Kengo Kuma Design Deterioration of Nakagawa Town Art Museum, Asking for Repair Costs in Craphan - Mr. Kuma, who is involved in repairs, sends a message of support

　栃木県那珂川町にある「那珂川町馬頭広重美術館」は、開館から24年が経過し、建物の老朽化が進んでいます。町は2024年7月31日から修繕費用3億円の一部として、ふるさと納税を活用したクラウドファンディングで1千万円を目標に資金調達を開始しました。（写真提供：栃木県観光物産協会）

　The Nakagawa Hiroshige Museum of Art, which exhibits the works of ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige Ando, is a wooden building designed by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma (46 years old at the time). The building was completed in 2000 by the former Matou Town (now Nakagawa Town) at a cost of about 1.2 billion yen. The entire building is made of locally grown eight-groove cedar and features a design that harmonizes with nature, but in recent years, the roof has been siding and the walls have been damaged.

　According to the introduction of the achievements on the website of Kengo Kuma Architects and Urban Design Office, "This cedar wood can also be used as a roofing material by applying non-combustible treatment and embalming treatment, and we were able to achieve high environmental performance due to the unique cross-sectional shape of the louvers that cut sunlight and the eaves are long."introductionIt has been.

　隈氏は那珂川町のクラウドファンディングページに応援メッセージを寄せ、建物の老朽化について「現在と比べると木の保護塗料の性能が低く、傷みが進み、取り換えが計画されている」と説明し、「皆様のご支援を心からお願い申し上げます」と寄付を呼びかけています。

　クラウドファンディングは10月27日締め切りで、現在（9月7日昼）、55万円（達成率5.5％）が寄付されています（※）。 Kengo Kuma will also be in charge of designing the museum's repairs.

The contents of the contract at the time of the former Matou Town are unknown

　On September 6, the editorial department asked Nakagawa about the contents of the contract with Kengo Kuma Architects related to durability and repairs at the time of completion of the museum, and the town replied, "The contents of the contract at the time of the former Matou Town are unknown, and there is no person in charge at that time." The former mayor of Magashi Town at the time of completion was Mr. Kazuo Kawasaki, who served as the first mayor of Nakagawa Town, which was created by merging with Ogawa Town in 2005, until 2009.

On the Internet, criticism of Kengo Kuma's architecture increases.

　この問題を報じたYahoo!ニュースのコメント欄に1級建築士と名乗る人物から、「隈氏は木の使い方や雨仕舞いを理解していないか、初めから腐ることを想定して設計している」と隈氏に問題があることを提起する意見が寄せられました。これに共感する声も多くみられます。

　SNS上では、隈氏が設計した公共施設で、「浅草観光文化センター」は早期修繕が行われ、築10年余りの「アオーレ長岡」でも修繕が計画されていると投稿があり、民間施設を含む関連情報が広がり、議論を呼んでいます。

There is a famous architect who designs public facilities と地の持続possible

　隈氏が手掛ける公共施設は全国各地に広がり、その斬新なデザインと建築手法が注目を集めています。しかし、隈研吾建築が一定の集客効果をもたらしても、その話題性だけで地域の衰退を食い止めるのは難しい現実があります。さらに、人気が落ち着き、修繕が必要となった際には、維持補修が自治体の財政を圧迫する懸念もあります。

　If the facility is built by a leading local company with its own budget, the problem will not be pointed out, but in the case of a public facility where a large amount of tax money is invested, it may be necessary to discuss how to ensure the specific effect of the work of a famous architect on the community and its sustainability when contracting with an architect.

Attention and donation status after Fuji TV's report

　This time, on September 4th, Fuji Television reported extensively on the deterioration of the Nakagawa Town Mazu Hiroshige Museum of Art and crowdfunding for repair costs. Since then, it has been covered by local media and NHK in the Tokyo metropolitan area, but so far the amount collected is only 5.5% of the target.

　Nakagawa Town is implementing "Government Crowdfunding" that utilizes the hometown tax payment system, and there is no return on luxury products. Donations are made when they resonate with the background of the application, the specific use of the donation, and the vision for the future.