Tcnk Car Showroom and Garage by Tetsuo Kawabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.
BronzeArchitecture· 2021
Tcnk Car Showroom and Garage
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category
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About Tcnk Car Showroom and Garage
TCNK is a car showroom and garage located in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The building stands at the entrance of a new development area and is intended as a landmark. TCNK combines a glass showroom with two upper volumes that appear to float above the ground. A five meter cantilever and a suspension structure make the volumes seem to rest on a single line of columns. The final design was selected from more than ten proposals prepared after a study of the site. Construction started in November 2006 and was completed in October 2009.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Tcnk Car Showroom and Garage is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Tcnk Car Showroom and Garage is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Tcnk Car Showroom and Garage splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The location of this project is at the entrance of the new development area. Therefore, we realized a combination of a glass showroom and two floating volumes as a symbol.
To create the image of a floating volume, there is a 5 meter cantilever and suspension structure that makes it appear that the volume is supported by only one-lined columns. - Inspiration
- I investigated the site and found various inspirations.
An image that seems to spring from the ground.
Or an image that floats in the air.
After considering more than 10 proposals, this proposal was adopted, which resulted in a volume floating in the air. - Project Duration
- The project started in November 2006 and finished the construction in October 2009.
The site is located in Niigata prefecture, Japan - Team Members
- Tetsuo Kawabe, chief architect
Koichi Tajima, assistant architect
Tetsuo Nagahashi, structural engineer
Yoshimasa Ohishi, landscape designer
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