我们为来自世界各地的年轻人在Koya-san设计了一个新的宾馆，Koya-san是成立于1200年前的真言宗的总庙，是联合国教科文组织的世界遗产。它是一个混合的日本胶囊式酒店，其中隐私得到很好的保护，而宿舍则是客人之间的交流。每间单人房都直接面对大厅，这样你就可以选择与其他客人保持适当的距离，确保隐私。选择薄薄的木质结构，使得每根柱子的负担相对较轻，环境设施的可见性便于维护，以及简单的空间构成，不仅让这个宾馆的主人，也让客人可以长期维护、修改和继续使用这个建筑。

We designed a new guesthouse for young people from all over the world at Koya-san, the head temple of the Shingon sect founded 1200 years ago, the UNESCO world heritage. It is a mixture of Japanese capsule type hotel in which the privacy is well protected, and dormitory in which the communication among the guests is active. Each single room directly faces a hall so that you can chose proper distance with other guests ensuring the privacy. Selecting of thin wooden structure, resulting that the burden load per one pillar is relatively light, visibility of environmental facilities for easier maintenance and the simple composition of the space allow not only owner of this guest house but also guests to maintain, modify and keep on using this architecture for the long time.

我们制作了两个不同规模的空间，一个是可容纳20人的休息室，另一个是床垫大小的单人房，通过设置简单的木质持续结构框架。该建筑仅由2×4英寸的木质结构组成，其间隔为455毫米，由外墙包裹，外面有保温层。我们没有在结构、装饰和家具之间建立等级制度，就像古老的日本传统建筑一样。

We made two different scale spaces, one is a lounge for 20 people and the other is single room of a mattress size, by setting simple wooden continuing structural frame. The architecture is consist only of 2×4 inch wooden structure set at the interval of 455mm wrapped by the exterior wall with insulation outside. We did not make the hierarchy among structure, finish or furniture, same as the old Japanese traditional architecture.

在这个建筑的中心，两个木制柱廊之间的走廊用高位照明自然地连接着私人宿舍空间和公共休息空间。我们利用从远处透过木质结构的微妙光线，向日本传统建筑致敬。薄薄的小软柱子给客人非常人性化的感觉，而这些柱子的聚集给了休息室和酒吧宽敞的感觉。

At the center of this architecture, the corridor between two wooden colonnade illuminated naturally with high-side lit connects private dormitory space and public lounge space. We make use of the subtle light from far above through the wooden structure in tribute to traditional Japanese architecture. Thin small soft pillars give the guests very human scale feeling while gathering of this pillars gives spacious feeling for lounge and bar.

Architects: Alphaville Architects
Year: 2012
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano
City：KOYA
Country：Japan