Rics Pro

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

Project details

• Project Name: Rics Pro
• Location of Site: Hyogo, Japan
• Design Team: Tadashi Suga
• Project Type: Driving school
• Client: Heiwa Group
• Contractor/s: Takenaka Corporation
• Site Area: 14351.21 sq m
• Built-up Area: 411.46 sq m
• Date of completion: July, 2006

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

Words from the architect

The brief: The building needs a strong presence because it stands on a great open space.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

The concept: The driving school facility is surrounded by warehouses; so in spite of it being comparatively of a smaller scale, we designed it in a way that makes its presence felt.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

The materials: We use phosphated hot-dip galvanizing for exterior wall because it is near the sea.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

We do not create architecture depending on special styles or principles, but by considering what essentially the situation requires. We consider what people want to feel in the buildings, what makes them comfortable and happy, including elements such as: color, sound, smell, kind of brightness, flow of light and wind, form, space, forgotten feelings in a busy daily life, landscape and so on. All those elements touch people's senses, enthuse them and make them feel good. We also try to go beyond these elements and seek a universal solution.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

Photograph by Yoshiharu Matsumura; courtesy of Suga Architects Office Co. Ltd.

Credits

• Text: Tadashi Suga
• Photographs: Yoshiharu Matsumura