THE COMMUNAL HOME

摘要

When their homes were destroyed by the 2011 tsunami, many residents of Rikuzentakata, a coastal fishing city, had to move into emergency shelters that were "incredibly small-just a prefab container for sleeping with a tiny, tiny living room," says photographer Iwan Baan, who visited Japan and documented the effects of the disaster. There was nowhere to relax, entertain or foster a sense of community. So Toyo Ito, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect, gathered a team to create the Home-for-AII concept: a gathering space that could serve as a communal living room. Today, the Rikuzentakata Home-for-AII- built in part from local trees killed by the flood of seawater-is a hangout for kids after school, among other functions.