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Akihisa Hirata

Maebashi Galleria . Gunma

Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office . photos: © Shinya Kigure

The purpose of this building is to create a unique space that goes beyond being just an apartment complex and a store. Named “Plaza Q” it was envisioned to revitalize the city of Maebashi by transforming a former parking lot into a community hub. The design draws inspiration from the circular villages of the Jōmon period, aiming to integrate living spaces and create a welcoming plaza open to all. Continue reading Akihisa Hirata

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Overlap House . TOSHIMA CITY

© Daici Ano

akihisa hirata architecture office . + archdaily

How much can you let the nature of the city flow in – The idea of designing architecture like a natural environment has not changed since I have founded my own office but recently its way of thinking has changed a bit. Even though the soft form and the space containing the difference have the certain possibility, it seems that “naturalness” is considered as the degree of influx of things that cannot be controlled completely by others. Continue reading Akihisa Hirata

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Taipei Roof

© Dean Cheng

Akihisa Hirata architecture office . + archdaily

It is a 12-story collective house built in the shopping area of Taipei City. People in Taiwan have devised various intermediary areas that go well with hot and humid climates in their lives. You can skillfully exploit the simple places on the extension of the road throughout the city and you can see the people enjoying meals and conversation. Is it possible to consider apartment buildings suitable for Taiwanese people who have created such a rich lifestyle but at the same time have a freshness in the 21st century? Continue reading Akihisa Hirata

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Art Museum & Library . Ota

Akihisa Hirata . Art Museum & Library . Ota  (3)

Akihisa Hirata . photos: © Daici Ano . + archdaily

It is a cultural exchange facility built in front of Ota station in Gunma prefecture. Ota City has a population of about 220,000 people, and the number of users of the station exceeds 10,000 people in a day. But few people walk in front of the station, shopping streets are quiet. To pioneer breakthroughs for such a situation prevailing throughout Japan, it is the purpose of construction to bring life back in front of Ota Station. Continue reading Akihisa Hirata