In Nanokamachi, Yamagata City, this project proposes an alternative to the conventional road-widening approach that typically transforms and homogenizes the streetscape. Instead of simple roadway expansion, it introduces a method that simultaneously widens streets and redistributes land parcels, enabling block improvement and urban reconfiguration while retaining the existing character and local appeal of the district.

By establishing a network of small paths and lanes with intentionally blurred boundaries between public and private realms, the plan enhances walkability and circulation while fostering the growth of sustainable, community-based activities along these routes. Through this strategy, the project explores new possibilities for a walkable city rooted in incremental spatial restructuring rather than wholesale replacement.

山形市七日町で街並みを一新する従来型の道路幅拡張事業とは異なる、道路拡幅と同時に土地を再配置する手法を提案することで、既存の町がもつ魅力を失うことなく街区整備および街並みの再編成を試みた。官民の境界が曖昧な様々な「小径」を整備することで回遊性向上と共にそこで育まれる持続可能なコミュニティ形成を推進する、新たなウォーカブルシティの可能性を追及した。

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