Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ile Itaja Iwe by Hikohito Konishi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IdẹÌkọ́lé· 2020
Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ile Itaja Iwe
Client: Hikokonishi Architecture Inc
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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About Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ile Itaja Iwe
Ebetsu Tsutaya Books jẹ́ ilé ìtajà ìwé tí ó ń fi ọ̀nà ìgbésí-ayé hàn, tí ó wà ní Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. A kọ́ ilé náà pẹ̀lú àwọn ìdíwọ̀n mẹ́ta, tí kọ̀ọ̀kan gbé àkòrí ọkàn, ìgbésí ayé àti oúnjẹ, tí a ṣètò sí agbègbè márùn-ún láti dín ìwọ̀n rírí ìgbékalẹ̀ tí ó gùn tó mítà 140 kù. Àwọn àyè inú ilé náà ṣe àwòrán igbó tí ó yí i ká, tí ó sì tún ń dá àkópọ̀ ìṣọ̀kan sílẹ̀. Àwọn awọ̀n-ohun ìṣẹ̀dá bí bíríìkì tí a ṣe ní àdúgbò, ilẹ̀ kọnkiri, irin ìgbékalẹ̀ tí a fi sílẹ̀ ní gbangba, àwọn ohun èlò ọ̀ṣọ́ ilé tí a fi igi àti irin ṣe, àti ìtànmọ́lẹ̀ tí a ṣe àpẹẹrẹ rẹ̀ dáradára, ni ó ń dá afẹ́fẹ́ ìdákẹ́jẹ́ sílẹ̀. Ilé ìtajà ìwé náà tún ń gbàlejò àwọn ètò fún àwọn olùgbé àdúgbò náà.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ile Itaja Iwe jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ile Itaja Iwe yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Ebetsu Tsutaya Books Ile Itaja Iwe ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Ebetsu Tsutaya Books, a lifestyle bookstore in Japan. The three blocks are assigned the themes of "Mind", "Life", and "Food" respectively, and the interior spaces are configured to enable visitors to appreciate a framed view of the forest and a sense of unity. The space creates a tranquil atmosphere for the visitors by utilizing raw materials, from the locally produced bricks, the concrete finished flooring, the exposed structural steel, furniture made with wood and steel, and to the lighting design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Lot area 33473m2
Total floor space 4423m2 - Tags
- bookstore, architecture, architect, japan
- Production Technology
- Steel framed Structure
- Design Challenge
- In order to restrict the volume of the structure spanning 140 meters, the three blocks within the structure have been given five zones by displacing their plan and layout. By doing so, the structure constitutes a unified group, and the subdivisions within it are thought to be effective in attracting more people. Intending to create a contrast to the greenery of the surrounding natural environment, bricks from three local companies were used for the exterior finish material. We are expecting them to age beautifully with the extruded cement panel base on the side surface.
- Research
- After completion of the building, events for residents have been planned out, nearly 50 events monthly and over 500 throughout the year, to contribute to the local culture, and it has played a central part in the local community offering much more than public buildings in the city.
- Inspiration
- Ebetsu Tsutaya Books was inspired from nature around and strived to create A Forest Library that proposes a lifestyle within a comfortable space. This building is not only a commercial facility selling goods but also a place striving to create and nurture a culture. This resonates with the resolution of the Tsutaya Books founder to "create places where people gather", which is passed on to us as our response to the theme of Slow-Life of Ebetsu Tsutaya Books.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2016 and completed in August 2018, located in in Ebetsu, Hokkaido Japan.
- Operation Flow
- Tsutaya Books, a lifestyle bookstore, has taken on a project with us to open their 20th store, after renewing their type of enterprise, in Ebetsu City, Hokkaido. The site is adjacent to "Four Seasons Promenade" in Ebetsu City and faces a forest thickly covered with large trees. The concept of the store is "A Forest Library to Enjoy a Slow-Life" and to create a place that proposes a lifestyle within a comfortable space.
- Team Members
- Hikohito Konishi
Yujin Sato
Culture Convenience Club Company, Limited - Image Credits
- Nacasa & Partners Inc.
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