Architectural structure

By positioning a wine cellar between the entrance and living room with a transparent separation and temperature control, the wine cellar enhances space utilization and temperature management, addressing interference issues and optimizing interior space.

JP2025007958APending Publication Date: 2025-01-20OHBAYASHI GUMI LTD
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JP2023105237
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JP · JP
Patent Type
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Filing Date
2023-06-27
Publication Date
2025-01-20

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Technical Problem

Wine cellars installed in living rooms interfere with the effective use of interior space, necessitating a solution to optimize space utilization and temperature management.

Method used

A wine cellar is positioned between the entrance and living room with a passageway serving as a movement route, separated by a transparent wall, and equipped with room temperature adjustment devices to maintain different temperature zones for efficient space utilization and wine storage.

Benefits of technology

The solution allows for effective use of living room space by incorporating the wine cellar as a movement route, maintains optimal wine storage conditions, and provides a comfortable transition between areas with varying temperatures.

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Abstract

To provide an architectural structure capable of making effective use of the internal space of a living room while including a wine cellar.SOLUTION: An architectural structure 1 includes a wine cellar 10 provided between an entrance 2 and a living room 3, a transparent wall 17 provided in the wine cellar 10 for separating the internal space of the wine cellar 10 into a passage 15 for moving between the entrance 2 and the living room 3 and a wine storage space 16, a first room temperature adjusting device 19 for keeping the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 at a first room temperature, and a second room temperature adjusting device 8 for keeping the room temperature of the passage 15 at a second room temperature higher than the first room temperature and lower than each of the room temperature of the entrance 2 and the room temperature of the living room 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a building equipped with a wine cellar. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, buildings used, for example, in restaurants and the like, have been known in which a wine cellar is provided inside a room such as a dining room (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-179266 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in buildings where a wine cellar is installed in a room such as a dining room, the wine cellar can get in the way of making effective use of the interior space of the room, and there is room for improvement in this regard.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems, and its object is to provide a building that can be equipped with a wine cellar while making effective use of the interior space of living rooms. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The building of the present invention is characterized by having a wine cellar located between an entrance and a living room, a transparent wall located in the wine cellar and separating the interior space of the wine cellar into a passageway that serves as a route between the entrance and the living room and a wine storage space, a first room temperature control device that maintains the room temperature of the wine storage space at a first room temperature, and a second room temperature control device that maintains the room temperature of the passageway at a second room temperature that is higher than the first room temperature and lower than the room temperature of the entrance and the room temperature of the living room.

[0007] In the above-mentioned configuration of the building of the present invention, it is preferable that the first room temperature control device is arranged at one end side along the passage of the wine storage space, and configured so that the temperature is different between the one end side and the other end side along the passage of the wine storage space. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a building that is equipped with a wine cellar and can effectively utilize the interior space of a living room. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a floor plan of a portion of a building according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the wine cellar portion of the building shown in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. [Diagram 5] A diagram showing the wine storage space as seen from the aisle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, a building according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0011] A building 1 according to this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is used as a restaurant, and includes an entrance 2 and a room 3.

[0012] The entrance 2 is an entrance to the building 1, and has a door 2a and an entrance hall 2b inside the door 2a. The entrance hall 2b is connected to a corridor 4 that constitutes a part of the movement route (traffic line) from the entrance 2 to the room 3.

[0013] Living room 3 is a room used as a private room (dining room) for meals. Adjacent to living room 3 is a corridor 5 that forms part of the path (traffic flow) from entrance 2 to living room 3, and a door 3a is provided between living room 3 and corridor 5. Although not shown in detail, living room 3 is equipped with a table, chairs, etc., but no wine cellar.

[0014] A wine cellar 10 is provided between the entrance 2 and the living room 3.

[0015] Wine cellar 10 is provided as a room inside building 1. As shown in Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, a door 11 leading to corridor 4 is provided on wall 10a facing entrance 2 of wine cellar 10, and a door 12 leading to corridor 5 is provided on wall 10b facing living room 3.

