Global Crest Kita Omura Lumi Hōʻikeʻike Hale Kūʻai Kaʻa by Masakatsu Matsuyama

Global Crest Kita Omura Lumi Hōʻikeʻike Hale Kūʻai Kaʻa by Masakatsu Matsuyama is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

KalaHoʻolālā Hale· 2025

Global Crest Kita Omura Lumi Hōʻikeʻike Hale Kūʻai Kaʻa

by Masakatsu Matsuyama

Client: Global Crest

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About Global Crest Kita Omura Lumi Hōʻikeʻike Hale Kūʻai Kaʻa

ʻO Global Crest Kita Omura he lumi hōʻikeʻike hale kūʻai kaʻa ma Omura, Nagasaki, Iapana. He wahi pālahalaha kakaʻikahi kēia kahua ma ka ʻāina mahiʻai, me ke Kaikuono ʻo Omura ma ke komohana a me nā Mauna ʻo Tatara ma ka hikina. Ua uhi piha ʻia nā ʻaoʻao ʻekolu o ka hale i ke aniani, no laila hiki ke ʻike ʻia ka ʻāina a puni mai loko mai. Kākoʻo ʻia kekahi kaupoku nui me nā kihi kaupoku e ʻoi aku ana i ʻehā mika e nā kia hao lahilahi he 75 milimika ka huinahā, i hoʻonoho ʻia ma kahi papa hoʻonohonoho ʻehā mika. Hoʻohana ʻia ka wahi o waho i malu ʻia no ka hāʻawi ʻana a me ka nānā ʻana i nā kaʻa. ʻO ka nui holoʻokoʻa o ka papahele he 705.68 mika huinahā.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Global Crest Kita Omura Lumi Hōʻikeʻike Hale Kūʻai Kaʻa i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Global Crest Kita Omura Lumi Hōʻikeʻike Hale Kūʻai Kaʻa he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Global Crest Kita Omura Lumi Hōʻikeʻike Hale Kūʻai Kaʻa e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Located in northern Omura City, a rare flat area in Nagasaki, the site is rural, with Omura Bay to the west and the Tatara Mountains to the east. The design harmonizes with the landscape, bringing outdoor beauty inside. A 4m grid space with 75mm steel columns supports a cantilevered roof. The glass facade connects vehicle handovers to the scenery, while the contrast between the thick roof and thin columns creates a delicate, tense atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total floor area:705.68 square meters
Tags: Car sub-dealer, showroom, car, roof, steel, cantilever, horizontal, grid, glass architecture, Japan
Production Technology: To enhance energy efficiency, three sides of the building, except the west, are fully glazed. The steel columns are reduced to a minimal 75millimeter square solid steel, creating a seamless connection between the townscape and activities such as vehicle deliveries and viewings under the 4m cantilevered eaves, as well as negotiations inside. The combination of the thick roof and slim columns emphasizes the roof's surface, creating a delicate and tense atmosphere.
Design Challenge: The desired form was a gate-like frame extending from the building, commonly seen in dealerships, creating a sheltered space for vehicle deliveries and viewings without getting wet in the rain. The 4-meter cantilevered eaves on all sides serve the functions of vehicle delivery and viewing.
Research: We value "interpreting the potential of the land and deriving an architectural form and lifestyle unique to that place" in our design practice. Since architecture is created in different locations and under varying clients and conditions, each solution inevitably differs. In this project, we proposed architecture that realizes the client's vision by interpreting the unique environment and transforming fixed perceptions to build a new future.
Inspiration: Traditionally, sub-dealers display cars for sale alongside the road, with shop buildings often placed at the back of the site, making them less visible from the outside. Although various cars can be displayed in front of main streets, tacky price tags and figures tend to catch people's eyes instead of the shop buildings. We aimed for architecture that acts as signage for the shop, eliminating the common impression of a typical sub-dealer.
Project Duration: The project, located in Omura, Nagasaki, Japan, had a design period from May 2022 to May 2023 (12 months) and a construction period from June 2023 to January 2024 (8 months).
Operation Flow: In order for end users to purchase a car, sub-dealers provide detailed information about the car and encourage viewing and test drives.
Patents: The copyright belongs to Matsuyama Architectural Design Office, 2024.
Image Credits: Image＃1：Photographer Toshihisa Ishii(Blitz STUDIO),GC Kitaomura,2024.
Image＃2：Photographer Toshihisa Ishii(Blitz STUDIO),GC Kitaomura,2024.
Image＃3：Photographer Toshihisa Ishii(Blitz STUDIO),GC Kitaomura,2024.
Image＃4：Photographer Toshihisa Ishii(Blitz STUDIO),GC Kitaomura,2024.
Image＃5：Photographer Toshihisa Ishii(Blitz STUDIO),GC Kitaomura,2024.