Cultural

"A library that spreads wisdom and harmony: meeting, connecting, and learning"
it is the fruit of discussions about each user's thoughts on the library, their activities, and the ideal place to live.

As a base to support health promotion within Kita Osaka Health and Medical City, it is a place where multiple generations can gather, interact, and casually engage in health promotion.

This facility provides a place where residents of all ages, from children to the elderly, can gather at any time to engage in a variety of activities and foster a rich local community where they can cooperate with each other.

There is a library and an art museum on the site, and in conjunction with these facilities, the complex will serve as a nucleus for disaster prevention and community in the eastern part of Echizen City.

The project is to create a clear and compact urban nucleus by combining a library with a view to rebuilding the city center.

The plan is to reconstruct a museum that will display a valuable collection of artifacts from the Kuroda family, the successive lords of the domain, as well as modern paintings.

It was planned to strengthen the dissemination of tourist information at the new Shin-Omuta Station

It was designed from the user's perspective, incorporating the opinions of residents.

The architecture formed abreast line along the river produces the land scape where supply perspective and nuance.

The foyer has been extended to create a relaxing space for a sunny day with universal design considerations.

We used exterior thermal insulation, wooden sash on account of the region’s climate.

The human scale of the building was carefully planned to take into account the existing townscape, surrounding facilities, and greenery, and to keep all visitor-use areas on the ground floor.

The common areas are located on the north side of the building to encourage interaction among users of each facility, and the interior activities can be seen through the glass curtain wall.

This exhibition and meeting facility was developed as the main venue for the "Shinsengumi Festa in Hino" to coincide with the airing of the NHK Taiga Drama.

Glass, extruded molded cement board, galvanized steel mullions, and Scandinavian wood furniture make for a bright and peaceful space.

The library was designed an easy and open access space like "woods of books" to enhance the potential of learning.

The symbolic roof form and the glass ring that creates light create an atmosphere like an "andon" (lantern) in the mountain forest, while at the same time pursuing an innovative architectural form that is steeped in tradition.

The complex adopts a " row of buildings layout" that creates an attractive landscape as a whole by synergistically harmonizing the landscape characterized by the various places.

It was designed as a place for the development of lifelong learning activities, including the creation of a biotope space that takes into consideration local plants, organisms, and other ecosystems.

A multi-purpose complex that hosts events, etc. Three camphor trees were preserved, contributing to the creation of an amenity in the local environment in cooperation with a small amount of greenery in the surrounding area.

The traditional design and materials are expressed with modern technology and techniques to create the core of a diverse and organic city that combines the sacred and the secular.

The library is designed beautiful, sturdy and useful with its own identity that harmonizes with landscape.

Simple site plan with symmetrical form, materials and details give this building distinctive character.

Hiroki Oda Art Museum and Local History Center create a tasteful approach to enhance visitors'imagination.

The dry-areas are set for taking comfortable sunlight and adjusting interior condition in the underground museum.

The museum skyline correlated with the mountain range creates circulation around the site with an northen artificial land.

The community center is a heart of culture,sports activities,and health care in Shiga Town.