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Global Crest Kita Omura Autosalón predajcu automobilov by Masakatsu Matsuyama

Global Crest Kita Omura Autosalón predajcu automobilov by Masakatsu Matsuyama is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Strieborná cena A' Design Award in Architektúra Competition Category.


StriebornáArchitektúra· 2025

Global Crest Kita Omura Autosalón predajcu automobilov

by Masakatsu Matsuyama

Client: Global Crest

Strieborná cena A' Design Award Winner in Architektúra Category

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The Design

About Global Crest Kita Omura Autosalón predajcu automobilov

Global Crest Kita Omura je autosalón predajcu automobilov v meste Omura v prefektúre Nagasaki v Japonsku. Pozemok sa nachádza na vzácnej rovinatej ploche poľnohospodárskej pôdy, so zálivom Omura na západe a pohorím Tatara na východe. Tri strany budovy sú plne presklené, takže okolitá krajina zostáva viditeľná aj zvnútra. Veľká strecha so štvormetrovými konzolovými presahmi je podopretá štíhlymi oceľovými stĺpmi so štvorcovým prierezom 75 milimetrov, rozmiestnenými v štvormetrovom rastri. Krytý vonkajší priestor sa využíva na odovzdávanie a prehliadku vozidiel. Celková podlahová plocha je 705,68 metra štvorcového.

The Recognition

About the Strieborná cena A' Design Award

Global Crest Kita Omura Autosalón predajcu automobilov je laureát Striebornej ceny A' Design Award, mimoriadne prestížneho uznania udeľovaného nádherným, pôsobivým dizajnom najvyššej kvality. Laureáti Striebornej ceny sú nesmierne brilantné a mimoriadne kreatívne diela, ktoré ilustrujú výnimočnú odbornosť, talent a bystrosť svojich dizajnérov. Od Global Crest Kita Omura Autosalón predajcu automobilov sa očakáva, že bude úžasným, vzorovým dielom, pozoruhodne profesionálnym a hlboko inovatívnym. Tento dizajn ocenený Striebornou cenou A' Design Award je veľmi pozoruhodný, obdivovaný vynález, ktorý prináša úžitok a posúva hranice umenia, vedy, dizajnu a technológie. Global Crest Kita Omura Autosalón predajcu automobilov je výtvor, ktorému mnohí závidia, ktorý vzbudzuje túžby, prináša pozitívne pocity a vyvoláva úžas a údiv.

Behind the Design

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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.

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