Okimoto Taichi 沖元太一
茅葺職人 株式会社Earth Building 代表取締役 沖元 太一
Thatching craftsman Okimoto Taiichi, Director, Earth Building Co., Ltd.
自己紹介 Personal Data
- 1975年
- 広島市生まれ
- 1998年
- 広島工業大学環境学部環境デザイン学科卒業
- 2001年
- 筑波大学大学院芸術研究科修士課程修了
- 2001年
- 茅葺きと天然スレートの専門会社 有限会社熊谷産業（宮城県石巻市）入社
- 2011年
- 独立
- 2012年
- Earth Building 創業（宮城県石巻市）
- 2013年
- 株式会社Earth Building設立（宮城県石巻市）
その後、生まれ故郷である広島で「広島茅葺屋根工事店」として、宮城と広島の2拠点として活動 - 2023年
- 本社竣工・移転（宮城県石巻市桃生町中津山字永田2-1）
- 1975
- Born in Hiroshima City
- 1998
- Graduated from Faculty of Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental Design, Hiroshima Institute of Technology
- 2001
- Completed Master's program, Graduate School of Art, University of Tsukuba
- 2001
- Joined Kumagai Sangyo Limited (Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture), a company specializing in thatch and natural slate
- 2011
- Became independent
- 2012
- Founded Earth Building (Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture)
- 2013
- Established Earth Building Co., Ltd. in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
Later, established ‘Hiroshima Thatched Roofing’ in Hiroshima. Currently operating from two locations, in Miyagi and Hiroshima. - 2023
- Completion of head office and relocation
(2-1 Nagata, Nakatsuyama, Monou-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture)
社名に込めた思い Thoughts Behind the Company Name,“Earth Building”
日本語で表現すると “地球人具”
「地球の素材で、人が道具を使い、ものを作り上げていく」という意味を込めました
The name conveys the meaning of ‘people use tools, creating things with materials from the earth’.
メッセージ Message
土に還る茅葺き。地球環境が問題となっている現在、最先端の素材だと考えます。「リサイクル」と言うシステムは確かに素晴らしいとは思いますが、一度生み出されたものは、永遠に「リサイクル」し続けないと、無くなることはありません。そして開発や放置されて無くなりつつある草原やヨシ原にも、そこに生きる植物や動物などがいます。
今では昔ばなしとなっている茅葺き。しかしもう一度、茅葺きと言うものを見直し、材料となるススキやヨシが生えている草原やヨシ原のことを含めて、たくさんの人に知って貰う必要があります。建築的な観点だけでなく、環境、自然を含めた、大きな観点から茅葺きを考えることが大切です。新しい茅葺きを創造することで今まで茅葺きを知らなかった人たちに興味を持って貰い、伝統的な茅葺きと新しい茅葺きが共存し、茅葺きや草原の文化が未来へ繋がることを目指しています。
自分自身、現代の便利な生活を欠かすことは出来ません。しかし、人も自然の一部です。テクノロジーが進めば進むほど、感覚に触れることを望みます。ほんの少しだけ、ほんの一部だけでも変わることで、人間も自然ももっと豊かになると信じています。
Thatch is a material that returns to the earth. We believe that it is a cutting-edge material, at a time when the global environment is becoming an issue. The system of ‘recycling’ is certainly wonderful, but once something is created, it will never disappear unless it is continuously recycled forever. And even in grasslands and reed beds that are disappearing due to development and neglect, there are plants and animals that live there.
These days, thatching has become a folk tale. However, it is necessary to reevaluate thatching, and let many people know about the grasslands and reed beds, where pampas grass and reeds, the materials for thatching, grow. It is important to think about thatching not only from an architectural point of view, but also from a larger perspective, including the environment and nature. By creating new thatching, we aim to interest people who have never heard of thatching before, to have traditional thatching and new thatching coexist, and to connect thatching and grassland culture to the future.
We cannot do without the conveniences of modern life. However, people are also part of nature. The more technology advances, the more we desire to be in touch with our senses. We believe that by changing just a small part of our lives, in a slight way, both human beings and nature will become richer.
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今では昔ばなしとなっている茅葺き。しかしもう一度、茅葺きと言うものを見直し、材料となるススキやヨシが生えている草原やヨシ原のことを含めて、たくさんの人に知って貰う必要があります。建築的な観点だけでなく、環境、自然を含めた、大きな観点から茅葺きを考えることが大切です。新しい茅葺きを創造することで今まで茅葺きを知らなかった人たちに興味を持って貰い、伝統的な茅葺きと新しい茅葺きが共存し、茅葺きや草原の文化が未来へ繋がることを目指しています。
自分自身、現代の便利な生活を欠かすことは出来ません。しかし、人も自然の一部です。テクノロジーが進めば進むほど、感覚に触れることを望みます。ほんの少しだけ、ほんの一部だけでも変わることで、人間も自然ももっと豊かになると信じています。
Thatch is a material that returns to the earth. We believe that it is a cutting-edge material, at a time when the global environment is becoming an issue. The system of ‘recycling’ is certainly wonderful, but once something is created, it will never disappear unless it is continuously recycled forever. And even in grasslands and reed beds that are disappearing due to development and neglect, there are plants and animals that live there.
These days, thatching has become a folk tale. However, it is necessary to reevaluate thatching, and let many people know about the grasslands and reed beds, where pampas grass and reeds, the materials for thatching, grow. It is important to think about thatching not only from an architectural point of view, but also from a larger perspective, including the environment and nature. By creating new thatching, we aim to interest people who have never heard of thatching before, to have traditional thatching and new thatching coexist, and to connect thatching and grassland culture to the future.
We cannot do without the conveniences of modern life. However, people are also part of nature. The more technology advances, the more we desire to be in touch with our senses. We believe that by changing just a small part of our lives, in a slight way, both human beings and nature will become richer.
日々の発信はこちらに綴っています。御覧ください。
Frequent messages are posted here. Please take a look.