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CHABU HASADANI

懐かしくて新しい波佐谷の風景

廃校となった旧小松市立波佐谷小学校の校庭を開放して地域住民や来訪者が日常的に集まれる「地域のちゃぶ台」となる広場を計画した。波佐谷の過去と未来を繋ぐデザインをコンセプトとし、旧波佐谷小学校に刻まれた風景の記憶をデザインの要素として取り込む。教室の椅子や校庭の日時計、ジャングルジムや滑り台で遊んだ幼少の記憶の形に少し手を加えて大きくしたり、並べて繋げてみたり、輪を作ったりすることでこの場所にしかない新しい波佐谷の風景をつくりだす。

また、校庭に新設された回廊の内側を全体に掘り込むことで広場で遊ぶ子供たちの姿を外周の店舗などから大人が間接的に見守れるよう計画した。農業、物販、飲食、運動、遊び、散策等一人一人がそれぞれの目的で活動しながら目の届く範囲に他者の存在を認識できる距離感をデザインし、地域との繋がりを感じて安心して過ごせる場所を目指した。

We transformed the schoolyard of the former Hasadani Elementary School into a private park that functions as a “community chabudai” — a shared table where local residents and visitors can gather naturally as part of everyday life.

The design concept was to create a landscape that connects Hasadani’s past and future. Memories embedded in the former school grounds were reinterpreted as core design elements. Familiar forms from childhood — classroom chairs, the schoolyard sundial, the jungle gym, and the slide — were subtly transformed by enlarging them, arranging them in sequences, linking them together, and forming circular compositions. Through these interventions, the project creates a new landscape unique to Hasadani while preserving the collective memories associated with the site.

In addition, the ground inside the newly constructed perimeter arcade was gently lowered to create a sunken central plaza. This allows adults in the surrounding shops and facilities to casually watch over children playing below. The design carefully establishes a spatial relationship in which people engaged in farming, retail, dining, exercise, play, and walking can each pursue their own activities while remaining aware of others within sight. By fostering this subtle sense of connection, the plaza aims to provide a place where people feel secure, comfortable, and deeply connected to their community.