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A bustling hub that will symbolize the recovery from the Kumamoto earthquakes, and one of the largest complexes in a regional city in Japan
Photo: Nacasa and Partners Co., Ltd.
Overview | "SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto" is a commercial facility located on the first basement floor to the fifth floor above ground in a large complex centered around the Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal and Kumamoto Castle Hall, which was completed on the site of the former Kumamoto Transportation Center. It is one of two malls and three malls in the center of Kumamoto City, and is lined with numerous stores, making it a facility where you can discover something new every time you visit. |
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Issues/Themes | While inheriting the traditions and history of the "castle town of Kumamoto," we aim to create a city filled with vitality and energy, by creating a new landmark facility that will serve as a hub for the exchange of people, things, and information. |
Space Solution/Realization | Based on the facility development concept of "A new 'Garden of Hospitality' connected to Kumamoto Castle and the garden, open to the town", we set emotionally associated keywords for each space in the complex, clarified the role of each space, and motivated people to wander around leisurely. Commercial Spaces is based on the keyword "city garden" that creates activity and vitality, and with the theme of "bustling castle town", we have combined the various bustling aspects of the castle town with the characteristics of the sales floor and MD to create a bustling space that fuses MD and the environment. |
Design for Environment | Universal design: The toilets have been designed with consideration for a variety of users, including people with disabilities and those with children, by providing two multi-purpose toilets and spacious booths in both the men's and women's toilets. |
Client | Kyushu Sanko Landmark Co., Ltd. |
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Services Provided | Design, Layout, Production, Construction of the common areas on the 1st basement floor to 4th floor, the food court on the 1st basement floor and the general information desk on the 2nd floor |
Our Team | Creative Direction: Ishihara Yui Design, Layout: Junpei Haraguchi, Ikkyu Matsuki, Takeshi Watanabe Project Management: Kenji Nagano Production, Construction: Kenji Matsunaga, Ryosuke Masaya |
Location | Kumamoto Prefecture |
Open | September 2019 |
Website | https://sakuramachi-kumamoto.jp/ |
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Design, Layout
Junpei Haraguchi
While mainly working on the overall Environmental Design of large commercial complexes, he is also involved in a wide range of design fields, including specialty stores, ceremony halls, exhibition spaces, etc. He enhances the value of spaces with designs that emphasize dialogue and solving the problems his clients face.
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