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Kanda SU

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Shell House

001-06_0430

OYAKI FARM

06 東面全景 ★

TOILETOWA

00　Plan -2

Utsu-wa

01-TONO_MIRAI_VENICE_2022_HDEF_C_04

Regenerative Forest – nature JINEN

02 space of earth

nest=0

02 House for Stories0037

House for stories

egg dome

Earth Egg Dome

Morikaze Eco Cabin

DSC_0095_028

Nest Nursery

SONY DSC

Old Future House

K01-3

Earth Library

tono.mirai

Japanese Earthen Architect
JIEN Co, President

■Kenchiku　Journal Dec. ,2025 futured Rammed Ea

■Kenchiku　Journal Dec. ,2025 futured Rammed Earth/Earth architecture / 建築ジャーナル　202512月号特集　版築・土の建築　巻頭文執筆

■　

I wrote the opening essay for Architecture Journal’s special feature on “Earthen Architecture.”

This feature was realized through my proposal, prompted by the social challenge of construction-excavated soil.
Leading practitioners of earthen architecture from around the world contribute essays on both contemporary projects and the philosophies behind them.�Notably, Martin Rauch—one of the world’s foremost masters of rammed earth—points out that 50–100% of excavated soil can be used in building.

In my text, “Tsuchi no Tetsufugaku and Non-Constructive Architecture,” I explore soil not as a mere “material,” but as a thought-form, and describe the emerging possibilities of

/ disappearing architecture　
/ membrane architecture　
/ architecture of emptiness
/ Incised　architecture
/ architecture as calligraphy

—a field I regard as “non-constructive architecture.”
I hope this feature serves as an opportunity to reconsider the future of architectural thinking.

Tono Mirai

■ 建築ジャーナル「土の建築」特集で巻頭文を書きました。この特集は建設発生土の社会的課題をきっかけに私が企画提案したもので、土建築の第一線の方々が世界各地の土建築の事例と哲学について書いていただいています。
特に版築の世界的第一人者マルティン・ラオホ氏は「発生土の50〜100％は建築に使える」と指摘。

私は「土の鉄富嶽と非構築の建築」と題し、土を“素材”としてではなく“思想”として捉えること、そして
消える建築
／皮膜の建築
／空の建築
／刻る建築

／書としての建築

という“非構築”の可能性を書きました。

新しい建築観を考える一助となれば幸いです。

ぜひ皆様にお読みいただきますよう, どうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。

遠野未来

■ Nagano Chinjyu-no-Mori Project Concept　■長野鎮守の杜Project Concept　/風水と森林認証の木材による建築

Architecture through Feng Shui and Regionally Certified Timber**
This project envisions a drive-in and commercial facility composed of four buildings, planned for Nagano City, which will be opened in 2027.
�Each building will be constructed using certified timber from four distinct forest regions of Nagano Prefecture.

The four regions are aligned with the Five Elements and their corresponding Feng Shui directions:�East – Wood / Blue, North – Water / Black, West – Metal / White, South – Fire / Red.�These elemental motifs will provide the unifying framework for the entire complex.

Each building will feature both sawn timber and exposed logs—sugi, hinoki, and karamatsu—sourced from the region it represents.

Together with the architecture, the surrounding landscape will be shaped using on-site excavated soil, creating gentle rises and contours. Native tree species will then be planted on this terrain to cultivate a Chinjyu-no-Mori sanctuary designed to endure for 9,000 years.

■ 長野市に計画中の4つの棟のドライブイン・商業施設。
長野県の4つの地域の森林認証の木材を使って建てる。

4つの地域は五行と風水の方角に則り割リあて、東-木・青、北-水・黒、西-金・白、南-火・赤のモチーフで施設全体を統一させる。

各棟は各地域の木材（スギ、ヒノキ、カラマツ）による製材と丸太を現しで使う。

建物と同時に周囲に近隣の建設発生土で起伏をつくり、その上に土地本来の樹種により植樹を行い9000年続く鎮守の杜をつくる。

■ off-grid house plan drawing 2025

■ off-grid house plan drawing 2025

OYAKI FARM / The forest returning to the sea 海に還る杜　Night view

■長野市新Project のご紹介 / New Project

■長野市新Project のご紹介 / New Project in Nagano

● We are honored to share that our new project in Nagano City, which has been in development for the past two and a half years, was recently featured in the local newspaper.

Building on the success of OYAKI FARM, which now welcomes around 300,000 visitors each year, this new drive-in and commercial complex is being designed and supervised by our office.

Situated near the interchange that serves as the gateway to Nagano for those arriving by car, the project aspires to become a welcoming entrance to the region, sharing the spirit of Nagano through its food, craft, and landscape.

The facility is scheduled to open in 2027, and we are currently working closely with local authorities and landowners to refine its vision and details.

We will continue to provide updates as the project progresses.�Your warm interest and support over the next two years until the opening would be sincerely appreciated.

