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KAGA KATAYAMAZU CITY SPA This is a new public hot spa, Onsen, after the old facility was removed due to aging. New building is designed with closely relationship to the lake Shibayama-Gata while succeeding unique traditional Onsen culture. There are two different types of bathroom; one is Gata-no-yu which has a continuous perspective from the bathroom to the surface of lake and another is Mori-no-yu which is surrounded by trees. People can enjoy its rich natural environment in both bathrooms. There are café, terrace in the building and walking trail is also developed. This Onsen helps revitalize this area. Our design policy for signage is to use simple shape and color for minimum expression not for disturbing the surrounding view. SDA (Japan sign design Association) / Selected Location : Kaga city, Ishikawa Pref. Architect : Yoshio Taniguchi, Taniguchi and Associates Complete date : 2012