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Otaru International Information Center

Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura

Otaru International Information Center 

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ARCHITECTS
Waiwai

DESIGN
Waiwai (Kazuma Yamao, Genta Sawai, Ayami Otsuki)

STRUCTURE
Hirotsugu Tsuboi Structural Engineering (Hirotsugu Tuboi)

EQUIPMENT
Comodo Engineering (Naohisa Yamashita, Tomoyuki Matsui, Shiori Ueno)

LIGHTING
Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design (Izumi Okayasu)

CONSTRUCTION
Fukushima Construction Company

AREA
670 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Otaru, Japan

CATEGORY
Tourism, Services

Text description provided by architect.

The Otaru International Information Center is located in the harbor area of Otaru in Hokkaido, once the heart of Japan's herring fishing industry.

Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura
Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura

With the decline of the fisheries, redevelopment was planned in order to revitalize the area around the port.

The information center features an assemblage of pillars arranged across the roof line at a 45-degree angle in the direction of the future harbor, expanding the space beyond the physical boundaries.

Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura
Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura

The rooftop deck is meant as a shared space to invite people to gradually return to the harbor and reinvigorate it.

Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura
Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura


Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura
Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura
Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura
Otaru International Information Center
© Takehiro Kawamura


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Otaru International Information Center
1F Floor Plan
Otaru International Information Center
2F Floor Plan
Otaru International Information Center
Site Plan

Waiwai Tyo
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Waiwai Tyo
Kotobuki 3-9-1 GP Bldg. 2F, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0042, Japan