Art Museum & Library in Ota / Akihisa Hirata

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  • Architects: Akihisa Hirata
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3152
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Daici Ano
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AI LAB OTA
Art Museum & Library in Ota / Akihisa Hirata - Beam
© Daici Ano

“Let the city bloom”
It is a cultural exchange facility built in front of Ota station in Gunma prefecture. Ota City has a population of about 220,000 people, and the number of users of the station exceeds 10,000 people in a day. But few people walk in front of the station, shopping streets are quiet. To pioneer breakthroughs for such a situation prevailing throughout Japan, it is the purpose of construction to bring life back in front of Ota Station.

Axonometric

Therefore, for people to easy to walk though and stop by, we aimed for architecture that the town is continuing to the inside.

Art Museum & Library in Ota / Akihisa Hirata - Windows, Facade, Cityscape
© Daici Ano

Specifically, we proposed a configuration surrounding the slopes of steel frame Rims around five RC construction Boxes. People can walk around on each floor like walking in the city.

Art Museum & Library in Ota / Akihisa Hirata - Image 8 of 13
© Daici Ano

Also, in order to enable people of various age groups and backgrounds to find their own places, we tried to coexist three-dimensionally with places with various characteristics. Like the coral reef system, is.

Plan

I wish that the architecture like flower born in front of the station, which was designed with involvement of a large number of citizens and stakeholders, let the bloom new revitalization to the city.

Art Museum & Library in Ota / Akihisa Hirata - Shelving
© Daici Ano

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Address:16-30 Higashihoncho Ota, Gunma, Japan

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Cite: "Art Museum & Library in Ota / Akihisa Hirata" 10 Jul 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/897778/art-museum-and-library-in-ota-akihisa-hirata> ISSN 0719-8884

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