The project is for the annex of a private training center facing the ocean.
A pathway separates the new annex and an already developed area that includes futsal courts and existing buildings.
We constructed five cottages of two different types: 'capsule' and 'tatami'.
These types are also prototypes for reproduction that we can copy for use in expanding the annex into the existing parking area or for other projects anywhere.
Moving the cottages as the client develops the hostel and the surrounding area was a consideration in their design.
While we have designed many container buildings, these cottages are not based on a steel frame, nor do they use the ISO container module as they are supposed to be manufactured and transported only within Japan.
Instead, we have used a wooden frame and the module of the 'shaku'（尺, 1shaku = 303mm）, which is used throughout Japan. The cottage has a width of 2730mm (about 9shaku) which is wider than an ISO shipping container (2438mm), allowing more beds to be set in line so that all the members of a sports team can stay in the same cottage.
Also, the capsule-hotel type cottages (with a 1200 x 2000mm depth unit), ensure privacy for those who stay for the medium or long term; providing each guest with a great ocean view, as if they were in the cabin of a ship.
By using wooden columns of the same dimension as the built-in furniture (45mm x 105mm) we were able to realize windows that are wider and appear lighter.
Location: Kyonan, Chiba, Japan
Principal use: Private training camp
Structure: Wooden, 1 story
Site area: 1,013.22 sq.m
Building area: 149.85 sq.m
Total floor area: 149.85 sq.m
Max. Height: 3,117 mm
Structural engineer: ASA/Akira Suzuki
General contractor: Ajiro Koumuten
Photographer: Yasutaka Yoshimura
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