Entrance to Nebuta-no-ie Warasse (Photo: Frank la Riviere)
Entrance Hall (Photo: Shigeo Ogawa)
Cafe with views of the sea (Photo: Shigeo Ogawa)
Restaurant area with views of the Nebutas in the nebuta Hall (Photo: Frank la Riviere)
View from music rehearsal and multipurpose hall through opened sliding doors to the Nebuta Hall (Photo: Shigeo Ogawa)
Multi-purpose hall with views of the sea (Photo: Ogawa Shigeo)
Information Corner (Photo: Shigeo Ogawa)
Auditorium with sliding door openen towards nebuta Hall (Photo: Frank la Riviere)
Nebuta Museum (Photo: Shigeo Ogawa)
Exit from Nebuta hall (Photo: Shigeo Ogawa)
Project
Nebuta-no-ie Warasse
Nebuta-no-ie Warasse
Aomori / Japan, 2010
Description
A Home for the Nebuta Festival and its floats: Nebuta-no-ie Warasse Text by Frank la Rivière (FRA inc)
April 2011 In August, Nebuta Festival (origin 8th century) fever descends upon Aomori. Nebuta, created anew each year, take the form of huge (9 x 7 x 5.5 m) paper lantern like floats showing warriors from Japanese and Chinese history and myth in dramatic poses often showing battle scenes. Roughly 20 large Nebuta are paraded through the streets accompanied by drums, bamboo flutes and hordes of revelers in traditional attire, dancing and chanting.
The Nebuta-no-ie Warasse is dedicated to all aspects of the Nebuta festival. Located in front of Aomori train station, there were the city meets the sea, the building was opened on January 5th 201.As visitors approach, the building and its plaza frame a view of Aomori Bay. A screen of twelve meter tall steel ribbons wraps the whole building and encloses an outdoor walkway, a threshold between the mythical world of Nebuta and the contemporary city.
Each ribbon is twisted and bended to form openings for light, views and passageways. Inside, the Nebuta, luminous creatures, will reside in darkness. Humans enter into a world of giants. Visitors first travel through the history of the Nebuta festival and Aomori city, to arrive at an upper level platform that brings them eye to eye with the real Nebutas.
A ramp descends into the Nebuta Hall, a large T-shaped space that recreates the darkness of the city streets by night through the simple choice of black materials: black polished concrete floors, black stucco walls and a black painted ceiling. This materiality is dominant through out the whole building except for the only two white cores that stand out.
Each year, five new prize winning Nebuta take up residence in the Nebuta-no-ie Warasse and the cycle of designing and constructing the Nebuta starts all over again. The Performance Hall (L2) opens to the Nebuta Hall, its huge sliding doors allowing for the Nebuta to become present in performances.
Below, the Music Rehearsal Area can be used integrated with the nebuta Hall by opening similar large sliding doors. Both the restaurant (L1) and the multi-purpose space (L2) for community events offer glimpses into the Nebuta Hall as well as views to the sea.
PROJECT DATA
Building name NEBUTA-NO-IE WARASSE
Location Japan, Aomori Prefecture, Aomori City, Yasukata 1-1-35
Main usage Event space Exhibition space Restaurant/cafe Shop
Client City of Aomori, Japan
DESIGN & SITE SUPERVISION: Architecture molo: Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen with Robert Pasut, Kan A., Atsushi N., Duncan Wright, Kevin James, Adam Sharkey, Takuya Shikanai, and Mathew-Arthur Bulford d/dt Arch: Yasuo Nakata, with Atsuo Yano（previous staff） Frank la Rivière Architects inc.: Frank la Rivière, with Yoko Mima and Paola Itikawa Otsuka（previous staff）
Structure Kanebako Structural Engineers: Yoshiharu Kanebako, Yasuhiro Mochizuki MEP PT Morimura & Associates, Ltd.: Masanori Sodekawa, Takashi Yoshida（mechanical）, Akira Katayanagi（electricity） Acoustics Nittobo Acoustic Engineering Co. Ltd: Tomoyuki Nakamura Graphics Studio Fukude: Hideyuki Fukuda Client representative Tomoichi Urushidate
EXECUTION: Architecture Kajima - Fujimoto - Kurahashi Construction JV: Masato Shinohe, Tadahiro Watanabe, Hajime Mizoe, Kenji Hirai, Hiromasa Akama Electricity Yoden - Utou Construction JV: Kouji Kawayama, Akikazu Okuzaki (Stage Lighting：Yutaka Oda, Stage Audio：Akihiro Kimura） Mechanical Shikanai - Daiki Construction JV: Toshiyuki Kidachi, Hiroshi Fujigamori
AREA: Site area 13,011.76 m2 Build area 4,339.83 m2 Gross floor area 6,707.98 m2 B1 213.29 m2 L1 3,824.07 m2 L2 2,109.19 m2 L3 561.43 m2 Building Coverage Ratio 33.35%（allowance：60%） Building Floor Area ratio 51.09%（allowance：200%） Number of floors 1 basement level, 3 levels above grade
DIMENSIONS: Maximum Height 15.35 m Floor to Floor Height L1：4,500 mm L2：5,850 mm Ceiling Height L1：3,500 mm L2：4,000 mm Nebuta Hall, Entrance Hall：8,500 mm Event Hall：7,500 mm General column span 9,600 mm 6,400 mm
PLANNING RESTRICTIONS: Land Usage Zoning Urbanization Area, Light-industrial District, Semi-Fire-resistant district, Harbor District, Bicycle Parking Facilities District Street width South：14.7m East：15.0m（Urban road authorized in city plan, after widening of road） Parking Capacity 126 car parking places（5 bus parking lots included）
STRUCTURE: Main Structure Steel structure Reinforced Concrete, Partially Steel-framed Reinforced Concrete (Basement level) Piling, Foundation Standard Concrete Piles
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PERIOD: Design September 2006 ～ March 2008 Execution January 2008 ～ October 2010
USAGE GUIDE: Opening times: From May – August: AM 9:00 - 7:00 PM From September – April: AM 9:00 - 6:00 PM Closed on December 31, January 1 and several days per year for maintenance Information http://www.nebuta.or.jp/warasse
A Home for the Nebuta Festival and its floats: Nebuta-no-ie Warasse Text by Frank la Rivière (FRA inc)
April 2011 In August, Nebuta Festival (origin 8th century) fever descends upon Aomori. Nebuta, created anew each year, take the form of huge (9 x 7 x 5.5 m) paper lantern like floats showing warriors from Japanese and Chinese history and myth in dramatic poses often showing battle scenes. Roughly 20 large Nebuta are paraded through the streets accompanied by drums, bamboo flutes and hordes of revelers in traditional attire, dancing and chanting.
