Tokushima Prefecture built the country's first four-story wooden prefectural housing using a traditional construction method that exposes the pillars, and a preview was held for prospective residents on the 31st.
This was built by the prefecture in response to the deterioration of the prefectural housing in Shinhama-cho, Tokushima City, and about 50 people gathered for the preview for prospective tenants.
According to the prefecture, the four-story wooden house was built using a traditional construction method called 'Arawashi', in which the pillars and columns are exposed. has become
There are three types of rooms, from 1DK to 3DK, and the prospective tenants confirmed the location of the home appliances.
In principle, buildings of four stories or more were obliged to use reinforced concrete for walls and pillars in consideration of fire resistance, but with the revision of the Building Standards Law in the first year of Reiwa, certain fire prevention measures have been taken. It is now possible to build with only wood if you take .
According to the prefecture, it is the first wooden prefectural house built with the "Arawashi" construction method in Japan with a height of four stories.
The building will be completed at the end of February, and it will be possible to move in in the middle of March. was talking
Shigeki Yanagimoto, Deputy Chief of the Tokushima Prefectural Housing Division, said, "Since this is a new prefectural housing that uses a lot of prefectural wood, I want people to feel the warmth of the wood."