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Japan Tokyo Completed Latitude/Longitude withheld studio Taku Sakaushi / O.F.D.A. 14 Araki-cho Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-0007 Japan Tel：+81-3-3358-4303　Fax：+81-3-3358-4304 sakaushi@ofda.jp Website Year 2005 Type of Building ecological Client withheld Area 5292m2 sq feet Cost withheld Publications

Re-Tem Corporation Tokyo Factory photos by Hiroshi Ueda Description This is our latest project “ Re-Tem Corporation’s Tokyo Factory” . This factory is located in Tokyo Bay Area, next to Haneda Airport, where now the project of setting up a recycling factory comlpex is operated by Metropolis of Tokyo. Re-Tem corporation’s factory is one of these recycling factories and mainly recycles the iron and other metals　 We designed 11 buildings in a site (aprox.5000㎡). Total floor area is about 4,000㎡. [FEATURES] Like other recycling factories nearby, it is the usual way to make a huge box-like building to cover all of the plant machines. In this project, however, we didn’t take this usual way. Instead we’ve chosen following strategy; firstly we’ve scattered each equipments and then enclose only necessary parts. By doing so, the layout of these equipments itself could tell recycling process visually. As for zoning, there are 3 zones - recycling plant zone(consists of 9 buildings), office&storage zone and yard roof zone. [RECYCLING PLANT ZONE] There are several machine sheds and uncovered units here. By using a punched metal panel to cover the machine, machine sheds could change from specific box into abstract body and displayed like an object of arts. [YARD ROOF ZONE] 　According to our concept “unti-hierarchical framing”, we’ve chosen the diagonal grid system. These diagonal columns and beams work as a vertical load bearing timber as well as horizontal. It means that this frame system works like a truss and so sectional dimensions and the detail for the joint could become thinner. We are expecting this structure gives a lighter impressions totally. [OFFICE AND STORAGE ZONE] The office which runs above the factory entrance has a characteristic form in this zone. This approximately 30 meters long, bridge-like object is formed by several trigonal polyhedrons and totally takes somehow organic shape. Regarding the outer wall, we covered it with small plain or translucent glass to make the double-skin system. In addition to these glass pattern, this outer wall painted in a random but interrelated colour pattern makes its surface vague (effect of blur ). 　We think it is a new approach for the glass-cladding method which can be completed without any hi-technology or high-grade parts. photos by Hiroshi Ueda photos by Hiroshi Ueda