松代のヘアサロン｜Hair Salon in Matsushiro

庭をとりまく、さまざまな場と出来事｜Various places and events surrounding the garden

　長野県北部にある松代町は、ゆるやかな扇状地の裾野に位置し、湧水と屋敷池をむすぶ網目状の水路がつくる風景と、歴史的な街並みがところどころに残っていました。敷地は街の周縁部にあって、水路の跡と小さな庭池がつくる微地形を下敷きに、豊かな雑木林の庭がさまざまな生活の場を描き出しています。数年前に河川が埋め立てられてできた前面道路は、幹線道路として、これから車通りが多くなることが予想され、敷地の裏手が表に反転した不思議な風景が車通りを迎えています。

Matsushiro, located in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture, sits at the foot of a softly sloping foothill plain.

Its landscape is shaped by a net-like system of waterways connecting spring water to residential ponds, and traces of its historic townscape still remain throughout the area.

The site lies on the edge of the town, where the subtle micro-topography created by remnants of waterways and a small garden pond forms the foundation for a richly wooded garden that defines various settings for daily life.

The road in front, created a few years ago when the nearby river was filled in, is expected to develop into a busy main road.

This has produced a curious situation in which the “back” of the site has effectively turned into its “front,” now facing the increasing flow of cars.

プロセス１｜Phase 1

　施主の家族は、空き家となった隣家とその敷地を手に入れ、隣家の建物を「離れ」として改修し、生活の場でもある豊かな庭と連関するヘアサロンをつくることを希望していました。雑木林の木陰・庭で飼われる烏骨鶏・近隣に解放された通り抜け・薪割り・ザリガニの池・農小屋と畑仕事・生活クラブ・ときおり訪ねてくる家族・ピアノの演奏・本のコレクション・山の開拓…敷地の内外に散らばり連関するさまざまな場と出来事につながり、その大きな流れの一端を結びとめるように、小さな改修を行うことができないかと考えました。

The client’s family had acquired the vacant neighboring house and its plot, hoping to renovate the existing building as an annex and create a hair salon connected to the lush, wooded garden that is also part of their daily life.

The filtered shade of the woodland garden, the small chickens kept outside, the informal passage opened to neighbors, firewood chopping, the pond for crayfish, the farm shed and gardening work, the community co-op activities, family members who visit from time to time, piano performances, the book collection, and the gradual cultivation of the mountain all come together as various places and happenings scattered in and around the site that are subtly interconnected.

We began to consider whether a small renovation might capture one thread of this larger flow, tying the new salon into the gentle network of everyday activities unfolding across the property.

プロセス２｜Phase 2

　その後、離れでの計画から、施主の家族が住んでいる母屋の一部をヘアサロンとして改修する計画に変更となりました。庭に開いた立面をもつ母屋は、改修に対して制限の強いパネル工法で施工されていたため、ヘアサロンは建具・家具を中心とした改修計画としました。また、母屋と庭の間にある、施主の父によって仮設的につくられてきた小屋の空間性やそこでの活動を継承するように、庭やガレージなど敷地全体を少しずつ設計することにしました。

　新しく計画した母屋とガレージを繋ぐ渡り廊下では、ヘアサロンへのアプローチ・看板として機能し、また庭が二つに分節され、前面道路に向けたポケット空間も生まれます。敷地全体に手を加えていくことで、ヘアサロンでの体験と庭での体験と施主家族の活動が結びつき、場と出来事の連関が一層発展させていくことを考えています。

After the initial plan to renovate the annex, the project shifted toward converting part of the main house where the client’s family lives into the hair salon. The main house, with its facade opening toward the garden, had been built using a panel construction system that allowed only limited alterations. For this reason, the renovation focused primarily on new fittings and built-in furniture for the salon.

In addition, to carry forward the spatial character and everyday activities of the temporary shed that the client’s father had built between the house and the garden, we decided to gradually design the entire site, including the garden, the garage, and the surrounding exterior spaces.

The newly designed passageway connecting the main house and the garage functions both as the approach to the hair salon and as its signage. It also divides the garden into two parts, creating a small pocket space that faces the road.

By gradually working on the site as a whole, we aim to link the experience of the salon with the experience of the garden and with the daily activities of the client’s family, allowing the network of places and happenings to deepen and evolve.

プロセス３｜Phase 3

ヘアサロンの開業に向け、施主家族それぞれがどこで暮らすかが決まり、その結果母屋の改修範囲が広がりました。これにより、ヘアサロンがより広く、庭の豊かさを受け入れる抽象的な空間ができました。

また、プロセス2での工事を全てやり切るのではなく、ヘアサロンの改修をしっかりと行い、庭やガレージや離れの家は少しずつ改修することで、今後施主が更新していくことを想定した「きっかけづくり」を敷地に散りばめたような全体プランとしました。

施主家族が更新し続ける庭とサロンに寄り添うように改修していくことで、場と出来事が常に変化するような環境が、この先も続いていきます。

As preparations for opening the hair salon progressed, each member of the client’s family decided where they would live, and as a result the renovation area within the main house expanded. This created a more spacious environment for the salon, one that can more fully embrace the richness of the garden.

Rather than completing all of the work planned for Process 2 at once, we chose to renovate the salon thoroughly while gradually improving the garden, the garage, and the annex. This approach scatters small “starting points” throughout the site, anticipating that the client will continue to update and develop these areas over time.

By renovating in a way that stays close to the garden and the salon as they both continue to evolve, the environment will remain in constant transformation, with places and happenings shifting and unfolding into the future.