Intensive plan - Intensive plan (English)

Japanese: 集中式プラン - しゅうちゅうしきプラン（英語表記）centered plan

An architectural plan that is centered in one place and has point symmetry or line symmetry with one or several axes of symmetry. This applies to the central part of the building, and the ancillary parts are often asymmetric. The basic plans for buildings in the central part are circular, square, or regular polygonal. They are used for various indoor stadiums, especially exhibition halls and factories that require large spaces, as well as for fluid and liquid storage and cooling towers. Buildings with centralized plans have been constructed since ancient times, and their regular forms have been recognized as transcendental, leading to their widespread use as monumental architecture, especially as mausoleums.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

一ヵ所に集合したような形で，点対称ないし1～数本の対称軸をもつ線対称の建築プラン。これは建物の中心部分についてであり，付属部分は非対称となることが多い。中心部分の建物の平面は円形，正方形，正多角形が基本となる。各種の屋内競技場，とくに大空間を必要とする展示館や工場などのほか，流体･液体の貯蔵庫や冷却塔などにも用いられる。　集中式プランの建物はきわめて古くから造られているが，その規則正しい形態のうちに超越性が認められて記念的な建築，とくに廟として広く用いられた。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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