The top heavy structure in a quiet neighbor in tokushima city is a classic ballet school by y+M design office. Characterized by a three tier structural form, a mosaic glass wall plays with the degrees of transparencies. The pointed roof form represents a free-hand and fluid motion, giving enough height to allow lifted movements during ballet practice. Simultaneously, the exaggerated eaves of the roof canopy acts as a shade and cover for the car and bike parking outside.
degree of transparency of the mosaic curtain wall is different in accordance with distance to neighboring residences/马赛克幕墙的透明程度按照与相邻住宅的距离而不同
the large roof ensures enough height for ballet practice/大屋顶确保芭蕾舞练习的高度
The architects comment: ‘we tried to make the ballet school approachable, easy coming for the town. For it we designed that pillar and beam structure-steel shaped ‘h’ character is uncovered and wood wool cement board is used for exterior wall to give an offhand and organic impression.’
the exaggerated eaves provide a canopy/过大的屋檐成为了遮顶篷
the route to the upper studio follows gradual steps wrapping the perimeter of the building/通过房屋周围的台阶一步步通往上层工作室
Programmatically, the services and dressing rooms have been placed on the ground floor, meanwhile the whole upper level has been dedicated to the dance studio. Aiming to prepare an uplifting mindset for the student’s lesson, the protracted journey from the entrance point to the studio itself consists of a route that follows the perimeter of the building and the steps travel up in a gradual slope until the classroom.
Comprised of high ceilings, the light and airy studio is based within the roof where the irregular form has distinguished the angularity of the ceiling and emphasized by the timber cladding. Mirrored walls and the ballet barre responds to its function, meanwhile randomly placed openings provide natural light with distant views of bizan mountains.
the angular nature of the studio is emphasized by the timber-clad high ceilings/工作室的角度性质,强调的是由木材覆合的高天花板
hot air is exhausted through the window on top of the ceiling and the fan with temperature sensor/热气通过天窗和温度传感器的风扇排出
exterior of the ballet school/芭蕾舞学校外观
the building fits in with the surrounding quiet residential area/建筑与周围安静的居民区相融合
the mosaic wall is lit at night/马赛克墙在夜间被点亮
the façade at night/夜间建筑外观
exploded axo of the building by y+M design office/建筑的爆炸轴测图