Grid Isakhiwo Esidibanayo by Shigeru Tsuda

Grid Isakhiwo Esidibanayo by Shigeru Tsuda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweZakhiwo, Isakhiwo kunye neMilo Competition Category.

IntsimbiUyilo lweZakhiwo· 2024

Grid Isakhiwo Esidibanayo

by Shigeru Tsuda

Client: T-Square Design Associates

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Uyilo lweZakhiwo Category

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The Design

About Grid Isakhiwo Esidibanayo

Sisakhiwo esidibanayo samanqanaba amahlanu esimi ngaphambi kwesikhululo somgaqo kaloliwe i-Hankyu railway Kobe line eNishinomiya, eJapan. Indawo ivuleke phantse kuzo zonke iicala nto leyo evumela ukuba isakhiwo sibonwe kuwo onke ama-engile. Kwakhethwa isakheko sokhonkrithi ukuze kunikwe umfanekiso omeleleyo wesakhiwo kunye nokunyamezeleka kokubonwa nakweyiphi na i-engile. Ikwasebenza njengesakhiwo sentengiso. Emini, isakheko siyagqama yaye ebusuku, isakheko sidibana nesibhakabhaka yaye intengiso iyavela.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Grid Isakhiwo Esidibanayo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Grid Isakhiwo Esidibanayo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Grid Isakhiwo Esidibanayo iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

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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