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The station has been renovated to give a taste of Ueno, a "town with art museums."
Photo: Kenichi Suzuki
Overview | The overall renewal of the Ginza Line is underway as Tokyo Metro reaches its 90th anniversary since establishment. Ueno Station on the Ginza Line is the oldest metro station in Japan and is being reintegrated to match its neighboring station Ueno Station on the Hibiya Line. Since this station is heavily used by commuters, both students and workers, as well as Japanese and foreign tourists, we aimed to make a space for people to get a real feel of Ueno while making it function-based and safe. |
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Issues/Themes | We placed focus on the station’s relationship to the areas land and town above ground, which is more often than not, one of the most challenging factors. We made sure to enhance and accent the signature elements that make Ueno the place that it is. |
Space Solution/Realization | We decided to go with the concept “a town of museums,” modeling the Ginza Line Station after a classical museum and the Hibiya Line Station after a modern one, giving each their own personality. For the Ginza Line, we installed wooden revolving ticket gates and displayed a Tokyo Metro 1000 type train inside the station, connecting the past and the present. We placed white walls and covered them with frames to make the Hibiya one more modern. Both of the new stations should add to the feel that Ueno is a town of museums. |
Design for Environment | Universal Design: We made sure to make it barrier-free and choose the right flooring and lighting to enhance the difference in brightness between the two stations, all while securing safety within the limiting factors of the public metro space. |
Client | Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. |
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Services Provided | PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. : Architectural Design Obayashi Corporation: Construction TANSEISHA Co., Ltd. : Schematic Design, Display Construction |
Our Team | Schematic Design Direction : SUGAWA Yuriko Schematic Design : TAKAHASHI Junichi Display Construction : SEKI Takashi Display & Video Direction : ISHIDA Hiromi |
Awards | DSA DESIGN AWARD 2018 Recipient of Association of Railway Architects Award 2018 |
Location | Tokyo, Japan |
Open | December, 2017 |
Website | https://www.tokyometro.jp/ginza/ |
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