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The Records

Takusho Kaihatsu

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Exterior, north and east sides. - Takusho-Kaihatsu Co.,Ltd.
The first floor, which used to be a car park, is converted into an eat-in space with a large central atrium. - Takusho-Kaihatsu Co.,Ltd.
Exterior, north side. - Takusho-Kaihatsu Co.,Ltd.
Exterior, north and east sides. - Takusho-Kaihatsu Co.,Ltd.

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Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Entertainment Venue
6.52
6.73
6.42
6.33
6.5
Kammy Han
Kammy Han General Manager at Chengdu EGO Business Management
6.24
6.89
6.24
6.8
6.54
Addy Walcott
Addy Walcott Creative Director at M Moser Associates
7.5
6
5.5
6
6.25
Pepa Casado D'Amato
Pepa Casado D'Amato Trend Researcher at Futurea
7
6.5
6
5
6.13
Dimitris Karampatakis
Dimitris Karampatakis Co-founder and Director at K-Studio
6
6
6
6
6
Valentina Audrito
Valentina Audrito Cofounder and Partner at Studio Audrito Word of Mouth House
6.17
6.17
6.17
6.36
6.22
Bart Sasim
Bart Sasim Managing Director at Coliving Ventures
This project pays a great tribute t...
6.9
7.4
7.2
7.8
7.33
Marc Verderol
Marc Verderol Head of Store Construction at Swarovski
6
7
7.5
6
6.63
David T’Kint
David T’Kint Founder at DTK Studio
5.57
6.5
6.5
5.57
6.04
Krisztian Szetei
Krisztian Szetei Managing Director at Solinfo Group
6
7
6.2
6
6.3
John Naranjo
John Naranjo Creative Director at Arcadis - Callison RTKL
6.92
6.92
6.4
6.4
6.66
Ben Pashley
Ben Pashley Head of Store Concept Development at Magasin du Nord
6.56
6.8
6.08
5.92
6.34
CM Jao
CM Jao Cofounder at Oft Interiors
6.92
7.31
6.61
7.46
7.08
Ben Wu
Ben Wu Founder at W.Design
7
7
7
7
7
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Entertainment Venue of the Year
6.89
7.33
6.80
6.60
6.9
Ronnie Belizaire
Ronnie Belizaire Studio Practice Leader and Principal at HKS Inc.
6.75
6.75
6.5
6.5
6.63
Ismael Abedin Ingelmo
Ismael Abedin Ingelmo Founder and Director at DXMID
6.87
7.97
6.84
6.33
7
Arthur Guimarães
Arthur Guimarães Chief Executive Officer at Arthur Guimarães Architects
Really interesting adaptation and r...
7.5
8
7.8
7
7.58
Louisa Fan
Louisa Fan Director of Design Luxury and Lifestyle Brand at IHG ® Hotels & Resorts
6.82
7.2
6.42
6.83
6.82
Pooja Shah-Mulani
Pooja Shah-Mulani Partner and Design Director at LW Design
6.52
6.73
6.42
6.33
6.5
Client
Takusho-Kaihatsu
Floor area
1408 ㎡
Completion
2022
Mixed use commercial complex

Despite being within walking distance of JR Chiba Station and adjacent to a large urban park, a 35-year-old business hotel whose value had been buried in the ground was transformed into a commercial complex with stores on the first, second, and fifth floors and offices on the third and fourth floors, with the aim of integrating with the park and revitalizing the community. A local developer, who is also the building owner and office tenant, reconstructed this project into a facility with a new purpose.

It is necessary to show the tone and manner of the building and its use to the community, and it was decided that if tenants were recruited, even if tenants were narrowed down, there would be discrepancies in various areas, which would likely spoil the project.

Therefore, as a local developer, planning and management was carried out so that the park and the town could be used in an integrated manner, with the first and second floors for men and women of all ages to come and go as they pleased, and the top floor as a place for local businesses to revitalize.

In terms of design, in a 'tenant building', even if interior supervision is carried out, 'differentiation of each tenant' tends to take precedence, but in this building, while collaborating with designers of various genre, the design has been carried out in a consistent manner. Thus, the space is diverse and varied, but also has a sense of unity.