In the city of Sakai, Osaka, the site sits on the edge of a crowded residential section located in the middle of the Mozu Kofungun (a cluster of ancient tumuli) area.

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Architects: Takenaka Corporation

Location: Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Toshihiro Okitsu

Area: 660.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Tomoki Hahakura

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From the architect. In the city of Sakai, Osaka, the site sits on the edge of a crowded residential section located in the middle of the Mozu Kofungun (a cluster of ancient tumuli) area.

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This project involved a plan to integrate two buildings on two adjacent lots with different purposes: a gas station and an office for a public interest incorporated foundation.
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We pursued a design that would visually integrate the foundation, which supports scholarships for outstanding students with bright prospects and provides funding for small- and middle-sized companies that have demonstrated superb performance in manufacturing technologies, and the gas station, which is a basic facility vital to the local community.

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The two purposes that usually have completely different configurations were united by disassembling f...