The 150-mm thick, 1,200-mm wide LVL wall pillars, which run through the interior and exterior spaces on two levels, are a single panel that extends to the roof surface, and when placed in succession, they form a structural wall that runs through the entire building. In addition to supporting the weight of the building, they also support seismic forces in the longitudinal direction, and by using the weak axial direction of the LVLs in the second floor, the space has almost no walls in the shortitudinal direction. The roof slopes 8 degrees to the south on the west side of the LVL wall and 8 degrees to the north on the east side.

Japan | Tokyo

Jutakutokushu February 2020 issue 110P