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KITO Yamanashi Head Office, Takenaka Corporation | International Design Awards Winners

KITO Yamanashi Head Office

CompanyTakenaka Corporation

Lead DesignersSatoshi Nakadate,Yutaka Umehara,Yasuo Saito

Design TeamYutaka Umehara, Satoshi Nakadate, Yasuo Saito, Hisanobu Fukuda, Satoshi Mori, Kazutomi Nakane, Masaki Tabei, Makoto Nishimaki, Hiroshi Sakaguchi, Moto

Project LocationYamanashi, Japan

ClientKITO CORPORATION

CreditsPhoto: Blue Hours_Hiroyuki Oki

Prize(s)Silver in Architecture Project Development / Industrial/Infrastructure

Entry Description

Surrounded by various mountains, including Mt. Fuji, the new company building is located in an inland area of one of the few basins in Japan, an island country. The building is a reference to the grape trellis cultivation method that has been popular in this region since ancient times.The architecture contributes to the rediscovery of local values with its large roof that embodies a grapevine trellis, a building system that makes use of the abundant groundwater and photovoltaic power generation that creates more energy than it consumes and generates resources.