Heiwa Real Estate : November 17, 2022World-Renowned Architect Kengo Kuma Invited to Oversee the Building Design for Heiwa Real Estate’s Urban Redevelopment Project in Sapporo(574KB)

November 17, 2022

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Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.

World-Renowned Architect Kengo Kuma Invited to Oversee the Building Design for Heiwa Real Estate's Urban Redevelopment Project in Sapporo

Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. (hereafter, the "Company") announced today that world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma of Kengo Kuma & Associates has agreed to oversee the design of a building it is developing in Sapporo following the Company's invitation to have him assess the design.

Located in Sapporo's Odori Nishi Yonchome Minami district, the building is central to a plan devised together with property rights holders to optimally redevelop the area. Heiwa Real Estate has been taking steps to acquire approval for the plan from the city government since July of this year. The Company is redeveloping areas of Sapporo as part of its efforts to increase the quality and scale of its Redevelopment Business under its medium-term management plan, Challenge & Progress.

As a company that contributes to the revitalizing districts, Heiwa Real Estate will work together with the property rights holders and Kengo Kuma to finalize an appealing design that best suits the area given its prime location in central Sapporo.

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Profile of the building design supervisor, Kengo Kuma

Born in 1954, Kengo Kuma graduated from the Department of Agriculture in the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering. He returned to the same department as a professor from 2009 to 2020 and was appointed as a special honorary professor in April 2020. He dreamed of becoming an architect since childhood after being impressed by the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, designed by Kenzo Tange, during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. As a university student, he studied under architects Hiroshi Hara and Yoshichika Uchida. During his postgraduate studies, he travelled across the Sahara Desert in Africa to conduct community surveys and came to appreciate the beauty and potential of the local villages. He then continued his studies at Columbia University as a visiting researcher, and established Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. Dr. Kuma has designed buildings in over 20 countries and received a wide array of domestic and international awards, including an Architectural Institute of Japan Award, Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award (Finland), and International Stone Architecture Award (Italy). While aiming for structures that blend in with the local environment and culture, Dr. Kuma proposes human scale designs that are people-friendly and welcoming. By substituting concrete and steel with new materials, he strives to create ideal structures for a post-industrial society.

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Location map

Project site

Group-owned

Overview of the project

(1) Details of the planned building

	Total land area		Approx. 5,030 m2
	Total floor area		Approx. 99,400 m2
	Floor area ratio		Approx. 1,650%
	Main uses		Provision of office, commercial, and hotel facilities and a
		parking garage
	Building height and	Approx. 185 meters; 34 above-ground and three below-
	number of floors	ground floors

Note: The details, above, could change depending on the negotiations with the city government

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(2) Planned contributions of the property

1. Attractive public spaces
2. 1. A greenery-linked atrium and terrace will provide scenic views and pleasant spaces to spend time
   2. A spacious new below-ground area will be created, expanding a below-ground concourse and improving public access
   3. Odori Park (in the Yonchome district) will be made more attractive
3. Facilities for enhancing the city's international competitiveness
4. 1. Improved and attractive pedestrian facilities on the ground-level and below- ground floor
   2. Fully equipped offices make businesses more competitive in central Sapporo
   3. High-endhotel designed to meet international standards
5. Lower environmental burden and disaster evacuation facilities
6. 1. Installation of district heating and cooling facilities in anticipation of a new energy network in the area
   2. Planned acquisition of international certification, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Zero Energy Building (ZEB) certification
   3. The building will serve as an evacuation center for stranded commuters and be stocked with emergency relief supplies

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(3) Building details (cross-sectional diagram)

Road boundary

High-end hotel designed to
	Hotel
meet international standards
		Equipment rooms

Road boundary

Legend

Attractive public spaces

Facilities for enhancing the city's international competitiveness

Lower environmental burden and disaster evacuation facilities

1. greenery-linkedatrium and terrace will provide scenic views and pleasant spaces to spend time

Fully equipped offices make

businesses more competitiveOffices in central Sapporo

Improved and attractive pedestrian facilities on the ground-level and below- ground floor

The building will serve as an evacuation center for stranded commuters and be stocked with emergency relief supplies

Connected to subway platform of the Namboku Line

Installation of district heating and cooling facilities

Equipment rooms

Commercial
space
Odori Park will be made more
		Atrium
			attractive

							Below-ground concourse
	Parking garage		A spacious new below-
	District heating and			ground area will be created,
	cooling facilities		expanding a below-ground
					concourse and improving
					public access

Note: The details shown above could change in the future.

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