長テーブル / LONG TABLE
SHŌDOSHIMA, JAPAN
2024
2024
A long table is a worldwide tradition for human social gathering; by introducing it into the community space, this proposal creates a dining experience where people enjoy food in an abstract architectural space sensing the social interaction with the strangers by the same long table. The architecture is supposed to be a natural ventilation system whose doors on the east and west sides open to connect the dining space to the smell and noise at the port, the breeze and sunlight on the island, and the views of the island landscape and the ocean. The three food trucks are hidden behind the envelope of the proposed architecture for resting or preparing during off-duty hours. The proposal does not overly integrate the food trucks into the architecture. Instead, it accommodates and gathers the trucks in a loose manner so that the kitchen and the long table dining space can serve people food with and without the food trucks functioning in the space. The kitchen covers the full range of dishes from all three menus, which emphasize the locally sourced ingredients and products. Each food truck offers a different menu: one serves beverages, another sandwiches and salad, and the third serves boiled food. This proposal attempts to create a unique architecture for Sakate Port by applying simple and common architectural elements to match and achieve the same qualities as the island’s air, sunlight, and local food: purity and simplicity.
