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Osaka, Japan
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Namba Parks
Osaka, Japan
YEAR
2007
Overview
Namba Parks, a vibrant lifestyle center, inserts a much-needed natural
amenity into Osaka’s dense city core. Namba Parks generously weaves rich
landscaping and other natural elements with specialty retail, entertainment and
dining, creating a new unique place that celebrates the interaction of people,
culture and recreation. Located adjacent to Namba Train Station, the first stop
on the new line connecting the city to Kansai Airport, Namba Parks is a key
gateway project for Osaka that will redefine the city’s identity and urban
experience.
Background
The 3.7 hectare site of the former Nankai Stadium presented a prime
redevelopment opportunity in Osaka. Given the site’s position as one of the few
great nodes of human arrival into Osaka, local rail conglomerate Nankai
Electric Railway decided to convert the site into a new urban center that would
serve as a gateway to the city.
Design
Many Jerde projects are inspired by the power of nature as both a
regenerative force and a universally understood element that connects old and
new, East and West. In Namba Parks, Jerde conceived of nature as a form of
urban intervention and designed Namba Parks as a natural amenity that offers
relief from the hard, bustling city–and creates a new experience for Osaka.
The project’s interior is a man-made canyon. Originally conceived by the client as a
simple concrete passageway to connect the north and south parcels of the
project site, Jerde proposed a canyon instead.
Constructed from band of colored stone, the canyon reinforces the
project’s connection with nature while forming the primary circulation pattern.
This path is carefully sculpted to produce a sense of mystery and create a
variety of coves, caves, valleys and other exploratory spaces. At selected
locations, varying with each level, direct access from the canyon is provided
to outdoor terraces located on the park plane. Glass bridges connect the two
sides of the canyon, by night becoming arcing tubes of light. All vertical
spaces are sky-lit from the park above.
Namba Parks forms a dramatic new identity for the city. Alongside a
30-story office tower and 46-story residential tower, the project features a
new lifestyle commercial center with a rooftop park that crosses multiple
blocks while gradually ascending eight levels from the streets of the city. The
sloping nature of the park serves as a green and highly visible oasis in a city
where nature is sparse. By connecting to the street, the sloping park plane
will draw people up and into the project among groves of trees, green spaces,
water features and outdoor terraces, where they can dine, read, socialize, or
simply taking in views of the city.
Namba Parks’ retail and entertainment venues are accessed through a
“figure 8” circulation path that ascends through the canyon interior up the
sloped park plane. A series of plazas, each with a water feature or event,
create a sequential path of discovery. At the center of the project is the
grand plaza, a three-story tactile and organic space embellished with greenery,
foliage and water to rejuvenate the spirit.
Namba Parks, a vibrant lifestyle center, inserts a much-needed natural
amenity into Osaka’s dense city core. Namba Parks generously weaves rich
landscaping and other natural elements with specialty retail, entertainment and
dining, creating a new unique place that celebrates the interaction of people,
culture and recreation. Located adjacent to Namba Train Station, the first stop
on the new line connecting the city to Kansai Airport, Namba Parks is a key
gateway project for Osaka that will redefine the city’s identity and urban
experience.
Background
The 3.7 hectare site of the former Nankai Stadium presented a prime
redevelopment opportunity in Osaka. Given the site’s position as one of the few
great nodes of human arrival into Osaka, local rail conglomerate Nankai
Electric Railway decided to convert the site into a new urban center that would
serve as a gateway to the city.
Design
Many Jerde projects are inspired by the power of nature as both a
regenerative force and a universally understood element that connects old and
new, East and West. In Namba Parks, Jerde conceived of nature as a form of
urban intervention and designed Namba Parks as a natural amenity that offers
relief from the hard, bustling city–and creates a new experience for Osaka.
The project’s interior is a man-made canyon. Originally conceived by the client as a
simple concrete passageway to connect the north and south parcels of the
project site, Jerde proposed a canyon instead.
Constructed from band of colored stone, the canyon reinforces the
project’s connection with nature while forming the primary circulation pattern.
This path is carefully sculpted to produce a sense of mystery and create a
variety of coves, caves, valleys and other exploratory spaces. At selected
locations, varying with each level, direct access from the canyon is provided
to outdoor terraces located on the park plane. Glass bridges connect the two
sides of the canyon, by night becoming arcing tubes of light. All vertical
spaces are sky-lit from the park above.
Namba Parks forms a dramatic new identity for the city. Alongside a
30-story office tower and 46-story residential tower, the project features a
new lifestyle commercial center with a rooftop park that crosses multiple
blocks while gradually ascending eight levels from the streets of the city. The
sloping nature of the park serves as a green and highly visible oasis in a city
where nature is sparse. By connecting to the street, the sloping park plane
will draw people up and into the project among groves of trees, green spaces,
water features and outdoor terraces, where they can dine, read, socialize, or
simply taking in views of the city.
Namba Parks’ retail and entertainment venues are accessed through a
“figure 8” circulation path that ascends through the canyon interior up the
sloped park plane. A series of plazas, each with a water feature or event,
create a sequential path of discovery. At the center of the project is the
grand plaza, a three-story tactile and organic space embellished with greenery,
foliage and water to rejuvenate the spirit.
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