Taiki-Cho region located on the Japanese island Hokkaido has its own wild climatic characteristics. Summer temperatures can be high as 20 C and winter periods can be low as -20 C. The prevailing wind direction is northeast with a maximum speed of 45km/h. The region is high in humidity and precipitation.
The Project proposal references the tent structure as one of the earliest shelter form of humanity. Likewise the thermal core resembles the fire in the middle of the tent. This core is further enhanced with a barn –emphasizing the animal husbandry culture in Taiki-Cho- in 1 m below and 1.5 m inside the main structure. This provides additional thermal energy from the livestock and completes the thermal living section of the building.
