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KITO Yamanashi Head Office

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Green architecture
Firm LocationOsaka, Japan
CompanyTakenaka Corporation
Lead ArchitectSatoshi Nakadate,Yutaka Umehara,Yasuo Saito
Design TeamYutaka Umehara, Satoshi Nakadate, Yasuo Saito, Hisanobu Fukuda, Satoshi Mori, Kazutomi Nakane, Masaki Tabei, Makoto Nishimaki, Hiroshi Sakaguchi, Motoyuki Ito,Sotaro Tanaka, Naoki Ikeda
ClientKITO CORPORATION

Surrounded by various mountains, including Mt. Fuji, the new company building is located in an inland area of one of the few basins in Japan, an island country. The building is a reference to the grape trellis cultivation method that has been popular in this region since ancient times.In addition to the large roof that embodies a grape trellis and a building system that utilizes abundant groundwater, the building also uses solar power generation that takes advantage of long sunshine hours to create more energy than it consumes, resulting in a building that generates resources.