Ebetsu Tsutaya Books 書店 by Hikohito Konishi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
銅建築· 2020
Ebetsu Tsutaya Books 書店
Client: Hikokonishi Architecture Inc
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About Ebetsu Tsutaya Books 書店
江別 蔦屋書店は、日本・北海道の江別市に位置するライフスタイル型書店である。建物は「知」「暮らし」「食」をテーマとした3つの棟で構成され、全長140メートルに及ぶ構造物の視覚的な量感を軽減するために5つのゾーンへと配置されている。内部空間は隣接する森の眺望を切り取りながら、一体感を保っている。地元産のレンガ、コンクリートの床、現しの鉄骨、木と鉄による家具、そして照明計画など、素材そのものの質感が落ち着いた雰囲気を生み出している。また、この書店は地域住民のためのイベントの場としても活用されている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Ebetsu Tsutaya Books 書店は、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Ebetsu Tsutaya Books 書店は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Ebetsu Tsutaya Books 書店は、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
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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.
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