Kobe Municipal Komagabayashi Elementary School

Concept

This school was established by the integration of Choraku Elementary School and Futaba Elementary School. We wanted to send a new image to the community and make a landscape that matches with the park and existent trees. Both schools had an arch and large posts, so we accentuated the vertical post and made arch-like shapes in the entrance and porch. The entrance and hatch are on opposite sides, so it is easy to check peoples’ flow from the teachers’ office and administration office. The spaces open to the public and the non-open spaces are clearly divided, so it is also easy to manage during open hours. On the southwest corner, we placed flowerbeds and biotope spaces so that the school can be a place open to the community, along with the park on the north side.