Grid Kompleksgebou by Shigeru Tsuda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Yster in Argitektuur-, Gebou- en Struktuurontwerp Competition Category.

YsterArgitektuur· 2024

Grid Kompleksgebou

by Shigeru Tsuda

Client: T-Square Design Associates

A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Argitektuur Category

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The Design

About Grid Kompleksgebou

Dit is 'n vyfverdieping kompleksgebou wat voor 'n stasie van die Hankyu-spoorweg Kobe-lyn in Nishinomiya, Japan, geleë is. Die terrein is oop na byna alle rigtings, wat toelaat dat die gebou van enige hoek gesien kan word. 'n Betonraamstruktuur is gekies om 'n sterk strukturele beeld te skep, tesame met die vermoë om van enige hoek beskou te word. Dit dien ook as 'n advertensiegebou. Bedags staan die struktuur uit, en snags versmelt die struktuur met die lug terwyl die advertensie verskyn.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Yster

Grid Kompleksgebou is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Grid Kompleksgebou 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Grid Kompleksgebou word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: It's a five story compound building located in front of a station of Hankyu railway Kobe line in Nishinomiya, Japan. The site is open to almost all directions which enables the building to be seen from any angles. A concrete frame structure was chosen to give a strong structural image along with the toleration to be seen from any angle. It also serves as an advertisement building. In day time, structure stands out and at night, structure blends into the sky and advertisement appears.
Dimensions & Packaging: It's a small building with each floor area of 77.81㎡.
Production Technology: In order to conceal ads with grid frame, concrete rigid frame structure was chosen and this was an important factor for the design of this building. Certain depth in the structure was needed in order to picturerise ads. Presence was also important for the building since it stands in front of station square. Although it is a 5 story building, the architect wanted to camouflage the story to make the building look taller than it's actual hight. All of these factors led to the design.
Inspiration: Japan is filled with ads in the city and as an architect, it is hard to deny these ads for economical reasons. Therefore, instead of denying this situation, the ads were incorporated into the design of the building under certain rule. The rules were simple. Sandwich the ads with structure and no ads on the outside of the building. The inspiration of this advertisement building came from Ridley Scott's old movie, Blade Runner in 1982 where digital ads flow in the futuristic city of Japan.
Operation Flow: This building is for lease. Different tenant occupy each floor from 1st to 5th.
Team Members: Architect: Shigeru Tsuda
Structural engineer: Etsuji Amano

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