[0016] Inside the wine cellar 10, a number of wine racks 13 (for convenience, only one rack is labeled with a symbol) are arranged along a wall 10c perpendicular to the walls 10a and 10b. The wine cellar 10 can store a number of wines 14 supported by these racks 13.

[0017] The wine cellar 10 is provided with a passage 15 which serves as a path between the entrance 2 and the living room 3. That is, the wine cellar 10 is provided between the entrance 2 and the living room 3 on the path or traffic line from the entrance 2 to the living room 3, and a part of the path 15 constitutes the path or traffic line. In this embodiment, the path 15 is provided along the wall 10d opposite to the wall 10c on which the rack 13 of the wine cellar 10 is installed. A person such as a visitor who enters the building 1 from the entrance 2 and moves to the wine cellar 10 through the corridor 4 can open the door 11, enter the inside of the wine cellar 10, pass through the wine cellar 10 through the passage 15, exit the corridor 5 from the door 12 and move to the living room 3.

[0018] The wine cellar 10 has a transparent wall 17 that separates the space for storing wine 14, i.e., wine storage space 16, from the passage 15. That is, the internal space of the wine cellar 10 is separated into the passage 15 and the wine storage space 16 for storing wine 14 by the transparent wall 17 installed between and parallel to walls 10c and 10d. Because the wall 17 is transparent, a person passing through the passage 15 can see the inside of the wine storage space 16 through the transparent wall 17, as shown in FIG. 5.

[0019] In this embodiment, the transparent wall 17 is made up of a plurality of glass plates, but it may be made of other materials, such as a transparent synthetic resin plate material.

[0020] The wall 17 is provided with a door 18 for entering and exiting the wine storage space 16 from the passage 15. A gap is provided between the rack 13 and the wall 17 inside the wine storage space 16, so that a person entering the wine storage space 16 from the door 18 can move between the rack 13 and the wall 17 to take out a desired wine 14 supported on the rack 13.

[0021] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, the ceiling 7 of the living room 3 is arched. More specifically, the ceiling 7 is smoothly curved between one wall 10c of the wine cellar 10 and the other wall 10d opposite the wall 10c, so that the ceiling height is highest at the center between the walls 10c and 10d, and lowest at the joint between the walls 10c and 10d. The arch shape of the ceiling 7 is approximately uniform between the walls 10a and 10b of the wine cellar 10. The transparent wall 17 is disposed along the highest part of the arched ceiling 7, and divides the interior space of the wine cellar 10 into two equal parts.

[0022] The shape of the ceiling 7 is not limited to an arch shape, and the shape can be changed in various ways.

[0023] A first room temperature adjustment device 19 is installed in the wine cellar 10. In this embodiment, the first room temperature adjustment device 19 is an air conditioner, and is installed by fitting it into an opening provided in the wall 10b from the side of the machine room 6 adjacent to the wine cellar 10, and its outlet 19a is directed toward the interior of the wine storage space 16 of the wine cellar 10. The room temperature of the wine storage space 16 is maintained at a first room temperature suitable for storing wine 14 by the first room temperature adjustment device 19.

[0024] On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 4, the wall 10b is provided with an outlet nozzle 8a connected to a second room temperature control device 8 installed in another location inside the building 1. The outlet nozzle 8a can supply the air whose temperature and humidity have been adjusted from the second room temperature control device 8 to the passage 15. The room temperature inside the passage 15 is adjusted by the second room temperature control device 8 separately from the room temperature inside the wine storage space 16, and is maintained at the second room temperature.

[0025] 1, the entrance hall 2b and the living room 3 are provided with air outlets 20a, 20b of a third room temperature control device (air conditioner) 20 provided separately from the first room temperature control device 19 and the second room temperature control device 8, respectively. The third room temperature control device 20 maintains the room temperatures of the entrance hall 2b and the living room 3 at a level that makes people feel comfortable.

