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Name: Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center
Location: Kamikatsu, Tokushima, Japan
Address: Shimohiura-7-2 Fukuhara, Kamikatsu, Katsuura District, Tokushima 771-4501, Japan
Architect: Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Structural Engineer: Yamada Noriaki Structural Design Office Co.,Ltd
Contractor: Kitajima Corporation
Furniture design & Production: Wrap architect office
Completion: 2020
Floor Area: 1,176 m2

AE Interest: zero-waste; sustainable; cedar logs; recyclable; waste materials; local sources; minimal waste; joint method; linear architecture with repeated frames and identical cross-section

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Name: Matsubara Civic Library
Location: Matsubara, Osaka, Japan
Address: 3-chōme-1-46 Taijō, Matsubara, Osaka 580-0044, Japan
Architect: MARU。architecture
Main Contractor: Konoike Construction
Structural/Civil Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Arup
Lighting Design: Arup

Completion: 2020
Floor Area: 2,987.33 m2
Height: 18.55 m

AE Interest: 600mm reinforced concrete; inner steel floor framing; crack control bar method; natural ventilation from pond; earthqauke-resistant design; heat insulation from thick concrete wall

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