Kensuke Kanai, Hisanobu Fukuda, Keisuke Kashimura (TAKENAKA CORPORATION)

It is a 300-unit student dormitory project developed through a comprehensive industry-academia partnership agreement. In the post-pandemic era, the concept of “gathering to live together” was reexamined to create a communal living model for the next generation. The design connects separate buildings via external pathways through a central courtyard, encouraging resident interaction while maintaining physical distance outdoors. Simulations were used to the building heights and spacing between wings, improving light and airflow conditions to enhance the comfort of outdoor spaces. A box frame structure of locally manufactured precast concrete (PC) was adopted throughout, achieving significant downsizing in labor, construction time, and CO2 emissions as well.