[0026] Here, the second room temperature control device 8 is configured to maintain the room temperature of the passage 15, i.e., the second room temperature, at a second room temperature that is higher than the first room temperature, which is the room temperature of the wine storage space 16, and lower than the room temperature of the entrance hall 2b of the entrance 2 and the room 3. In other words, the room temperature of the passage 15 (second room temperature) is maintained by the second room temperature control device 8 at a room temperature that is higher than the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 (first room temperature) and lower than the room temperature of the entrance 2 and the room 3.

[0027] In this embodiment, the first room temperature is 18°C, the second room temperature is 22°C, and the room temperature of the entrance hall 2b and the room 3 are 26°C. As long as the room temperature of the passage 15 (second room temperature) is higher than the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 (first room temperature) and lower than the room temperature of the entrance 2 and the room 3, the first room temperature, the second room temperature, the room temperature of the entrance hall 2b, and the room 3 can be changed in various ways without being limited to the above. Also, the room temperature of the entrance 2 and the room 3 may be the same or different from each other, for example, the room temperature of the room 3 may be higher than the room temperature of the entrance hall 2b.

[0028] The room temperature in the corridor 4 is adjusted to the same room temperature as the entrance hall 2b, and the room temperature in the corridor 5 is adjusted to the same room temperature as the room 3.

[0029] The first room temperature control device 19, the second room temperature control device 8, and the third room temperature control device 20 may each have an air temperature sensor that detects the room temperature of the wine storage space 16, the passage 15, the entrance hall 2b, or the living room 3 that is the subject of temperature control, and may be configured to control the operation so that the air temperature detected by the air temperature sensor becomes a set value. The second room temperature control device 8 that adjusts the room temperature of the passage 15 may be connected to the first room temperature control device 19 and the third room temperature control device 20, and may be configured to set the room temperature of the passage 15 to a second room temperature that is higher than the first room temperature of the wine storage space 16 and lower than the room temperature of the entrance hall 2b and the room 3 based on the room temperature set by the first room temperature control device 19 and the third room temperature control device 20.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 3, the wall 10a may be provided with two smoke exhaust ducts 9 for discharging smoke inside the passage 15 to the outside in the event of a fire.

[0031] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the wine cellar 10 is provided with lighting 21. In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the lighting 21 is disposed facing upward on the rear side of a decorative panel 22 installed on the wall 10d, and serves as indirect lighting that indirectly illuminates the interior of the wine cellar 10.

[0032] In addition, the lighting 21 is not limited to indirect lighting as long as it can illuminate the inside of the wine cellar 10, and may be various types of lighting such as downlights, or may be a combination of indirect lighting and downlights.

[0033] As described above, in the building 1 according to this embodiment, the wine cellar 10 is provided between the entrance 2 and the living room 3, and the wine cellar 10 is provided with a transparent wall 17 to separate the interior space of the wine cellar 10 into the passage 15 that serves as a path (traffic line) between the entrance 2 and the living room 3 and the wine storage space 16 that stores the wines 14. This makes it unnecessary to provide a wine cellar in the living room 3, and allows for effective use of the living room 3. In addition, in the building 1 according to this embodiment, the wine cellar 10 can be used as a path or traffic line connecting the entrance 2 and the living room 3, and therefore the wine cellar 10 can be used effectively. Furthermore, in the building 1 according to this embodiment, a person passing through the passage 15 can see the many wines 14 lined up in the wine storage space 16 through the transparent wall 17, so that a dramatic effect can be created for the person who enters the passage 15. Furthermore, the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 is maintained at the first room temperature by the first room temperature adjustment device 19, and the room temperature of the passage 15 is maintained at the second room temperature by the second room temperature adjustment device 8, which is higher than the first room temperature of the wine storage space 16 and lower than the room temperature of the entrance 2 and the room 3. Therefore, even if the passage 15 is provided adjacent to the wine storage space 16, the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 can be prevented from rising higher than the desired room temperature due to the influence of the room temperature of the passage 15. This makes it possible to easily maintain the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 at a suitable room temperature for storing the wine 14. On the other hand, the room temperature of the passage 15 (the second room temperature) is maintained higher than the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 (the first room temperature), so that when a visitor or the like who is heading from the entrance 2 to the room 3 enters the passage 15, the visitor can pass through the passage 15 comfortably without feeling excessively cold.

