First building in Japan to use paper tubes
as raw material
use
- Capacity 32 people
- Restrooms
With a total floor space of 188㎡, this building is mainly used as a workspace for projects and practical training related to making things. Most of the building is made of paper tubes, and β Studio is the first building in Japan to use paper tubes as raw material. Inside, a portion of the left and right walls consist of shelves that can be changed in height, allowing for the storage of items created such as mockups.
Since acquiring a government minister’s certificate per Article 38 for the use of paper tubes as a permanent structural material with the “Paper House” (JA30) in 1995, I have built a number of paper-tube structures across the world. However, the Article 38 certification system was revoked under the amendment (for the worse) of the Building Standards Act enforced in 2000 and paper tubes are no longer accepted as a structural material in Japan. Therefore, we acquired the minister’s certificate based on simplified structural calculation equivalent to time history response analysis results. (Shigeru Ban)
Excerpt from P.135, SHINKENCHIKU April 2021 Issue
Facilities
- 8 table sets (for 4 persons per set)
- 1 table set (for 8 persons per set)
- 4 table sets (for 2 persons per set)
- 2 whiteboards
- 1 projector
- Extension cords
- 1 wireless amplifier
- 2 wireless microphones