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One of the principles Mr. and Mrs. Hani
set for their school was that all the students should come and enjoy
a hot homemade lunch together. Therefore, the dining hall was planned
as the center of the school, which was considered to be a unique
design at that time. Wright designed the central main hall. Between
1923 to 1924, Endo built other small rooms on the north, east and
west side of the main hall, as the central main hall became too small
for the increasing number of students.
Prior to restoration of the dining hall, the kitchen was located
just underneath the dining hall. This kitchen was where students
originally took turns cooking lunch. After restoration of the hall
was finished, the kitchen was relocated to a new building. The room
which had been the kitchen was converted to a machinery room and
staff office.
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| ●Furniture in
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| The set of old furniture placed in the
small dining rooms was designed by Arata Endo. Mr. and Mrs. Hani
asked him to make sufficient tables and chairs for all the teachers
and
students to enjoy meals together. Endo put his maximum effort into
creating the designs of the tables and the chairs within a limited
budget. You can see his creative ideas reflected in the features
of the tables and the chairs when you enter the small dining room. |
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| ●Lighting in
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| The design of V-shaped hanging
pendant light is representative of the beauty of designs in Myonichikan.
The pendant lighting was not planned in the original blueprint. The
lights were supposed to be flush to the ceiling. However, when he
visited the construction site it is said Wright found the ceiling
was higher than he had thought. As a result he designed the pendant
lights. |
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