Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ahịa Akwụkwọ by Hikohito Konishi

Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ahịa Akwụkwọ by Hikohito Konishi 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

Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ahịa Akwụkwọ

by Hikohito Konishi

Client: Hikokonishi Architecture Inc

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

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The Design

About Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ahịa Akwụkwọ

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Ebetsu Tsutaya Books bụ ụlọ ahịa akwụkwọ gbasara ụdị ndụ dị na Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. A rụrụ ụlọ a site na ngọngọ atọ, ndị isiokwu ha bụ uche, ndụ na nri, ndị e doziri n'ime mpaghara ise iji belata oke ịdị ukwuu nke ihe owuwu gbasaa ihe dị ka mita 140. Ohere ndị dị n'ime ụlọ na-egosipụta ọdịdị ọhịa dị nso ma na-eguzosi ike n'ịdị n'otu. Ihe ndị e ji rụọ ya na-eweta ọnọdụ udo, gụnyere brik ndị e mepụtara na mpaghara ahụ, ala kọnkịrit, igwe ndị owuwu a hapụghị ekpuchi, ohiri ohiri e ji osisi na igwe mee, yana atụmatụ ọkụ. Ụlọ ahịa akwụkwọ a na-akwadokwa mmemme maka ndị bi n'ógbè ahụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ahịa Akwụkwọ 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 Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ahịa Akwụkwọ 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. Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ahịa Akwụkwọ na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ebetsu Tsutaya Books, a lifestyle bookstore in Japan. The three blocks are assigned the themes of "Mind", "Life", and "Food" respectively, and the interior spaces are configured to enable visitors to appreciate a framed view of the forest and a sense of unity. The space creates a tranquil atmosphere for the visitors by utilizing raw materials, from the locally produced bricks, the concrete finished flooring, the exposed structural steel, furniture made with wood and steel, and to the lighting design.
Dimensions & Packaging: Lot area 33473m2
Total floor space 4423m2
Tags: bookstore, architecture, architect, japan
Production Technology: Steel framed Structure
Design Challenge: In order to restrict the volume of the structure spanning 140 meters, the three blocks within the structure have been given five zones by displacing their plan and layout. By doing so, the structure constitutes a unified group, and the subdivisions within it are thought to be effective in attracting more people. Intending to create a contrast to the greenery of the surrounding natural environment, bricks from three local companies were used for the exterior finish material. We are expecting them to age beautifully with the extruded cement panel base on the side surface.
Research: After completion of the building, events for residents have been planned out, nearly 50 events monthly and over 500 throughout the year, to contribute to the local culture, and it has played a central part in the local community offering much more than public buildings in the city.
Inspiration: Ebetsu Tsutaya Books was inspired from nature around and strived to create A Forest Library that proposes a lifestyle within a comfortable space. This building is not only a commercial facility selling goods but also a place striving to create and nurture a culture. This resonates with the resolution of the Tsutaya Books founder to "create places where people gather", which is passed on to us as our response to the theme of Slow-Life of Ebetsu Tsutaya Books.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2016 and completed in August 2018, located in in Ebetsu, Hokkaido Japan.
Operation Flow: Tsutaya Books, a lifestyle bookstore, has taken on a project with us to open their 20th store, after renewing their type of enterprise, in Ebetsu City, Hokkaido. The site is adjacent to "Four Seasons Promenade" in Ebetsu City and faces a forest thickly covered with large trees. The concept of the store is "A Forest Library to Enjoy a Slow-Life" and to create a place that proposes a lifestyle within a comfortable space.
Team Members: Hikohito Konishi
Yujin Sato
Culture Convenience Club Company, Limited
Image Credits: Nacasa & Partners Inc.