市全体でマインドフルネス追求、新空港のデザイン披露 ブータン

The city is pursuing mindfulness throughout the entire world, and the design of the new Shinshin Airport Kuuko is revealed.

The city is pursuing mindfulness throughout the entire world, and the design of the new Shinshin Airport Kuuko is revealed.
ウェルネス業界で人気の「マインドフルネス」をテーマにしたホテルやスパは各地にある

Hotels and spas are popular in the wellness industry, based on the theme of mindfulness of the goodness of the wellness industry, all over the country.

Hotels and spas are popular in the wellness industry, based on the theme of mindfulness of the goodness of the wellness industry, all over the country.
しかしヒマラヤ山脈に囲まれた国ブータンは、それよりはるかに先を行き、市全体でこの理念を追求する「マインドフルネス・シティー」の構想を打ち出した

However, Kuni Bhutan, a country surrounded by Himalayas, took the lead in the idea of a mindfulness city that encourages people to pursue this philosophy throughout the entire city.

However, Kuni Bhutan, a country surrounded by Himalayas, took the lead in the idea of a mindfulness city that encourages people to pursue this philosophy throughout the entire city.
このプロジェクトのために選ばれたのは、インドとの国境に近いブータン南部の都市ゲレフー

The city that was chosen for this project was a city in southern Bhutan, close to the border with India.

The city that was chosen for this project was a city in southern Bhutan, close to the border with India.
ただし詳細はほとんど分かっていなかった

However, I hardly knew the details

However, I hardly knew the details
今回、建設会社のビャルケ・インゲルス・グループが披露したゲレフー国際空港のデザインは、マインドフルネス・シティー構想の全体像をうかがわせる

This time, the design of the Geref International Airport Kuuko, which was unveiled by the construction company Bjarke Ingels Group, gives an incredible image of the mindfulness city concept.

This time, the design of the Geref International Airport Kuuko, which was unveiled by the construction company Bjarke Ingels Group, gives an incredible image of the mindfulness city concept.
完成予想図にはダイヤモンド形の木製フレームが連なる光景が描かれている

Without a guess, the image is depicted as a diamond-shaped wooden frame with a continuous string of diamond-shaped wooden frames.

Without a guess, the image is depicted as a diamond-shaped wooden frame with a continuous string of diamond-shaped wooden frames.
将来的に空港の改修や拡張がしやすいよう、フレームは全てモジュール式だ

All frames are modular so that airport kuko can be easily renovated and expanded in the future.

All frames are modular so that airport kuko can be easily renovated and expanded in the future.
空港といえばストレスを感じることの多い場所でもある

When you think of airports, you can feel stressed out as a place.

When you think of airports, you can feel stressed out as a place.
便の遅れや手荷物の紛失、長蛇の列

The flight bottles are late, the baggage is lost, and long lines of snakes are lined up

The flight bottles are late, the baggage is lost, and long lines of snakes are lined up
そんな空港をどうマインドフルネスに結びつけるのか
インゲルスによると、全ては設計の中の自然の要素を活用し、生活の質を国民の幸福度ではかる「国民総幸福量」の理念を取り入れることにある
「空港は訪問先の第一印象と最後の印象を決める」とインゲルスは説明する
「この空港の建築は、木製のフレームをモジュール式に組み合わせて柔軟性と拡張性を実現し、遠くから見ると山々が連なるように見える
木材は全て伝統工芸に従って彫刻と彩色を施し、ブータンの過去と現在と未来を表す3種類の竜をあしらった
伝統的かつ前衛的で、未来志向でありながらルーツがある」総面積は6万8000平方メートル
1日最大123便を運航でき、利用客の上限は年間およそ130万人
ロンドンやニューヨークに比べればごくわずかだが、2019年にブータンを訪れた観光客は31万6000人にすぎない