We create Katahira Campus with basic idea as bellow.
Succession of the identity as the birthplace of Tohoku University
Increasing opportunities for the extensional education
Open to the public as an openspace in downtown with rich green

Open Space Plan

- Create openspaces and pedestrian way networks which make comfortable environment with histrical buildings, monuments and preservation trees.

Renovate the center openspace as the UniverCity Memorial Park.

Renovate the main pedestrian way to the one kind of openspace "Mall".

Make the North gate area as lively space being conscious of the flow of the pedestrians from Ichibancho.

Set a landmark in front of Sakura Hall and make the accent in campus view.

Make an openspace around the South gate which connnect central campus and south campus. And design the corners of buildings around the openspace to make expressions.

Create the "Katahira north square" at the node of north campus and the mall of centeral campus, and "Katahira South Plaza" based on the existing green in south campus for improving amenities.

Design the courtyard in each block to secure good conditions of each buildings.

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Facility Plan

- Preserve, maintain, and make the best use of histrical architectures which show the history of Katahira Campus.
- Integrate the low-rise buildings and plan the effective utilization of land
- Make a courtyard with new building to secure good conditions of each buildings.
- The new buildings which face to the main road are designed with scratched tiles and virtical design considering the harmony with histrical architectures.
- Design landmarks and eyestop points with high quallity design which gives changes and accents to the campus design.

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Traffic Plan

- Set the main vehicle ways on periphery of campus, and reduce the vehicle traffic in center of campus to give priority to pedestrians.

Gather and arrange parking lots along the main vehicle ways.

Improve the "Shichikencho dori" to safety vehicle road and sidewalk with existing trees.

- By arranging the vehicle ways, it became possible as below.

Create openspaces in each north, center, south campus as the center of campus.

Create the pedestrian space including "Mall" which connects north, center and south campus.

- Reduce the illegally parking bicycles and motorbikes by by putting stickers and make appropriate scale bicycle and bike parking lots in convenience places.

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