Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Sakai

A commercial facility centered around a multi-functional indoor stadium court that creates a place of relaxation and excitement

  • Commercial Spaces
  • Indoor stadium court "Fansta XROSS STADIUM".<br>The 542-inch main vision and ribbon signage surrounding the center court create a sense of unity in the space.

    Indoor stadium court "Fansta XROSS STADIUM".
    The 542-inch main vision and ribbon signage surrounding the center court create a sense of unity in the space.

  • The indirect lighting uses the dimming and color-adjusting system "Synca" (by Endo Lighting), creating a space that changes over time (Video: Taisei Corporation)

  • Fansta XROSS STADIUM: During normal times, grass mats and movable furniture create a park-like space for play and relaxation.

    Fansta XROSS STADIUM: During normal times, grass mats and movable furniture create a park-like space for play and relaxation.

  • Sakai Food Stadium: A food hall with a casual system that allows stores to be changed regularly

    Sakai Food Stadium: A food hall with a casual system that allows stores to be changed regularly

  • Sakai Food Stadium: Yellow is the key color, and the pathways connecting the atrium to the surrounding area are decorated with graphics that create the uplifting atmosphere that is unique to stadiums.

    Sakai Food Stadium: Yellow is the key color, and the pathways connecting the atrium to the surrounding area are decorated with graphics that create the uplifting atmosphere that is unique to stadiums.

  • During events, official 3x3 basketball matches can be held. The vision and lighting create an immersive spatial Spatial Production.

    During events, official 3x3 basketball matches can be held. The vision and lighting create an immersive spatial Spatial Production.

  • The open-ceiling rest area is treated as a central node, and a ring-shaped design that can be seen from the mall is used, creating a sense of unity between the food hall and the open-ceiling space.

    The open-ceiling rest area is treated as a central node, and a ring-shaped design that can be seen from the mall is used, creating a sense of unity between the food hall and the open-ceiling space.

  • The vertical line will be used as an eye-catching node, and the rest area in the middle of the mall will be a sub-node that will allow customers to wander around without getting bored.

    The vertical line will be used as an eye-catching node, and the rest area in the middle of the mall will be a sub-node that will allow customers to wander around without getting bored.

  • Sakai Food Kitchen: A large food court on the third floor with approximately 1,400 seats, the largest in the area. Divided into three zones based on the theme of "past, present, and future" that are linked to the era of Sakai City, it is a space that can be used throughout the day.

    Sakai Food Kitchen: A large food court on the third floor with approximately 1,400 seats, the largest in the area. Divided into three zones based on the theme of "past, present, and future" that are linked to the era of Sakai City, it is a space that can be used throughout the day.

  • Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Sakai
  • Fansta XROSS STADIUM: During normal times, grass mats and movable furniture create a park-like space for play and relaxation.
  • Sakai Food Stadium: A food hall with a casual system that allows stores to be changed regularly
  • Sakai Food Stadium: Yellow is the key color, and the pathways connecting the atrium to the surrounding area are decorated with graphics that create the uplifting atmosphere that is unique to stadiums.
  • During events, official 3x3 basketball matches can be held. The vision and lighting create an immersive spatial Spatial Production.
  • The open-ceiling rest area is treated as a central node, and a ring-shaped design that can be seen from the mall is used, creating a sense of unity between the food hall and the open-ceiling space.
  • The vertical line will be used as an eye-catching node, and the rest area in the middle of the mall will be a sub-node that will allow customers to wander around without getting bored.
  • Sakai Food Kitchen: A large food court on the third floor with approximately 1,400 seats, the largest in the area. Divided into three zones based on the theme of "past, present, and future" that are linked to the era of Sakai City, it is a space that can be used throughout the day.

Photo: Kenichi Suzuki

About the Project

Overview Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport is the fourth store in the Kansai area. In the center of the facility, a multi-purpose indoor stadium court called "Fansta XROSS STADIUM" is set up, which can be used for anything from relaxation to sporting events. By establishing a stadium food hall around it and creating a central location for the facility, it aims to provide a channel (contact point) for a wide range of experiences, both everyday and extraordinary, for a wide range of generations, while still targeting families, and to play a central role in community interaction.
Issues/Themes The facility was designed to feature a unique central atrium that would draw in customers. Dining spaces were dispersed to create mechanisms for attracting customers and encouraging them to move around.
Furthermore, it will also create a mall space without an atrium, maximizing the effective area.
Space Solution/Realization A stadium court is located in the center, and food zones are distributed throughout the building, while the atrium is positioned as a "node space" to enhance mobility between the upper and lower floors. A food hall is located around the central atrium, and the floor level of the atrium is lowered by one level to create a three-dimensional space, creating a place where people can always enjoy food and enjoy themselves. For events, the facility is equipped with Spatial Production equipment that completely transforms the space, creating a new scene in the atrium of the commercial facility, transforming it from an everyday place of relaxation into an extraordinary Event Spaces.
Design for Environment 3R Design: We created a green panel using artificial flowers sold on 4earth, an e-commerce site specializing in discontinued products, to be displayed on the "SDGs Wall," a space showcasing the facility's Environmental Consideration Environmental Consideration.
Energy-saving design: Each signage is fitted with the appropriate specifications. By making Spatial Production equipment permanently installed, there is no need to bring in equipment for events, reducing CO2 emissions associated with transportation.
Universal design: A 3000mm wide, 1/15 slope slope has been installed in the central atrium to provide an open space that is easily accessible to everyone. The stage has also been made completely level to create a universal stage.
Safety design: The well-defined open atrium space makes it difficult to get lost in the facility, and all steps and flower beds have been designed with safety in mind to create an open shared space with no blind spots.

Basic Information

Client Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Services Provided [Environmental Design]
Design Director: Taisei Corporation First Class Architect Office
Basic Planning, Basic Layout: Tanseisha Co., Ltd.
[Stadium Court Food Hall]
Basic Planning, Basic Layout, Execution Design, Production, Construction: Tanseisha Co., Ltd.
[Food Court]
Basic Planning, Basic Layout: Tanseisha Co., Ltd.
Execution Design and construction: Space Co., Ltd.
Our Team Master Plan: Ishihara Yui
Design Direction (Environmental Design, stadium court, food hall, food court): Junichi Takahashi
Execution Design (stadium court and food hall): Chiaki Suzuki
Production, Construction: Kenji Iwasaki
Project Management: Yudai Okajima
Location Osaka, Japan
Open November 2022
Website https://mitsui-shopping-park.com/lalaport/sakai/
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Junichi Takahashi

Design Direction (Environmental Design, stadium court, food hall, food court)

Junichi Takahashi

He is primarily responsible for creating spaces for large commercial complexes such as shopping centers, stations, airports, and redevelopment projects. He is skilled at refining designs along with MD plans from the development stage. He is always conscious of "commercial spaces that make the city better," and works closely with clients right up until the opening to create the space. At the same time, as the person responsible for promoting BIM in the design department, he not only manages the introduction of BIM to projects, but also disseminates information both inside and outside the company. He is leading BIM efforts in the display industry.

Main Achievements

Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Fujimi, Ariake Garden, etomo Yutenji, Tokyu Toyoko Line Okurayama Station, Dynacity WEST, Tokyo Metro Ueno Station (Ginza Line, Hibiya Line), etc.

*The shared information and details of the project is accurate as of the date they were posted. There may have been unannounced changes at a later date.