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Grid Kombinationsbyggnad by Shigeru Tsuda

Grid Kombinationsbyggnad by Shigeru Tsuda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award i Järn in Arkitektur-, Byggnads- och Konstruktionsdesign Competition Category.


JärnArkitektur· 2024

Grid Kombinationsbyggnad

by Shigeru Tsuda

Client: T-Square Design Associates

A' Design Award i Järn Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Grid Kombinationsbyggnad

Det är en kombinationsbyggnad i fem våningar belägen framför en station på Hankyu-järnvägens Kobe-linje i Nishinomiya, Japan. Tomten är öppen åt nästan alla håll vilket gör att byggnaden kan ses från alla vinklar. En betongstomme valdes för att ge ett starkt konstruktivt uttryck och för att tåla att betraktas från alla vinklar. Den fungerar även som reklambyggnad. Dagtid framträder strukturen tydligt och nattetid smälter strukturen in i himlen medan reklamen träder fram.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Järn

Grid Kombinationsbyggnad är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. Grid Kombinationsbyggnad förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. Grid Kombinationsbyggnad respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
It's a five story compound building located in front of a station of Hankyu railway Kobe line in Nishinomiya, Japan. The site is open to almost all directions which enables the building to be seen from any angles. A concrete frame structure was chosen to give a strong structural image along with the toleration to be seen from any angle. It also serves as an advertisement building. In day time, structure stands out and at night, structure blends into the sky and advertisement appears.
Dimensions & Packaging
It's a small building with each floor area of 77.81㎡.
Production Technology
In order to conceal ads with grid frame, concrete rigid frame structure was chosen and this was an important factor for the design of this building. Certain depth in the structure was needed in order to picturerise ads. Presence was also important for the building since it stands in front of station square. Although it is a 5 story building, the architect wanted to camouflage the story to make the building look taller than it's actual hight. All of these factors led to the design.
Inspiration
Japan is filled with ads in the city and as an architect, it is hard to deny these ads for economical reasons. Therefore, instead of denying this situation, the ads were incorporated into the design of the building under certain rule. The rules were simple. Sandwich the ads with structure and no ads on the outside of the building. The inspiration of this advertisement building came from Ridley Scott's old movie, Blade Runner in 1982 where digital ads flow in the futuristic city of Japan.
Operation Flow
This building is for lease. Different tenant occupy each floor from 1st to 5th.
Team Members
Architect: Shigeru Tsuda
Structural engineer: Etsuji Amano

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