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AIR WATER FOREST, Takenaka Corporation | International Design Awards Winners

AIR WATER FOREST

CompanyTakenaka Corporation

Lead DesignersKazuho Takashima , Jun Kakita

Design TeamTakaoki Kaneda , Ryohei Yamazaki , Shuta Nakazawa , Katsuhiko Hirano , Shota Kawahata

Project LocationSapporo Hokkaido Japan

Clientair water hokkaido inc.

CreditsPhoto by IKUYA SASAKI

Prize(s)Gold in Commercial Architecture / Sustainable Commercial Architecture

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Entry Description

[A space for emergence that embraces light, wind, and water]
[Regenerative design connecting forests and cities]

This is an open innovation hub for "agriculture and food". It was designed as a place where workers find their own place to create in an environment that incorporates the light, wind, and water of the humid subarctic climate. The wooden structure uses diagonal columns made of laminated timber as earthquake-resistant elements, and the landscape features potential natural vegetation.