Information
| Title | Snack Factory for Bonchi Corporation in Kobe |
| Builder | BonChi Co., Ltd, Shiga |
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| Location | 5-5-1 Takatsuka dai Nishi-ku, Kobe city Hyogo |
| Construction | Tokuoka Koumuten Co., Ltd. |
| Architectural elements | Gable roof, metal panels, environmental shaping |
| Awards | The 21th Japan Federation of Architects and Building Engineers Associate Exhibition Award |
| Publications | SHINKENCHIKU 1985.4 DATA FILE OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN & DETAIL 12 1986.3 Architecture and Society 1985.4 KENCHIKU BUNKA 1985.4 Baumeister 1987.10 hiroba 1992.5 KENCHIKU JOURNAL 1990.10 PRO ARCHITECT 17 Daidokoban News 1985 Autumn |
Concept
Harmonized traditions with innovation," is a basic theory of Bonchi Corporation in making snacks. The company's traditional snacks, okaki and arare used to be manucactured in tradational way, now installed latest technology. That also expand their creation as represented by "Bonchi-age" which one of the popular fired snack. This is also a concept for its building. Traditional Japanese gable roofs are adopted with industrial production including metal panels which is made with consideration to dust and dirt.
