Global Crest Kita Omura Awto Qhatuna Rikuchina Wasi by Masakatsu Matsuyama

Global Crest Kita Omura Awto Qhatuna Rikuchina Wasi by Masakatsu Matsuyama is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Wasichiy Kamay Competition Category.

QullqiWasichiy· 2025

Global Crest Kita Omura Awto Qhatuna Rikuchina Wasi

by Masakatsu Matsuyama

Client: Global Crest

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Wasichiy Category

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The Design

About Global Crest Kita Omura Awto Qhatuna Rikuchina Wasi

Global Crest Kita Omura nisqaqa huk awto qhatuna rikuchina wasim, Omura llaqtapi, Nagasaki, Japón suyupi. Chay allpaqa mana sasa tarina pampa chakra allpam, inti yaykuy ladopi Omura Qucha kachkan, inti lluqsimuy ladopiñataq Tatara Urqukuna. Wasip kimsa laduninqa lliw qhispi qhawanawanmi wichq'asqa, chaymi muyuriqpi kaq pachamamaqa ukhumantapas rikukullanpuni. Huk hatun qata, tawa metro hawaman lluqsiq patawan, llañu 75 milímetro tawa k'uchuyuq fierro sayaqkunawan hap'ichisqa kachkan, chaykunaqa tawa metro sapa purapi churasqa kanku. Chay llantusqa hawa kanchaqa awtokuna quy hinallataq qhawanapaqmi llamk'achisqa. Llapan panpa hatunkayninqa 705.68 metro cuadrado.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

Global Crest Kita Omura Awto Qhatuna Rikuchina Wasi A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Global Crest Kita Omura Awto Qhatuna Rikuchina Wasi ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Global Crest Kita Omura Awto Qhatuna Rikuchina Wasi achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

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.