With heartfelt thanks,�Tono Mirai Architects

●長野市でこの2年半行ってきた新プロジェクトを新聞でご紹介いただきました。
年間約30万人が訪れているOHAKI FARMの盛況を受け、当事務所が設計監理を行わせていただいている、ドライブイン・商業施設です。

長野市の車での玄関口インターチェンジ近くで長野の食と手仕事を発信し、長野の魅力を伝える「玄関口」をめざします。

2027年開業予定で現在行政や地権者の方々と協議しながら内容を詰めています。

お伝えできる範囲で順次内容をご紹介させていただきます。
OPENまでこれから2年間、暖かく見守っていただければ誠にありがたいです。

どうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。

遠野未来建築事務所
Tono Mirai architects

■Shell House/もりのいえ　苔が生える屋根　Shell House / House in the Forest — A Roof Where Moss Grows

■ This is an autumn scene with the colors of turning leaves.�The distinctive roof and walls of this dwelling, Shell House, were originally designed at the client’s request to allow moss to grow upon them.
During the design process, we explored various methods, but none felt quite natural.�In the end, we decided not to force it, and chose asphalt shingles in a tone close to that of moss instead.
Because the roof does not retain much moisture, moss did not appear for a long time.�Yet, seven years after completion, it has finally begun to grow in some areas.
It is a living architecture.

■秋の紅葉の風景です。
この住まいShell House の特徴的な屋根と壁の仕上げで最初の建主様のご希望は苔を生やすことでした。
設計の過程で様々な方法を検討しましたが、うまくいかず無理してやっても不自然と断念し、近い色のアスファルトシングル葺きにしました。

保水率が高くないので苔はなかなか生えて来ませんでしたが、竣工後7年が経過しようやく一部に苔が生えてきました。

生きている建築です。

■ Tono Mirai architects — Announcement of Two

■ Tono Mirai architects — Announcement of Two Awards /遠野未来建築事務所２つの受賞のお知らせ

We are pleased to share that two of our architectural works have received awards.
11th ap Award — OYAKI FARM by IROHADO

Our project OYAKI FARM by IROHADO has been selected for the 11th ap Award, presented by Architecture Photo, one of Japan’s largest architecture media platforms.�This award is given to the works that received the highest number of unique page views in 2024, and OYAKI FARM ranked 10th in the Top 10.

�https://architecturephoto.net/222660/

2025 Shinshu Wood Architecture Award — President’s Award of the Shinshu Association of Architectural Structures
Shell House / Mori no Ie

This award, organized by Nagano Prefecture, recognizes architecture that embodies the spirit of Nagano through the use of local wood.�

https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/kenchiku/kenchikushou/sinnsyuunoki2025.html

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those involved —�our clients 　and constructors as well as everyone who has shown interest in and supported our work.

Encouraged by these honors, we will continue to devote ourselves to advancing our concept,�“Minoshizuku — the Architecture of Ki that Returns to Earth,”�as an antithesis to conventional contemporary architecture.

We sincerely appreciate your continued support.

October 14, 2025�Tono Mirai architects,�Tono Mirai

●　当事務所設計の建築で2つの賞をいただきました。

第11回ap賞入賞　OYAKI FARM BY IROHADO

この賞は日本最大級の建築メディア「アーキテクチャーフォト」の特集記事で
2024年の閲覧ユニークユーザー数が多かった作品に送られるもの。
そのトップ10の10位に選ばれました。

https://architecturephoto.net/222660/

■ 令和7年度信州の木建築賞信州建築構造協会会長賞 Shell House/もりのいえ

長野県が主催し、県産材を使いる長野らしさを体現する建築に送られる賞。

https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/kenchiku/kenchikushou/sinnsyuunoki2025.html

それぞれの建主様　OYAKI FARM BY IROHADO　有限会社　いろは堂様、Shell House/もりのいえの建主様、そして施工していただいたOHAKI FARM フリーザーシステム,守谷商会、寺島工務店様、Shell House/もりのいえ　寺島工務店様、
そしてご興味をお持ちいただきご支援いただいた皆様に心から感謝申し上げます。

これを励みに今後も現代建築へのアンチテーゼとして
「みのしずく-土に還る気の建築」をコンセプトに一層精進する所存です。

今後ともどうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。

2025.10.14 遠野未来建築事務所　遠野未来

OYAKI FARM was featured in the forestry magazine "

OYAKI FARM was featured in the forestry magazine "Gendairinyo" / 現代林業に掲載

■ OYAKI FARM was featured in the forestry magazine "Gendairinyo" as a "wooden pride of our town, Nagano City."
We would be delighted if the people of Nagano City would see it as one of their proud wooden structures.

■　OYAKI FARMを林業専門誌「現代林業」長野市のわがまち木造自慢として
でご紹介いただきました。

　長野市の方にわがまちの木造自慢として見ていただければ誠にうれしいです。

Shell House morning sunlight

Shell House morning sunlight

■ Circular Economy and Sustainability: What Can

■ Circular Economy and Sustainability: What Can We Learn from Denmark?　サーキュラーエコノミーとサスティナブル　デンマークから何を学ぶか？

Yesterday, I joined a seminar in Nagano City titled “What Can We Learn from Denmark and How Can We Apply It?”

I realized that sustainability is not only about “returning to the earth,” which has been my focus, but also about “embracing change.”�The phrase “If it’s not fun, it’s not sustainable” struck me deeply.

Fifty years ago, even the Netherlands and Denmark—now seen as environmental leaders—were the complete opposite of what they are today.�How will Japan change in the next 50 years? The only answer is to put ideas into practice.

� ■昨日長野市でのセミナー「デンマークから何を学びどう活かすのか？」に参加しました。

��サステナブルは自分が取り組んでいる「土に還る」だけでなく「変化してゆくこと。」
「楽しくなければサスティナブルではない」という言葉に大きな気づきがありました。

50年前は現在環境先進国と言われるオランダもデンマークも今と真逆だった。�日本は50年後どう変わるか？実践あるのみです。

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