第14回 JIA関東甲信越支部 大学院修士設計展 2016

INTRODUCTION
Human movement has always been a key characteristic in a well-developed city. Since Tokyo is a big city with a huge amount of population, transportation infrastructure is one of the main key elements in controlling the human flow. Especially nowadays in Tokyo, residents heavily rely on train and subway system to access their destination for the daily use. Besides the human flow is only determined by the location of these transportation stations. Are there any possibilities to rethink and redesign the railway system, so that the continuity between the urban spaces of street, square, building and railway could be well connected?

CONCEPT
Linear City Proposal in Tokyo focuses on rethinking the railway infrastructure as a catalyst to the multiple layers of programs, mobility, accessibility and local culture into a single design project. ‒ From walking to cycling, from transportation to recreational facilities ‒ and reorganizing with a diversified programmatic solution that become a recreational system networking along a linear line.

SITE LOCATION - SHIMBASHI TO HAMAMATSUCHO -
Shimbashi station is the no.6 busiest station in Tokyo, As its location is also near the re-developing Tsukiji fish market, it will be soon become an major station to connect with the important 2020 Olympic facilities. It is also located near the monorail which directly connects to the Haneda International Airport. Shimbashi area is a major commercial and office district where many workers need to access to this station everyday. The idea of proposing mix used programmes such as studio workshop, library and theater is to provide local workers with activities during their time off office hours. In order to create a more vibrant and dynamic qualities and potentials that mentioned above, Shimbashi station is one of the best location to be selected for such an experimental proposal. Sky-Deck is a pedestrians and cyclist recreational pathway above the railway to connect cities together above the Yamanote line. Through station is the city center that not only delivering visitors to the destination, but also attract people to access and accumulating activities. Such proposed design break down the non human scale infrastructure from the city into human activities related scale. Allowing residences and visitors experience the cityscape in different perspectives. Although the station structure is a linear design, however, the design is also focusing on simultaneously adapt with the surrounded site context.

BUILDING DESIGN
As railway station transfer and delivery passengers to their destination, it also acts as a city center, it has the ability to attract peoples and accumulate commercial activities. Therefore, the physical building appearance and functional program activities should also be inviting in order to attract people to visit. The architecture separated in four major components, the left wing, right wing, station platform and the Sky-deck. The four programs are visually distinguished under the same roof, however, they are well connected spatially.