Completed in 2021 in Aichi, Japan. Images by Jumpei Suzuki. Architecture in the cycle. Asanuma corporation, a general construction company, is promoting "GOOD CYCLE BUILDING", a project to renovate a...
A fantastic project from Aichi prefecture in Japan.
“ A variety of soil materials were used for the floors, walls, ceilings, and furniture inside and outside the building. For the raw materials, we used leftover soil from Asanuma's other sites in Aichi Prefecture. By involving the users plastering the wall with soil, they became familiar with the mechanism and became attached to it, and were able to perform maintenance themselves. In addition, it was decided that the finishing method would be possible only if many amateurs, not craftsmen, participated in the process, such as making marks with their fingers or throwing the soil, so that the wall would be expressed "naturally" through human movements.
No impurities are added to the earthen wall (in recent years, petroleum-derived materials and cement are often added to improve durability) so that it can be reused as a material for repainting in the future and eventually returned to the earth. Sugi (Japanese cedar) from the Yoshino forest in Nara, which Asanuma corporation has a long-standing relationship with and manages sustainably, was used for the interior and exterior of the building, as well as for fittings and furniture.”
