2022 Architecture Winning Projects
GOLD WINNING PROJECT
THE AXIS OF PEACE by Hakuten Corporation
As part of the renewal of Peace Central Park in Yokosuka, we designed a monument that symbolizes peace and will remind everyone of the idea of peace that has almost disappeared. The history of the park is that it was built on the site of the Yonegahama gun emplacements that were used during the war. As night falls, this monument becomes a "Light of Peace Turret" that shines the light of peace into the sky. Over 1000 meters of light are visible from a distance, allowing people to feel peace in their everyday lives. The appearance of a pillar of light in the normal landscape lifts viewers' spirits and gives them hope. As an evacuation site, the lights are designed to turn on even if the town loses power in a disaster. Like a lighthouse, this leads people to the park even if the power is out. By adding the axis of peace to Yokosuka's landscape, people's lives are supported in a meaningful way.
Architecture Silver Winning Project
GOOD CYCLE BUILDING 001 Asanuma Corporation Nagoya Branch Office Renovation by Nori Architects and Asanuma Corporation
The Asanuma Corporation is promoting its first flagship project, the GOOD CYCLE BUILDING, a project to renovate a 30-year-old building into an environmentally friendly building. The existing building frame was utilized and modified to increase accessibility to natural light and wind, and new materials were added as much as possible using natural materials such as earth and wood, enabling the building users to participate in the construction and maintenance process.
Architecture Bronze Winning Project
Music Hall in the Sky by Takuro Yamamoto Architects
In a residential area of Tokyo, Music Hall in the Sky is a small classical music concert hall with about 50 seats. It is surrounded by collective housing and three-story houses, but despite this, you can listen to music in an environment where only the sky can be seen outside the window because the adjacent houses cannot be seen from the hall's windows.
It is common for concert halls to be designed without windows. For staging reasons and sound insulation, concerts are generally separated from everyday life by having no windows in the hall, especially in large halls. A windowless hall, however, is inappropriate for a space that should be relaxing, because it creates a sense of captivity in the audience.