スリランカにある16大学の一つがルフナ大学。
The University of Ruhuna is one of 16 universities in Sri Lanka.
丘の斜面に、分棟式の校舎が重なり、渡り廊下と階段のネットワークで結ばれています。
最初の印象は、斜面を利用したふつうのキャンバス。室内の教室と、半屋外の団らんの場、屋外の庭がバランスよく配され、気候にふさわしく、魅力的な勉学の場です。ただ、ローコストのため、見せ場はあまりなく、赤瓦屋根、単純な柱梁、規則的な窓、仕上もプラスターかペンキのシンプルなコロニアル建築。
しかし、しばらく歩くと、印象が変わりました。地形に沿った建物にしては、アップダウンが多いのです。よく観察すると、各校舎は、地形の蛇行に合わせた訳でなく、90度、60度、30度、45度を組合せて、幾何学的に配置され、ある程度、地形の蛇行に近づけるものの、原則を曲げてまで、ぴったりと合わせていません。だから、建物を結ぶ道も、角度に合わせ直線状。まっすぐ歩こうが横に折れようが、階段が現れ、アッブダウンするのです。
地形とずれのある、もう一つのランドスケーブが、ルフナ大学の正体でした。カンダラマホテルもそうでしたが、バワの建築は、単純なランドスケープの尊重とは一線を画するようです。
The separated school buildings overlapped over the slope of the hill, connected by a network of passageways and stairs.
The first impression was a normal campus on the slope. Indoor classrooms, semi-outdoor gathering places, and outdoor gardens were disposed with well balance. The campus was a climate-friendly and attractive place for study. However, because of the low cost, there were not many spaces to show. The buildings with red tile roof, simple columns and beams, regular windows, and finished with plaster or paint looked a simple colonial architecture.
However, after walking for a while, my impression changed. For buildings that were simply arranged along the terrain, there are many ups and downs. Observed in detail, each school building was geometrically disposed by combining 90 degrees, 60 degrees, 30 degrees, and 45 degrees, not along the meandering terrain. It approached the meandering of the terrain to some extent, but didn't fit the terrain exactly due to prioritizing the design rule. So, the passageways were straight according to the angle. Whether you walk straight or change direction, stairs appear and you have to go ups and downs.
Another landscape with a discrepancy with the terrain was the real nature of the University of Ruhuna. Similarly to the Kandalama Hotel, Bawa's architectures seems to set it apart from the simple respect for landscapes.
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もっと詳しく → 旅行の時間 - ジェフリー・バワの建築：ルフナ大学（マータラ、スリランカ）
When you want to know more → Time of Travel - Architecture of Geoffrey Bawa : Ruhunu University (Matara, Sri Lanka)
参考文献 / reference
"Geoffrey Bawa the Complete Works" (David Robson, Thames & Hudson, 2002)
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