Otaru International Information Center / waiwai

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  • Design: waiwai (Kazuma Yamao, Genta Sawai, Ayami Otsuki)
  • Structure: Hirotsugu Tsuboi Structural Engineering (Hirotsugu Tuboi)
  • Equipment: Comodo Engineering (Naohisa Yamashita, Tomoyuki Matsui, Shiori Ueno)
  • Lighting: Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design (Izumi Okayasu)
  • City: Otaru
  • Country: Japan
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© Takehiro Kawamura

Text description provided by the architects. The Otaru International Information Center is located in the harbor area of Otaru in Hokkaido, once the heart of Japan's herring fishing industry. With the decline of the fisheries, redevelopment was planned in order to revitalize the area around the port.

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© Takehiro Kawamura
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Otaru International Information Center / waiwai - Exterior Photography, Windows
© Takehiro Kawamura

The information center features an assemblage of pillars arranged across the roof line at a 45-degree angle in the direction of the future harbor, expanding the space beyond the physical boundaries. The rooftop deck is meant as a shared space to invite people to gradually return to the harbor and reinvigorate it.

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© Takehiro Kawamura
Otaru International Information Center / waiwai - Exterior Photography, Windows, Cityscape
© Takehiro Kawamura

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Address:Otaru, Japan

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Cite: "Otaru International Information Center / waiwai" 04 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1024260/otaru-international-information-center-waiwai> ISSN 0719-8884

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