{"id":10999,"date":"2025-12-17T13:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/soaring-metal-roof-tops-rural-japanese-office-by-permanent\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:48:55","slug":"soaring-metal-roof-tops-rural-japanese-office-by-permanent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/soaring-metal-roof-tops-rural-japanese-office-by-permanent\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaring metal roof tops rural Japanese office by Permanent"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Office<\/div>\n

A dramatically pitched<\/a> roof with undulating eaves tops Office in Hashima, a workspace<\/a> set among rice fields in Japan<\/a>, recently completed by architecture studio Permanent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in Hashima, the office<\/a> was designed for a local real estate and civil engineering company as a space that would “harmonise” with its rural surroundings, with a steep, curving roof informed by rice crops swaying in the wind.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial
Permanent has completed an office space in Hashima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The gently undulating, standing seam metal roof was also designed by Permanent<\/a> to reflect the “changing seasons and colours of the sky” and reference the agricultural buildings of the surrounding rice farm.<\/p>\n

“The site was surrounded by farmland, with a pleasant breeze,” the studio told Dezeen. “The trigger was this beautiful scenery.”<\/p>\n

\"Entrance
A pitched roof with undulating eaves tops the building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Rather than creating a dominant structure, we aimed to design an ‘apparatus’ that responds to the site and enhances its inherent value,” Permanent continued.<\/p>\n

“The gentle undulations of the roof, reminiscent of wind blowing across the rice fields, softly reflect light along the curved surfaces, creating changing expressions throughout the day.”<\/p>\n

\"Close-up
Gravel paths, trees and rocks wrap around the office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the southern edge of the site, the office building has been pulled back to create a small landscaped area with gravel paths, trees and rocks.<\/p>\n

This is overlooked by a veranda that sits sheltered beneath the oversized, curved eaves of the steeply sloping roof, which are supported by a row of slender steel columns.<\/p>\n

\"Office
The interiors have different levels of exposure to the outdoors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An engawa-like space finished in blackened timber and lined in sliding glass doors leads from this veranda through to the main work area, creating a layering of spaces with different levels of exposure to the outdoors.<\/p>\n

“We carefully considered each element \u2013 the wind and rain, the light, and the site’s history \u2013 to express how the building should exist here,” the studio said.<\/p>\n