Satsumasendai City Fire Department Disaster Prevention Training Center

A learning and enlightenment facility for facing disaster prevention, overlooking the disaster experience room

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  • The glass surrounding the experience room is used to graphically represent the threat of successive, unexpected disasters.

    The glass surrounding the experience room is used to graphically represent the threat of successive, unexpected disasters.

  • "Silver" and "yellow" run through the space as a sign to raise awareness of disaster prevention.

    "Silver" and "yellow" run through the space as a sign to raise awareness of disaster prevention.

  • The intangible form of the disaster is expressed as a collection of particles, creating a scene in which the experiencer and the disaster overlap.

    The intangible form of the disaster is expressed as a collection of particles, creating a scene in which the experiencer and the disaster overlap.

  • You can experience the shaking of 10 major earthquakes, including the Great East Japan Earthquake, in a room surrounded by disaster scenes.

    You can experience the shaking of 10 major earthquakes, including the Great East Japan Earthquake, in a room surrounded by disaster scenes.

  • Satsumasendai City Fire Department Disaster Prevention Training Center
  • "Silver" and "yellow" run through the space as a sign to raise awareness of disaster prevention.
  • The intangible form of the disaster is expressed as a collection of particles, creating a scene in which the experiencer and the disaster overlap.
  • You can experience the shaking of 10 major earthquakes, including the Great East Japan Earthquake, in a room surrounded by disaster scenes.

Photo: TAKUMI HAYASHI

About the Project

Overview This is a disaster prevention learning and awareness facility that provides an opportunity to think about "what can you do if a disaster that shakes the foundations of your life occurs" and to face "disaster prevention" starting with what each individual can do. Aiming to create a disaster-resistant town and improve disaster response capabilities, it was established as a disaster prevention training center on the first floor of the newly built fire department building to promote awareness of disaster prevention among citizens.
Issues/Themes Within a limited space, we have prepared equipment for learning about and experiencing disaster prevention, including earthquakes, strong winds, and early stage firefighting, and we have created a space that expresses the idea of understanding the true nature of the threat of disasters and linking this to experience.
Space Solution/Realization The fundamental fear of disasters is that "threats sometimes overlap and attack continuously," so the experience rooms for various disasters are arranged in a circle so that visitors can get a panoramic view. The glass surfaces of the experience rooms are made of a collection of particles to represent the ever-changing, shapeless power of disasters. In addition, the color code that makes up the space is "silver" and "yellow," which raises awareness of disaster prevention and encourages people to face disasters.

Basic Information

Client Satsumasendai City Fire Department
Services Provided Display Planning, Design, Layout, Production, Construction
Our Team Display Planning, Design, Layout: Toshitaka Tanaka
Awards Selected for the "DSA KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2015"
Selected for the 49th Japan Sign Design Award
"JCD Design Award 2015" BEST100
"19th CS Design Award" Nakagawa Chemical Award
34th Display Industry Award Encouragement Award
Location Kagoshima Prefecture
Open July 2014
Website http://www.satsumasendai-fd.jp/
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