Namba Parks / The Jerde Partnership
The Jerde Partnership’s Namba Parks, in Osaka, Japan, was just named one of the winners of the Urban Land Institute’s 2009 Awards of Excellence: Asia Pacific competition. When asked to create a gateway to redefine Osaka’s identity, the architects responded with this project that would become a natural intervention in Osaka’s dense and harsh urban condition. The rooftop park offers a sloping park plane that is “bifurcated by a sinuous, open-air ‘canyon’ path that reinforces the connection with nature while forming the primary circulation pattern.”
More about the park after the break.
Running alongside a 30-storey office tower and a 46-storey residential tower, Namba Parks creates a dynamic rooftop space, while providing a commercial center on the lower levels. The structure gradually ascends eight levels as it flows past several city blocks. Since the park starts at street level and gently rises, large numbers of people are attracted to the trees and water features evident on the park plane. As people travel through the park, outdoor terraces and quiet pockets of greenery provide spaces to dine or relax.
“Namba Parks creates a new natural experience for Osaka that celebrates the interaction of people, culture and recreation,” explained the architects. The project exemplifies the Green Transit-Oriented Development, where economic performance and quality green design emerge as a single objective.
As seen on World Architecture News.
I kinda like what was there before – Stadium City.
Agreed. The pre-existing condition is way more interesting than this mall.
I also have to agree that the Stadium City looks far more interesting then what there is now .. (but that’s without getting deeper into the matter)
i actually didn’t mind this- until i saw what it replaced
one of the best urban project in archdaily!
beautiful..
at last – good urban design. very nice those green roof tops
Looks good. I would very much like to experience this place. I hope it doesn’t feel like a Mall with a park on top…
really?…
really good
its a big mall with a park on top, a well designed one
Jerde loves canyons for sure! They design artificial canyons everywhere! Pretty good though.
Desenhado com atitude,gostei muito.Obrigado Archidaily
Here comes New Urbanism to the rescue!!! Oh wait, what about the rest of the surrounding city? Oh well…
ПРИЯТНО ПОСМОТРЕТЬ НА ХОРОШУЮ РВБОТУ КАК … ТАК И ….
really fit for a city in japan~~
can you say anime
Reading the description, the architects hypothesized this would be a great people space. However, the photos show this place to be quite empty and inaccessible.
It’s sad when that much hard work is put in to create something so… corny.
In real life people don`t really care of the green roof top. It just works as a big shopping center, it`s crowded only where shops are.
very very beutiful.I LIKE
A prominent example of an strong circulation,like it..
6:10 AM Oct 19th
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