The new Rikkyo Elementary School building has been completed, creating a new educational space as part of Rikkyo Gakuin's 150th-anniversary commemorative project. 石本建築事務所 handled the design and KITANO CONSTRUCTION CORP. the construction, creating a facility adjacent to the Rikkyo University campus to support integrated education across the school's levels.
Rikkyo Gakuin announced the completion of the new Rikkyo Elementary School building as part of its 150th-anniversary commemorative project. The building is located adjacent to the Rikkyo University campus in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, and is designed to create an educational environment integrating learning and play, with the aim of advancing the integrated education across the school's levels promoted by Rikkyo Gakuin.
The basic project information identifies 石本建築事務所 as the designer and KITANO CONSTRUCTION CORP. as the contractor. The project is tentatively titled “Construction of the New Rikkyo Elementary School Building and East Building Renovation.” The building has 4 above-ground floors and is a reinforced-concrete structure with some steel construction. The site area is 11,626.13 m², the building area is 4,607.93 m², and the total floor area is 12,010.09 m².
The construction period runs from January 2025 to July 2026, with overall completion, including the East Building renovation, scheduled for June 2027. Photographs provided by Rikkyo Gakuin Educational Corporation.