This was a newly-established public college planned in the center of Wakayama City. A building, formerly a department store, was to be renovated to house the main division of the college. Supplementary facilities, such as the auditorium and gymnasium, were to be located 350m away. The college facilities had to be separated due to restrictions in the size of the site. We proposed the overall city to be treated as a campus, including the zone between the two sites. This was a project that tackled various contemporary issues such as revitalizing the center city, reusing existing buildings, and developing relationships between college campuses and their neighborhoods.
		Wakayama Public University Project (2000-2002) location: Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture principal use: university site area: approx. 10,000m2 total floor area: approx. 24,000m2 structure: reinforced concrete, partly steel frame; 1 basement and 7 stories architects: Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop structural engineers: Plus One Structural Des. & Eng. Firm mechanical engineers: P.T. Morimura & Associates projected completion date: pending next back top