広島駅から山陽本線で2駅下ったところにある、JR横川駅。決して有名な駅ではありませんが、実は中国四国管内で4番目に乗降者数が多い駅であり、歴清社の最寄りの駅でもあります。今回ご紹介するのは、その横川駅の北口と南口を繋ぐ南北自由通路『金雲の道』です。現在は誰もが利用できる生活路となっていますが、もとは荷物運搬用に作られたものでした。道幅は狭く、窓もなく、壁は真っ白で殺風景な空間でしたが、地域活性化のために横川商店街がリニュアールを敢行。現在のような、雲の壁画のある通路が完成したのです。デザインを手掛けたのは、広島市立大学の芸術学部の学生たち。「空の見えない閉鎖された空間に四季を」というコンセプトのもと、壁面に四季折々の雲を描き、無機質な空間に豊かな表情を添えています。歴清社の洋金箔（シート）で彩りを添えるアイデアも、学生たちによるもの。ここまで、日常に密接した場所に箔が起用されるのは歴清社としても初。地元愛に満ちた、素敵な提案をいただきました。特別なものではなく、生活に根ざした箔。その新しい可能性に一歩踏み出した、記念すべき場所です。

Yokogawa station is located two stations down from Hiroshima station. It is not famous, but a lot of people use here. The number of people getting on and off is the fourth in Chugoku and Shikoku area and it is the nearest station from Rekiseisha. “Road of Gold Clouds” is an access road between the north gate and the south gate. Now everyone can walk through it but it had been used for only the transportation of packages. The width is narrow and there is no window, moreover the wall is just white. It was really bare before. The association of Yokogawa shopping arcade planed the revitalization and refurbished it. “Road of Gold Clouds” appeared. It is designed by students who belongs to an art faculty of Hiroshima City University. They had a concept, “Giving the seasons to the closed space”. There are a lot of clouds throughout the seasons and the rich faces of clouds show in an impersonal space. An idea of using our brass leaf sheet came from the students. It is the first time for Rekiseisha to install our product in such a daily space. We appreciate giving a nice suggestion. We hope metallic leaf is not only special material but also a material that takes root in our life. “Road of Gold Clouds” became such a commemorative place for us.

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