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Otemae University ACADEMIC-ARK

OTEMON GAKUIN UNIVERSITY THE ACADEMIC-ARK

To mark the 130th anniversary of the founding of the academy, we plan to build a new campus where about half of the students will study, located closer to the station than the existing campus. Considering what a university should be like in the Internet era, where knowledge can be obtained without going to a place of learning, we created a building that brings people together and a triangular plan consisting of the smallest points to concentrate the bustle of learning. Each apex is cut at a large angle to attract people, and a library is floating in the center of the building, creating an extraordinary space with a strong symbolism, and an auditorium where students naturally gather is located below it. The library is surrounded by walking paths with book shelves and classrooms, and a large atrium between the library and the walking paths visualizes the bustle of learning that unfolds here.
facade is covered with an environmentally friendly stainless steel cast screen with a cherry blossom motif, the school's flower. This not only expresses the school's identity, but also functions as a lantern for the local area when lit up at night.

DATA

Year of completion2019
LocationIbaraki City, Osaka Prefecture

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Building usage Educational institutions
Site area64,415㎡
Total floor area20,409㎡
Scale5 floors above ground
structureSteel, SRC
Details of the Award

・40th Osaka Machinami Award / 2021, Encouragement Award (Osaka Machinami Award Executive Committee / Japan)

・2021 JSSC Award, Achievement Award, Achievement Award (Japanese Society of Steel Construction (JSSC) /Japan)

・ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2021, Gold Medal (International Buildings) (Yasuhiro Sube, Senior Architect of Architectural Department II and International Business Planning Department / Keisuke Aneha, Chief Architect of Architectural Department IV) (Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) / Singapore)

・2021 IES Illumination Awards (48th), Merit Award (Illumination Engineering Society (IES) /USA)

・32nd JSCA Award /2021, Work Prize (Kenji Nagayama, Chief Engineer of Structural Engineering Department) (Japan Structural Consultants Association /Japan)

・7th Teiji Suzuki Award /2021, Award of Excellence (Yasuhiro Sube, Senior Architect of Architectural Department II and International Business Planning Department / Keisuke Aneha, Chief Architect of Architectural Department IV) (Teiji Suzuki Award Office, Nagoya Institute of Technology /Japan)

・61st BCS Prize /2020 (Japan Federation of Construction Contractors/Japan)

・The Architecture MasterPrize 2020, Architectural Design / Educational Building: Winner (Farmani Group /USA)

・THE PLAN AWARD 2020　教育施設部門：ファイナリスト（THE PLAN/イタリア）

・ ICONIC AWARDS 2020, Innovative Architecture: Winner (German Design Council /Germany)

・29th AACA Award /2019, Encouragement Award (Japan Association of Artists Craftsman and Architects /Japan)

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