The Nebuta-no-ie Warasse is dedicated to all aspects of the Nebuta festival. Located in front of Aomori train station, there were the city meets the sea, the building was opened on January 5th 201.As visitors approach, the building and its plaza frame a view of Aomori Bay. A screen of twelve meter tall steel ribbons wraps the whole building and encloses an outdoor walkway, a threshold between the mythical world of Nebuta and the contemporary city.
Each ribbon is twisted and bended to form openings for light, views and passageways. Inside, the Nebuta, luminous creatures, will reside in darkness. Humans enter into a world of giants. Visitors first travel through the history of the Nebuta festival and Aomori city, to arrive at an upper level platform that brings them eye to eye with the real Nebutas.
A ramp descends into the Nebuta Hall, a large T-shaped space that recreates the darkness of the city streets by night through the simple choice of black materials: black polished concrete floors, black stucco walls and a black painted ceiling. This materiality is dominant through out the whole building except for the only two white cores that stand out.
Each year, five new prize winning Nebuta take up residence in the Nebuta-no-ie Warasse and the cycle of designing and constructing the Nebuta starts all over again. The Performance Hall (L2) opens to the Nebuta Hall, its huge sliding doors allowing for the Nebuta to become present in performances.
Below, the Music Rehearsal Area can be used integrated with the nebuta Hall by opening similar large sliding doors. Both the restaurant (L1) and the multi-purpose space (L2) for community events offer glimpses into the Nebuta Hall as well as views to the sea.
PROJECT DATA
Building name NEBUTA-NO-IE WARASSE
Location Japan, Aomori Prefecture, Aomori City, Yasukata 1-1-35
Main usage Event space Exhibition space Restaurant/cafe Shop
Client City of Aomori, Japan
DESIGN & SITE SUPERVISION: Architecture molo: Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen with Robert Pasut, Kan A., Atsushi N., Duncan Wright, Kevin James, Adam Sharkey, Takuya Shikanai, and Mathew-Arthur Bulford d/dt Arch: Yasuo Nakata, with Atsuo Yano（previous staff） Frank la Rivière Architects inc.: Frank la Rivière, with Yoko Mima and Paola Itikawa Otsuka（previous staff）
Structure Kanebako Structural Engineers: Yoshiharu Kanebako, Yasuhiro Mochizuki MEP PT Morimura & Associates, Ltd.: Masanori Sodekawa, Takashi Yoshida（mechanical）, Akira Katayanagi（electricity） Acoustics Nittobo Acoustic Engineering Co. Ltd: Tomoyuki Nakamura Graphics Studio Fukude: Hideyuki Fukuda Client representative Tomoichi Urushidate
EXECUTION: Architecture Kajima - Fujimoto - Kurahashi Construction JV: Masato Shinohe, Tadahiro Watanabe, Hajime Mizoe, Kenji Hirai, Hiromasa Akama Electricity Yoden - Utou Construction JV: Kouji Kawayama, Akikazu Okuzaki (Stage Lighting：Yutaka Oda, Stage Audio：Akihiro Kimura） Mechanical Shikanai - Daiki Construction JV: Toshiyuki Kidachi, Hiroshi Fujigamori
AREA: Site area 13,011.76 m2 Build area 4,339.83 m2 Gross floor area 6,707.98 m2 B1 213.29 m2 L1 3,824.07 m2 L2 2,109.19 m2 L3 561.43 m2 Building Coverage Ratio 33.35%（allowance：60%） Building Floor Area ratio 51.09%（allowance：200%） Number of floors 1 basement level, 3 levels above grade
DIMENSIONS: Maximum Height 15.35 m Floor to Floor Height L1：4,500 mm L2：5,850 mm Ceiling Height L1：3,500 mm L2：4,000 mm Nebuta Hall, Entrance Hall：8,500 mm Event Hall：7,500 mm General column span 9,600 mm 6,400 mm
PLANNING RESTRICTIONS: Land Usage Zoning Urbanization Area, Light-industrial District, Semi-Fire-resistant district, Harbor District, Bicycle Parking Facilities District Street width South：14.7m East：15.0m（Urban road authorized in city plan, after widening of road） Parking Capacity 126 car parking places（5 bus parking lots included）
STRUCTURE: Main Structure Steel structure Reinforced Concrete, Partially Steel-framed Reinforced Concrete (Basement level) Piling, Foundation Standard Concrete Piles
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PERIOD: Design September 2006 ～ March 2008 Execution January 2008 ～ October 2010
USAGE GUIDE: Opening times: From May – August: AM 9:00 - 7:00 PM From September – April: AM 9:00 - 6:00 PM Closed on December 31, January 1 and several days per year for maintenance Information http://www.nebuta.or.jp/warasse