Fukuyama Higashi Police Station Ekimae KOBAN / Meguro Structure Laboratory
“Fukuyama higashi police station Ekimae KOBAN” is a police field of Fukuyama higashi police station, situated in entrance of Fukuyama Station, Fukuyama metropolis, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Our proposal gained the competitors to design a brand new police field in entrance of the Station. Based on Fukuyama Station Space Design Plan 2019, this space might be surrounded by high-rise buildings of places of work and resorts. Subsequently, our proposal was to design the police field at a human scale to scale back distances between areas and other people.
Design idea – On this undertaking, we had included 3 authentic pondering. First, “pleasant police field” was initially proposed as a brand new design idea for the police field which had by no means existed earlier than. Usually notion, in Japan, police bins are usually stationed by police and inaccessible to the general public. So as to supply pleasant area and ambiance for rest, stone benches had been positioned across the entrance of the constructing as a avenue furnishings. This will make the brand new picture of this police field is friendlier and extra accessible. Moreover, it will likely be a spot the place pedestrians can really feel, stroll and use safely 24 hours a day.
Second, the design confirmed a hybrid of the native picture. The form of the constructing was designed to represent “Tomo no ura” (Fukuyama metropolis’s a standard lighthouse) which is a historic cultural property of town. Moreover, the usage of titanium zinc metal panels on exterior partitions of the police field additionally represented the fabric of Fukuyama Fort as a result of this citadel is simply a steel-clad citadel in Japan. These above included the three new concepts which didn’t exist earlier than within the design of police field and can symbolize a brand new sort of the police field sooner or later.
Third, as Fukuyama was a metropolis of metal business, titanium zinc alloy panels was chosen as the principle materials for constructing’s construction and exterior partitions to specific metropolis attribute. For inside partitions, Cedar woods from native woods was chosen. Furthermore, stone which for making benches was additionally quarried on this space. Subsequently, this undertaking contributed to native manufacturing to revitalize native business.
Web site situations – Web site situation is considered one of planning challenges. First, a plaza in entrance of the constructing was designed to hyperlink to new zebra crossing the place pedestrians can really feel secure when strolling within the night time. Second, safety situation can also be necessary. Subsequently, home windows at workplace space had been set to greater stage that law enforcement officials can see outdoors however pedestrians can’t see contained in the constructing.
Construction – The construction of the police field was metal body, and the outside partitions had been cladded by titanium zinc alloy panels. The explanation why titanium zinc alloy panels had been chosen for this undertaking as a result of it’s non-ferrous metals which extremely corrosion and rust resistant. Subsequently, is was appropriate for extremely corrosive environments like Fukuyama metropolis. Furthermore, Fukuyama metropolis was recognized for metal business, so utilizing this materials can categorical the character of town. For the inside, Cedar woods with in Hiroshima Prefecture had been used. Thanks to paint attribute of Cedar woods, it gave gradient shades of wall naturally which was a particular character of this police field.
