle samples in an inspiring, uplifting space. Throughout the building, windows are kept to a minimum to enhance the experience of being surrounded by wood.

▼二层办公室概览，overall of the Office on the upper floor

▼办公室里的工作场景，working scene in the office

▼隐藏式天窗与开窗增强了整体木质空间氛围，The humble skylights and window enhance the overall wood atmosphere

▼天窗与开窗细部，details of the skylights and window

▼楼梯与展示架细部，details of the staircase and the shelves

▼台阶细部，details of the staircase steps

▼平面图，plans

▼剖面图，section

Project outline:

Project Name : MARUHON FUKUOKA Office & Showroom

Location : 5-1, Josuidori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan

Site Area : 71.61 m2

Building Area : 43.71 m2

Total floor Area: 83.34m2

Structure:Wooden Structure

Completion Date : January, 2020

Project credits:

Architectural design : Takenori Katori / KATORI archi+design associates

Photography: Loop Photo Creative /Hiroshi Mizusaki,goto photo office/Akito Goto

Designer Information:

KATORI archi+design associates (

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Address : 4-31-6 domusKinutakoen 402, Kinuta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0073, Japan

Project Team

Structural design: KAP Inc.

Equipment design : yamada machinery office

Lighting design : LIGHTDESIGN Inc.

Direction : FIELD FOUR DESIGN OFFICE

Client : MARUHON Inc.

Contractor : KUROKI.Construction Co,Ltd.