furuya design realizes japanese clubhouse in the forest

in response to the hectic life of the city, the ‘tokyo classic forest clubhouse’ forms a natural escape in japan’s chiba prefecture. completed by furuya design, its forested location presented a large plot for the architects to construct a clubhouse building, along with a stable for horse riding.

all images © yutaka kinumaki

the two resulting constructions by shunichi furuya and masato aki of furuya design were based on the client’s desire to open a country club where people could spend their leisure time outside of tokyo. positioned within the trees, the stable and arena are located on the west side of the road, while the clubhouse is on the east surrounded by oak trees.

the clubhouse is structured with a timber grid frame with the programs located inside a recessed glass volume. the architects intended to create a transparent structure in the woods offering a shop, child daycare facilities, a restaurant, workshop and relaxation opportunities. the skeleton frame imitates the grid of the planted oaks trees and the diameters of their trunks, and this led to the building being structured with a 4 meter square grid and 30 cm square concrete pillars.

the upper rooftop lounge space overlooks the forest

the stables, the equestrian part of the project, were designed to place the comfort of the horses as the focus. the building faces southeast and adopts a semi-open european-style aesthetic with 20 stalls of 3m x 3.6m. the grass-covered roof enables the insulation and the continuation of the landscape from the adjacent golf course.

the stables where the horses are kept

OSB walls and tables make up the interiors of the clubhouse

lounge and meeting space

sunken seating and areas that look out to the gold course

the outer wall of the clubhouse in the forest uses a formwork that combines wooden boards of different sizes

the building seen from the north

the lawn on the roof connects with the golf course

tokyo classic forest stables

project info:

name: tokyo classic forest clubhouse
location: chiba prefecture ,japan
program: shop
structure: reinforced concrete
site area: 9261.33 sqm
building area: 333.55 sqm
total floor area: 352.00 sqm
architect: shunichi furuya, masato aki /furuya design
structure engineer: hideyuki hagiuda, kento takao /kap  
constructor: matsumuragumi
green planting: createrra network
furniture production: kobamoku
ffe: hisae miyawaki /furuya design
design period: may 2015 – june 2016
construction period: june 2016 – december 2016
photographer: yutaka kinumaki
 

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