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Tcnk Whare Whakaatu Waka me te Karāhe Waka by Tetsuo Kawabe

Tcnk Whare Whakaatu Waka me te Karāhe Waka by Tetsuo Kawabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.


ParahiWaihanga· 2021

Tcnk Whare Whakaatu Waka me te Karāhe Waka

by Tetsuo Kawabe

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category

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The Design

About Tcnk Whare Whakaatu Waka me te Karāhe Waka

Ko TCNK he whare whakaatu waka me te karāhe waka kei te takiwā o Niigata, Hapani. Ko te whare e tū ana i te tomokanga o tētahi rohe whakawhanake hou, ā, he mea whakaaro hei tohu whenua rongonui. Ka whakakotahi a TCNK i tētahi whare whakaatu karāhe ki ngā kokoraho e rua kei runga ake, e āhua rewa ana ki runga ake i te whenua. Nā tētahi hanganga tāweko e rima mita te roa me tētahi hanganga tārewa i āhua noho ai ngā kokoraho ki runga i te raina pou kotahi. Ko te hoahoa whakamutunga i tīpakohia mai i te neke atu i te tekau tono i whakaritea whai muri i tētahi rangahau mō te wāhi. I tīmata te hanga i te marama o Whiringa-ā-rangi 2006, ā, i oti i te marama o Whiringa-ā-nuku 2009.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Tcnk Whare Whakaatu Waka me te Karāhe Waka te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Tcnk Whare Whakaatu Waka me te Karāhe Waka he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Tcnk Whare Whakaatu Waka me te Karāhe Waka i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The location of this project is at the entrance of the new development area. Therefore, we realized a combination of a glass showroom and two floating volumes as a symbol.
To create the image of a floating volume, there is a 5 meter cantilever and suspension structure that makes it appear that the volume is supported by only one-lined columns.
Inspiration
I investigated the site and found various inspirations.
An image that seems to spring from the ground.
Or an image that floats in the air.
After considering more than 10 proposals, this proposal was adopted, which resulted in a volume floating in the air.
Project Duration
The project started in November 2006 and finished the construction in October 2009.
The site is located in Niigata prefecture, Japan
Team Members
Tetsuo Kawabe, chief architect
Koichi Tajima, assistant architect
Tetsuo Nagahashi, structural engineer
Yoshimasa Ohishi, landscape designer

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