[0034] As described above, the first room temperature control device 19 is disposed on the wall 10b on one end side along the passage 15 of the wine storage space 16. This causes the temperature to differ between one end side and the other end side along the passage 15 of the wine storage space 16. More specifically, the room temperature of the wine storage space 16 is slightly higher on the side of the wall 10a facing the wall 10b of the wine storage space 16 than on the side of the wall 10b on which the first room temperature control device 19 is disposed. Therefore, by disposing white wine, which is suitable for storage at a lower temperature, in an area of ​​the rack 13 closer to the wall 10b, where the room temperature is relatively low, and disposing red wine in an area of ​​the rack 13 closer to the wall 10a, where the room temperature is relatively high, various wines 14 can be stored at room temperatures suitable for their types.

[0035] Even in this case, the first room temperature control device 19 is configured to adjust the room temperature so that it is below a predetermined room temperature in any area of ​​the wine storage space 16, and the second room temperature control device 8 is configured to adjust the room temperature in the passage 15 so that the room temperature in the passage 15 is higher than the room temperature in any area of ​​the wine storage space 16.

[0036] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0037] For example, in the above embodiment, the building 1 is used as a restaurant, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be a building used for other purposes, such as a hotel.

[0038] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the building 1 is configured such that the entrance 2 is connected to the wine cellar 10 via a corridor 4 and the living room 3 is connected to the wine cellar 10 via a corridor 5; however, if the wine cellar 10 is provided between the entrance 2 and the living room 3, the configuration can be changed in various ways, for example, such as a configuration in which the entrance 2 is connected directly to the wine cellar 10 without the corridor 4, or a configuration in which the living room 3 is connected directly to the wine cellar 10 without the corridor 5.

[0039] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the room temperatures of the wine storage space 16, the passageway 15, and the entrance hall 2b to the living room 3 are adjusted by separate first room temperature control devices 19, second room temperature control devices 8 to third room temperature control devices 20, respectively. However, if the room temperatures of the wine storage space 16, the passageway 15, and the entrance hall 2b to the living room 3 can be adjusted individually, all or some of these room temperature control devices may be shared. [Explanation of symbols]

[0040] 1 Building 2. Entrance 2a Automatic Door 2b Entrance hall 3 living room 3a Door 4. Corridor 5. Corridor 6 Machine room 7. Ceiling 8 Second room temperature adjustment device 8a Blowing nozzle 9 Smoke exhaust duct 10. Wine Cellar 10a Wall 10b Wall 10c wall 10d Wall 11 Doors 12 Doors 13. Rack 14. Wine 15 Passage 16 Wine Storage Space 17. Wall 18 Doors 19 1st room temperature adjustment device 19a Air outlet 20 Third room temperature adjustment device 20a Air outlet 20b Air outlet 21 Lighting 22 Decorative Panel

Claims

1. A wine cellar is located between the entrance and the living room. A transparent wall is provided in the wine cellar and separates an internal space of the wine cellar into a passageway serving as a passage between the entrance and the living room and a wine storage space; A first room temperature control device that maintains the room temperature of the wine storage space at a first room temperature; a second room temperature control device that maintains the room temperature in the passageway at a second room temperature that is higher than the first room temperature and lower than the room temperature in the entrance and the room.

2. The building described in claim 1, wherein the first room temperature control device is arranged at one end side along the passage of the wine storage space, and configured so that the temperature is different between the one end side and the other end side along the passage of the wine storage space.

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