Grid Ilé Àgbàlá by Shigeru Tsuda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IrinÌkọ́lé· 2024
Grid Ilé Àgbàlá
Client: T-Square Design Associates
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About Grid Ilé Àgbàlá
Ó jẹ́ ilé àgbàlá tó ní ipele márùn-ún tó wà níwájú ibùdó ọkọ̀ ojú irin Hankyu railway Kobe line ní Nishinomiya, Japan. Ilẹ̀ náà ṣí sí gbogbo ọ̀nà fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ èyí tó jẹ́ kí wọ́n lè rí ilé náà láti igun gbogbo. Wọ́n yan ètò ìkólé kọ́ńkírítì láti fún ni àpẹẹrẹ ìkólé tó lágbára pẹ̀lú ìfaradà láti ríran láti igun gbogbo. Ó tún ń ṣiṣẹ́ bíi ilé ìpolongo. Ní àsìkò ọ̀sán, ìkólé náà yọ síta àti ní òru, ìkólé náà dà pọ̀ mọ́ ọ̀run nígbà tí ìpolongo náà farahàn.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Grid Ilé Àgbàlá jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Grid Ilé Àgbàlá yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Grid Ilé Àgbàlá nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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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