Jam Base Galuega Autu: Totonu o le Nofoaga Faigaluega by surDL is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.
ArioTotonu· 2026
Jam Base Galuega Autu: Totonu o le Nofoaga Faigaluega
by surDL
Client: ORIX Real Estate Corporation
A' Design Award Ario Winner in Totonu Category
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The Design
About Jam Base Galuega Autu: Totonu o le Nofoaga Faigaluega
Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Jam Base o se avanoa fatufatuga faatasi o loo tu i Grand Green Osaka, na faatulagaina e avea o se vaega o le paka ma o se vaega o le fale. Na fuafuaina mo fetaomaiga e le faatalitalia, e galue o se faavae e feiloai ai tagata faaaoga eseese ma fatu faatasi. Ta'ita'ia e Midori, Yohaku, ma Gocha Gocha, o le fausaga o loo taula i se atrium tutotonu ma sone e tele fasi mea faapea ma feololoina o felauaiga e mafai ai ona felavasa'i gaoioiga. O faailoga avanoa mananaia e lagolagoina ai le faapotopotoga ma fegalegaleaiga. Nai lo le faatulagaina o polokalame mautu, e tuputupu ae le avanoa faatasi ma ona tagata, e galue o se aofa'iga ola e fafaga ai le galulue faatasi ma le ola malosi o le taulaga.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Ario
O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Jam Base Galuega Autu: Totonu o le Nofoaga Faigaluega, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Jam Base Galuega Autu: Totonu o le Nofoaga Faigaluega e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Jam Base Galuega Autu: Totonu o le Nofoaga Faigaluega o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Jam Base is a hybrid spatial ecosystem that dissolves the boundaries between park and building to catalyze serendipitous encounters. Designed as a co-creation hub within Grand Green Osaka, it enables diverse users to converge and generate new value. Obliquely oriented volumes and intersecting circulation around a central atrium materialize simultaneous activities. Conceived as an organic collective, the space evolves through the actions and relationships of its participants. What sets Jam Base apart is its unfinished "Yohaku" quality shaped by "Gocha Gocha," a vibrant diversity that acts as a catalyst for connection.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Jam Base is a mixed use complex totaling 10000 sqm, centered on a nine story main tower within Grand Green Osaka. Diagonally arranged volumes create overlap, allowing wind flow and spatial openness. Organized around a central atrium, its three dimensional layout enables intersecting sightlines and movement. The project includes 13,920 sqm of painted surfaces in 51 colors, 121 graphic works, 1,001 books, 1,062 plants, 1,490 chairs, and 3,415 furniture pieces. Wood, metal, and plaster finishes support long term use with flexible layouts for renewal.
- Tags
- co-creation hub, hybrid architecture, urban platform, spatial ecosystem, serendipity, adaptive space, Japanese design philosophy, mixed-use architecture, collaborative space, innovation hub, spatial ecosystem
- Production Technology
- spatial planning, circulation design, mixed-use programming, adaptive architecture, interior-exterior integration, user-driven space, environmental graphics, modular furniture, flexible layout systems
- Design Challenge
- The greatest challenge was creating a facility that could stimulate innovation in Japan's urban environment. It had to move beyond a conventional workplace. The design embraced ambiguity and unfinished architecture shaped by users. Excessive openness risked compromising safety, requiring careful zoning and circulation planning. Realizing Gocha Gocha as a creative driver became the core strategy, balancing diversity and spatial control.
- Research
- The design research focused on how spatial configuration can stimulate unexpected interactions in urban environments. Through analysis of user behavior, circulation patterns, and co-creation ecosystems, the project explores how architecture can act as a catalyst for collective creativity. The outcome demonstrates how spatial openness and layered circulation can generate new relationships, activities, and evolving uses over time.
- Inspiration
- Jam Base was conceived with a vision to redefine how co-creation functions within a city: a spatial system that transforms the urban environment into a platform for collective creativity. It connects business, education, government, and local communities where ideas meet by chance. Guided by the Japanese concepts of Midori, Yohaku, and Gocha Gocha, the design encourages spontaneous collaboration. Through its atrium and intersecting circulation, everyday encounters become a driver for innovation.
- Project Duration
- The project was initiated in 2014 as part of the Grand Green Osaka urban redevelopment in Osaka, Japan. Planning and design were carried out between 2019 and 2020, and the project was completed and opened in September 2024 in the Umekita district of Osaka.
- Operation Flow
- The space is intentionally left open-ended, allowing users to actively shape and redefine its functions over time. Through continuous use, the environment evolves dynamically, reflecting the diversity of its participants and their interactions. By integrating open programs and flexible spatial configurations, the design supports spontaneous encounters and ongoing transformation.
- Team Members
- surDL
Makoto Inagaki (surDL)
Mengxi Li (surDL)
Hagane Watanabe (surDL)
Mika Kamemura (surDL)
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
Takahiro Oka (Nikken Sekkei Ltd)
Takafumi Yamamoto (Nikken Sekkei Ltd)
Takenaka Corporation - Image Credits
- Image #01:Photographer Taichi Misonoo
Image #02:Photographer Akira Ito
Image #03:Photographer Nacása & Partners Inc.
Image #04:Photographer Taichi Misonoo
Image #05:Photographer Taichi Misonoo
Video Credits: WOW inc.
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