Sakuramachi Kumamoto

A bustling hub that will symbolize the recovery from the Kumamoto earthquakes, and one of the largest complexes in a regional city in Japan

  • Commercial Spaces
  • The ground floor has a motif of the stone walls of Kumamoto Castle, and is linked to high-quality merchandising, creating a glamorous, refined and authentic atmosphere.

    The ground floor has a motif of the stone walls of Kumamoto Castle, and is linked to high-quality merchandising, creating a glamorous, refined and authentic atmosphere.

  • The food hall on the basement floor is designed with a festival theme to express color, vitality and dynamism.

    The food hall on the basement floor is designed with a festival theme to express color, vitality and dynamism.

  • The second floor, facing the passageway leading to the Kumamoto Castle Hall, is themed around Nakamise, creating a cheerful and open space where people can talk to each other.

    The second floor, facing the passageway leading to the Kumamoto Castle Hall, is themed around Nakamise, creating a cheerful and open space where people can talk to each other.

  • The dining area on the third floor has a relaxing atmosphere, with a theme of a teahouse on a walking path.

    The dining area on the third floor has a relaxing atmosphere, with a theme of a teahouse on a walking path.

  • The powder room is themed around "Castle Town Elegance," and is designed with a floral motif, lustrous textures and soft forms.

    The powder room is themed around "Castle Town Elegance," and is designed with a floral motif, lustrous textures and soft forms.

  • Sakuramachi Kumamoto
  • The food hall on the basement floor is designed with a festival theme to express color, vitality and dynamism.
  • The second floor, facing the passageway leading to the Kumamoto Castle Hall, is themed around Nakamise, creating a cheerful and open space where people can talk to each other.
  • The dining area on the third floor has a relaxing atmosphere, with a theme of a teahouse on a walking path.
  • The powder room is themed around "Castle Town Elegance," and is designed with a floral motif, lustrous textures and soft forms.

Photo: Nacasa and Partners Co., Ltd.

About the Project

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.
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.

Basic Information

Client Kyushu Sanko Landmark Co., Ltd.
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/
Tag
Junpei Haraguchi

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.

Main Achievements

Sakuramachi Kumamoto, Mark Is Fukuoka Momochi, Kurume Ceremony Hall, Toyota Motor Kyushu PR Hall Theater Renovation, Ainz & Tulpe Shinjuku East Exit Store, Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Dining Selection, and more

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