Traditional shapes and contemporary technique in the new Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA
10/04/2018.
[Tsuruoka] Japan
metalocus, JOAQUIN MINAYA
metalocus, JOAQUIN MINAYA
The new Cultural Hall for the city of Tsuruoka, in Japan, was designed by SANAA. This project seeks to enhance local cultural and artistic activities, becoming part of the landscape.
Exterior. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Exterior. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Exterior. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Exterior. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior, corridor. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior, corridor. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior, entry. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior, stairs. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior, stairs. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Theater. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Theater. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Interior, corridor. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Site plan. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Ground floor. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
First floor. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Second floor. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Section. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Elevations. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Elevations. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Constructive detail. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Model. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Model. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Model. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
Model. Tsuruoka Cultural Hall by SANAA. Image courtesy of SANAA
This new cultural center has been designed by the Japanese architectural firm SANAA. For the development of the project the old cultural hall of Tsuruoka city was incorporated, which has been the heart of the cultural activities of the students and the local artistic groups.
Among the most interesting technical and shape characteristics is its ability to synthesize a language that combines traditional forms and contemporaneity. The building resembles the traditional Japanese construction of 'Saya-do'. It is formed by a large room surrounded by a corridor.
Among the most interesting technical and shape characteristics is its ability to synthesize a language that combines traditional forms and contemporaneity. The building resembles the traditional Japanese construction of 'Saya-do'. It is formed by a large room surrounded by a corridor.
Description of project by SANAA
SHOGIN TACT TSURUOKA (Tsuruoka Cultural hall) is a multipurpose hall that serves as a base for cultural and artistic activities in the region. The surrounding site is characterised by its abundant nature, and is located in a cultural precinct of the city filled with historic buildings, universities and galleries. A building was sought to expand local civic activities, while incorporating the old cultural hall which has been the heart of cultural activities to the students and local arts groups.
As a "hall for the community" where citizens become participants, observers and actors, we proposed a large hall wrapped by a corridor, resembling traditional Japanese ‘Saya-do’ construction. The corridor is open to the public on a daily basis, and can be active in various places without distinguishing “front” or “backhouse” spaces. Whenever a professional performance takes place, partitions above and below the stage can create private back of house spaces.
By keeping the depth of the large central hall as small as possible, the audience and performer are bought together with a sense of unity. The hall is designed in a vineyard style, where sound echoes through the entire hall and there is a direct path to the stage from any seat.
The exterior of the building looks like an assembly of many small roofs. Each small roof become lower towards the perimeter of the building, and it becomes as low as a one story building along the road. By controlling the volume in this way, we sought to make a building that is in harmony with the adjacent historic building and the surrounding cityscape.
Textures of sheet metal, plastered concrete finishes, curved steel framing, and the naturalness and warmth given by the wooden louvres – gives a sense of architecture created by human hands. The warmth of humanness is felt throughout the building, and creates a dialogue with the surrounding nature. The architectural elements interact with the natural environment, and their expressions change according to natural conditions such as time and light. We hope the Tsuruoka Cultural Hall will become a part of the city’s beautiful landscape, supporting the cultural and artistic activities of the local community.
More information
Architects
Client
Tsuruoka City.
Address
Babacho 11-61, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
Reference Contact
Tsuruoka City +81 235 25 2111.
Type of Building
Multipurpose hall.
Size
Total Building Area. 7,846.12sqm.- Building Footprint Area.- 5,756.35sqm.- Site Area 13,096.84sqm.
Schedule
Project Duration. 08/2012 > 08/2017.- Design Duration 08/2012 > 11/2013.- Construction Duration 10/2014 > 08/2017.- Open Date. 03/2018.
Construction Cost
JPY 8,486,217,720.
Collaborators
Architect. Shinbo Architects Office.- Ishikawa Architects Office.--- Structure. ARUP.--- Mechanical. SOGO CONSULTANTS.--- Theater Planning. Shozo Motosugi.--- Theater Acoustic. Nagata Acoustics.--- Theater Lighting. Motoi Hattori.--- Climate. Takahiro Chiba.--- Construction Team. Takenaka Corporation.- Sugawara Corporation.- Suzuki Corporation JV.
Project team
Rikiya Yamamoto (Partner).- Satoshi Ikeda (Architect).- Takuma Yokomae (Architect).- Kohei Kudo (Architect).- Hayao Odagiri (Architect).- Takashi Maruyama (Architect, Shinbo Architects Office).- Taiji Ota (Architect, Shinbo Architects Office).- Yuji Ishikawa (Architect, Ishikawa Architects Office).- Tomohiro Ishikawa (Architect, Ishikawa Architects Office).
Building information
Structure. Steel.- RC.--- Foundation.RC.--- Ventilation. Machine Ventilation.--- Heating System. AHU.- PAC.--- Cooling System. AHU.- PAC.--- Electric System. cubicle type high voltage receiving equipment.--- Elevator quantity. 1.--- Exterior Finish. Glass.- Aluminum Panel.- Plated steel sheet.--- Interior Finish. Entrance Hall (Floor: Polished Concrete, Wall: Concrete, Ceiling: Wooden Louver).- Main Hall (Floor: Wood Flooring, Wall: Wood Panel).
Photography
KAZUYO SEJIMA & RYUE NISHIZAWA. SANAA
Kazuyo Sejima (Ibaraki, Japan, 1956) and Ryue Nishizawa (Kanagawa, Japan, 1966) worked independently from each other before founding the SANAA Ltd. studio in 1995. Having studied architecture at the Japan Women’s University, Sejima went on to work for the renowned architect Toyo Ito. She set up her own studio in 1987 and in 1992 was proclaimed Young Architect of the Year in Japan. Nishizawa studied architecture at the Yokohama National University. In addition to his work with Sejima, he has had his own practice since 1997.
The studio has built several extraordinarily successful commercial and institutional buildings, civic centres, homes and museums both in Japan and elsewhere. These include the O Museum in Nagano (1999) and the N Museum in Wakayama (1997), the Day-Care Center in Yokohama (2000), the Prada Beauty Store in Tokyo and Hong Kong (2001), the Issey Miyake and Christian Dior Building in Tokyo (2003) and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa (2004). Sejima also designed the famous Small House in Tokyo (2000), the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, Toledo, Ohio (2001-2006), the extension to the Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain (2002 – ), the Zollverein School, Essen, Germany (2003-2006), the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2003-2007) and the Novartis Campus WSJ-157 Office Building, Basle, Switzerland (2003 – ).
In 2004 Sejima and Nishizawa were awarded the Golden Lion at the 9th Venice Architecture Biennale for their distinguished work on the Metamorph exhibition.
Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa have won the 2010 Pritzker Prize.
The 12th International Architecture Exhibition, was directed by Kazuyo Sejima, the first woman to direct the venice architecture biennale, since its inception in 1980.
Ryue Nishizawa and Kazuyo Sejima. Kazuyo Sejima
