Museum Ụlọ Azụmahịa by Hiromoto Oki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

BronzỤlọ Owu· 2020

Museum Ụlọ Azụmahịa

by Hiromoto Oki

Client: OOKI Architects & Associates

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Museum Ụlọ Azụmahịa

Lọ ihe ngosi nka bụ ụlọ azụmahịa nke dị na Wakayama, Japan. Lọ ahụ dị na ebe dị n'akụkụ mmiri ma site na ụgbọ mmiri ọ dị ka ọ na-ese n'elu oké osimiri, sitekwa n'ụgbọala, ọ na-enye echiche dị egwu nke na-efegharị, nke mere na ọ nwere njikọ chiri anya na njiri mara nke gburugburu mmiri. Mmetụta a nke ịgbagharị na-ewere ọnọdụ n'ihi na mgbidi iko na mgbidi siri ike dị n'ime nwere ụdị atụmatụ dị iche iche, yana nsonaazụ nke a na -emepụta mmetụta a na-adịghị ele anya ma mara mma. Facilitylọ ọrụ ahụ chọrọ ịbụ ebe ọdịbendị na Tanabe na inye mpaghara dị mkpa maka ntụrụndụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Museum Ụlọ Azụmahịa meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Museum Ụlọ Azụmahịa ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Museum Ụlọ Azụmahịa na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: From a boat, this quayside building seems to float on the sea, and from a car, it gives the incredible impression of swaying, so that it is intimately linked with the visual qualities of the marine environment. The impression of swaying takes place because a glass wall and the inner solid wall have different design properties, and as a consequence create this unlikely but beautiful effect. The facility aims to be both a centre of culture in Tanabe and also to provide a vital area for recreation.
Dimensions & Packaging: total floor area: 977.45m2, width: 27.5m, length: 36.2m, height: 9m
Tags: Commercial building, waterfront, quayside, glass
Production Technology: structure: steel, material: terracotta, glass, aluminium
Design Challenge: The building has an amazing view of a bay and a world heritage, Kumano Kodo (part of Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range).
The major challenges of this project were to coexist with nature and to have positive effects on marine activities and the waterfront without spoiling the landscape. The facade has warm terracotta, wood-painted glass art, and thin columns; and it creates a sense of unity with nature. This effect creates the impression that the building naturally stands in the scenery.
Research: We arrived at this design that embraces the waterfront environment and nature around it after researching the historical background of Mori Bay, its importance for the local community, and the characteristics of buildings around the bay.
In the area, the construction of the wharf started in 1934. It was the very first step that made the small local bay into the gateway to the sea for the whole city of Tanabe. Unfortunately, the port was severely damaged during the Nankai Earthquake in 1946; however, it has been restored by local citizens’ efforts and improved one after another. Thus, it has been developed as an essential port that handles and supports local industries such as lumber, gravel, and sand. In order to stand in the middle of nature around it and at the heart of local people’s life, the design direction was carefully chosen to reflect the environment and welcome the local communities.
Inspiration: Inspired by the surface of the water and environmental issues around the sea, the architect has designed a work that stands with people who live with the sea and the quayside area of a town, Tanabe.
Project Duration: project duration: 2016 - 2017,
location: Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Operation Flow: The front entrance leads to the main hall, and shops are lined up along with the hallway. For the sea side entrance, it is characterized by wood-painted glass art, terracotta facades and thin columns, and on the left hand side, there is a path to the lounge that provides a relaxation space for visitors.
Image Credits: OOKI Architects & Associates