Minamimachida Granberry Park

A public-private partnership to develop a town that combines a station, park, and commerce

  • Commercial Spaces
  • Combining the station, urban park, and commercial facility Granberry Park, it will become a hub for a new way of living in the suburbs.

    Combining the station, urban park, and commercial facility Granberry Park, it will become a hub for a new way of living in the suburbs.

  • Gathering Market: A market with the theme of "FOOD FACTORY" where you can enjoy looking, buying and eating. Food and people gather around the big table, allowing you to share a fun time.

    Gathering Market: A market with the theme of "FOOD FACTORY" where you can enjoy looking, buying and eating. Food and people gather around the big table, allowing you to share a fun time.

  • Green Living: Based on the theme of "BOTANICAL GARDEN," a cozy garden-like environment unfolds from the atrium at the entrance, adding a little extra color to everyday life.

    Green Living: Based on the theme of "BOTANICAL GARDEN," a cozy garden-like environment unfolds from the atrium at the entrance, adding a little extra color to everyday life.

  • Kids Discovery: A kids' entertainment space where children can have fun. The atrium is decorated with dynamic Spatial Production that resembles planets.

    Kids Discovery: A kids' entertainment space where children can have fun. The atrium is decorated with dynamic Spatial Production that resembles planets.

  • This special toilet is dotted with features that will make children want to go to the toilet on their own. It has a playful design.

    This special toilet is dotted with features that will make children want to go to the toilet on their own. It has a playful design.

  • Park Life Site: The Park Life Site, which gently connects the commercial facilities and the park, will house cultural and children's facilities, allowing both local residents and visitors to enjoy the area.

    Park Life Site: The Park Life Site, which gently connects the commercial facilities and the park, will house cultural and children's facilities, allowing both local residents and visitors to enjoy the area.

  • Minamimachida Granberry Park
  • Gathering Market: A market with the theme of "FOOD FACTORY" where you can enjoy looking, buying and eating. Food and people gather around the big table, allowing you to share a fun time.
  • Green Living: Based on the theme of "BOTANICAL GARDEN," a cozy garden-like environment unfolds from the atrium at the entrance, adding a little extra color to everyday life.
  • Kids Discovery: A kids' entertainment space where children can have fun. The atrium is decorated with dynamic Spatial Production that resembles planets.
  • This special toilet is dotted with features that will make children want to go to the toilet on their own. It has a playful design.
  • Park Life Site: The Park Life Site, which gently connects the commercial facilities and the park, will house cultural and children's facilities, allowing both local residents and visitors to enjoy the area.

Photo courtesy of Machida City, Photo by Ryota Atarashi

About the Project

Overview A new town where nature and bustle blend together under the concept of "the entire town becoming a park," making it a town where everything is like a park.
Machida City and TOKYU CORPORATION have worked together to develop a station facility that serves as the town's gateway, a park that will serve as a place of relaxation for local residents, and a commercial facility that will bring excitement to the area.
The area is made up of parks, commercial facilities, and a "Park Life Site" that also houses cultural and children's facilities, making it a convenient base for local life and a place that visitors can enjoy. The entire town is being comprehensively reorganized by promoting urban infrastructure such as roads and stormwater reservoirs.
Issues/Themes In suburban residential areas facing issues such as aging and population decline, the project aims to revitalize the area and increase the value of the areas along the railway line, properly identify the resources of the town, where a large park and commercial businesses are located side by side, and increase the synergy effects through public-private partnerships.
Space Solution/Realization In order to promote the project with different business entities, both public and private, we created a common goal image.
While each project has different expertise and business decision-making processes, we contributed to materializing the scheme by utilizing the know-how and knowledge we have accumulated as a business partner to a wide range of clients, from government agencies to private companies, and sometimes even assisting with reviewing existing rules. To make the commercial facility more appealing, we utilized our know-how in creating entertainment spaces and were in charge of the common area environment and three of the six "pavilions" divided by theme. We assisted with the entire process, from planning, Leasing, design, and construction.

Basic Information

Client Machida City, TOKYU CORPORATION
Services Provided [Commercial facilities] Basic Concept, Basic Planning (commercial consulting, MD planning, Leasing)
Planning, design, Production, Construction (shared environments, pavilions (part of), restrooms (part of), signs)
[Park facilities] Operational conditions summary
[Park Life Site] Basic Planning, condition analysis
Our Team Project Management: Makoto Suzuki, Takayuki Sakamoto
Planning Direction: Maki Hisamitsu, Nao Horio, Hanako Higashinakagawa
Environmental Design: Yasuo Shirataki, Yasuyuki Kozu
Design, Layout: Yuriko Sugawa, Takeshi Watanabe, Masashi Domon, Taro Hisanabe
Production, Construction: Jun Mochizuki, Masaya Aoki, Toshinaga Sakai
Public-private partnership coordination: Takashi Kamata, Yasunori Shimura
Location Machida City, Tokyo
Open November, 2019
Website https://minamimachida-grandberrypark.com/
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