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Muneji Toh Architects

Fat Wood Shoji / 肥松の障子      -赤く光り出す障子-

ヤニ/樹脂を多く含んだ肥松を用いた障子を制作した。障子は日本の伝統的な建具であり、和紙を貼り室内に柔らかい光を取り入れ、室内環境を整える。肥松は樹齢数百年を超える樹脂を多く含んだ松から採取できる貴重な材である。長い年月をかけ蓄積された松の脂は、光を捉えると赤い色を放つ。この独特な色こそ肥松の樹脂の色である。この材を本来障子に貼る和紙に変えて、肥松の障子をつくる。光を捉えて、肥松の障子が赤く妖艶に光り出す。樹脂が多く、使用方法やメンテナンスに困り、昔から毛嫌いされてきた松ヤニを様々な加工技術によって、美しい素材に変えて、先進的なデザインに昇華する。

We created a Shoji using fat wood, which is rich in resin. Shoji is a traditional Japanese sliding door. Shoji is made of Japanese paper washi and allow soft light into a room, regulating the indoor environment. The fat wood is a precious material that can be extracted from pines, which is rich in resin that are over hundreds of years old. The resin, which has accumulated over many years, changes a red color when it catches light, unlike the resin of other trees. By replacing Japanese paper washi with this material, we create Fat Wood Shoji. When the fat wood catches the light, Fat Wood Shoji shines a bewitching red. The resin of pine, which has long been disliked because it is high in resin and difficult to use and maintain, has been transformed into a beautiful material through various processing techniques and changed it to an advanced design.



JAPAN WOOD DESIGN AWARD 2024 受賞

肥松と和紙の比較
Comparison of Fat Wood and washi paper

肥松
Fat Wood

樹脂を多く含んだ松
A resinous pine

一流の木工職人によって肥松を薄く加工する
The pine is thinly processed by top woodworker.

肥松は樹脂が多く、表面に脂が浮き出るとほこり等で汚れる為、特殊な塗装により、木の素地の美しさや木目を残しつつ、表面に脂が浮き出ないよう機能性に配慮する
The fat wood is high in resin, and when the resin rises to the surface it becomes dirty with dust, so a special coating is used to prevent the resin from rising to the surface while preserving the beauty and grain of the wood, and to ensure functionality.

肥松の透過性
Transparency of Fat Wood

光を捉えると樹脂が赤く光り出す
When it catches light, the resin changes a red color.

肥松の障子は、光を捉えると、赤く光り、透過性をもつ
When Fat Wood Shoji catches light, it glows red and becomes transparent.

樹脂道
Resin Canal

樹脂道は、外敵の侵入を防御するために樹脂が分泌される管状の細胞間空間
Resin canals are tubular intercellular spaces into which resin is secreted to protect against invading foreign organisms.

障子の意匠
Detail of Shoji

障子の桟を取り外せ、破損時の肥松板の取替えが容易にできるようにメンテナンス性にも配慮する
The shoji crosspieces are designed to be removable, and the fat wood boards can be easily replaced in the event of damage, making it easy to maintain.

昼夜で見え方が反転する肥松の障子
The appearance of Fat Wood Shoji changes between day and night

昼は外部の自然光により屋内側の面が、夜は屋内の照明より屋外側の面が、赤く光り出す
During the day, the interior side glows a bewitching red due to the natural light from outside, and at night, the exterior side glows a bewitching red due to the indoor lighting.

木目で異なる表情
Different expressions depending on the wood grain

光を捉えた時に木の柾目か板目かでも模様が異なり、木目と樹脂の唯一無二の模様をつくる
When Fat Wood Shoji catches light, the pattern changes depending on whether it is straight grain or cross grain, creating a unique pattern of wood grain and resin.

板目は、より荒々しく美しい表情をみせる
The cross grain gives the rough and combination of grain and resin.

赤く妖艶に光り出す肥松の障子
Fat Wood Shoji catches the light and glows a bewitching red

日本の伝統美である陰翳の美しさを感じる
Experience the beauty of shadows, a traditional Japanese aesthetic.

刻々と肥松の障子の表情が変化する
The expression of Fat Wood changes over time.

木のステンドグラス
Wooden stained glass

ステンドグラスのように木が美しく輝く
Fat Wood Shoji catches the light and shines like stained glass.

経年変化
Aging

経年変化で、より深い赤で妖艶に光り出す
As the resin ages, it glows a deeper red.

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