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Mt.Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall commemorates events that occurred when the volcano at Mt. Unzen erupted a decade earlier, a disaster that caused substantial damage and casualties in the wake of pyroclastic flows and mudslides that devastated the area. The memorial is designed to teach future generations about coexisting with a natural world that can take on a threatening volcanic guise, and to chronicle the efforts that were made to recover from the Mt.Unzen Disaster. At the same time, Memorial Hall plays a central role in network communication, linking facilities scattered throughout the area where the volcano struck. The design concept envisions a six hectare Memorial Field of flat landfill -- created from the volcano sediment itself -- where visitors can stand amidst the volcanic fallout and experience the Mt. Unzen eruption in a tangible way. Meanwhile, circulation planning for Mt.Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall incorporates the summit at Mt. Fugen, where the pyroclastic deposits from the volcano lie, thus seeking to maintain continuity between the Hall and its surrounding environs. This connection is the lifeblood of the architecture, designed to take the thinnest, lightest, most transparent form possible while creating a rich panoply of time and landscape sequencing.
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Nagasaki, Japan |
| Total floor area: |
5,903.960m2 |
| Structure: |
SRC make, one RC make, and S make |
| Nos. of stories: |
The second floor on the ground and the first floor in tower shop |
| Completion: |
March, 2002 |
| Type: |
Memorial Hall |
| Photo: |
Shin-kenchiku |
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