Urban Planning & Design

This is our proposal of the international open competition for a block in Giza reserved for a new science city. Based on the concept of time and space axis, a state-of-the-art organic and resilient environment has been proposed around a spiral court yard. （for more details click here）

This is a residential area of detached houses developed as a part of large scale new town “Lake Town.” Cooperated with the developer (Daiwa House Industry Co.), IA elaborated the urban layout as a model of Environmentally Symbiotic Housing.
★2008 District’s CO2 Reduction Award by Ministry of Environment

Upon the establishment of the Faculty of Urban Life, Tokyo City University, IWAMURA Lab. proposed the new terminal image for 2050 under the title of “Green Hill Terminal” in collaboration with IA. Keeping the current infrastructure, completely green urban tissue has been visualized.（for more details click here）

This is the counter project of a local organization against the proposal of large shopping center on the site of Japan Tabaco factory. IA made efforts of conducting a variety of investigations and proposing an environmentally symbiotic urban renewal, which drew large and wide attentions in Matsuyama.

Concept making investigation has been conducted for the large shopping center to be built on the site of railway station as the urban renewal project in Koto-ku. The regional context was minutely analyzed in order to compile the project priority for environmentally symbiotic urban refevelopment.

This is the research work on the possibility of urban renewal by means of distributed energy supply system in terms of a sustainable development. It was conducted in collaboration with OOOKA Lab. of the University of Tokyo and the outcome was presented at the international conference SB05 and etc.

A sports park of the major developer was the site for the competition in view of providing a large scale residential redevelopment in Tokyo. A variety of housing types and landscaping as well as operation program have been proposed under the partnership with Shimizu Corporation. (the 2nd place)

This is the master plan of urban development of Tsuduki Ward, Yokohama, where the Faculty of Environment & Information, Tokyo City University is located. Assigned by the City of Yokohama, IWAMURA Lab., associated with IA, explicitly elaborated the objectives based on a variety of related researches and analysis

Yakushima Island, the World Natural Heritage, is the site of this public wooden housing complex comprising 50 dwelling units and a community hall. This is a model environmentally symbiotic housing specifically designed for the hot and humid region of southern Japan, learning from the traditional settlement. (for more detail click here)

As the consultant of a large scale urban renewal, IA conducted the detailed research and analysis of the district environment and compiled the cyclical town planning guidelines. During the execution phase, IA played the role of evaluating and supervising the respective projects including SC, Condominiums, Institutes, Offices etc.

As an environmentally symbiotic housing consultant/architect, IWAMURA evaluated and supervised the execution design of each housing and the urban design. Mater architect: Prof. Kiyonori MIISHO, Landscape Architect: Shunsaku MIYAGI

This is a newly opened housing exhibition park according to the environmentally symbiotic housing concept. IWAMURA Atelier was assigned to design the whole layout plan as well as the Center House.

Under the name of Agricultural Village, a variety of wooden facilities and activities regarding the art and food culture are provided to be able to experience the local industry, techniques, skills and traditional culture based on the local agriculture. IA elaborated not only the architectural design but also the related programs.

Based on the redevelopment plan of “Ryugasaki Newtown,” IA elaborated the whole design of this detached house residential block according to the environmentally symbiotic housing concept. It was exhibited as the model housing development before being sold.

According to the redevelopment plan of the whole Newtown, IWAMURA Atelier elaborated this 23rd Block for detached houses.

This high-rise condominium complex has been designed as a town renewal project, subsidized by the national and local government. From the very beginning, IWAMURA Atelier helped organize the land owners organization as well as the brain network to implement this complex project incorporating the memories of the place.

As the main gate of Sendai City, a renewal proposal for the railway station’s place has been elaborated in collaboration with Kaoru MENDE and Kazuko FUJIE.

As the main urban axis of Sendai City, a total renewal of the AOBA Avenue has been proposed in terms of sound, color, greenery, street furniture etc., in collaboration with top designers in each expertise.

Governor HIRAMATSU came up with the policy of “Amenity Town Plan” in preparation for the population decrease and assigned Arata ISOZAKI and Kei MINOHARA to organize and supervise a team of architects including IWAMURA, KURYU and ARAI who took care of 3 representative local towns respectively.

IWAMURA Atelier was assigned to elaborate a cooperative business park design in the South of Sapporo City in view of creating there a research & development center of Industry, Art and Environment, which was completed in Mar. 1993.

As a part of consultant group, IWAMURA Aetlier elaborated a variety of researches to contribute for designing this urban renewal project, including the commercial facilities associated with the municipal cultural center for women.
★2004 Japan Sopping Center Grand Award

This was then the largest urban development area in Japan covered by the municipal district planning system. IWAMURA Atelier was assigned to compile the guidelines of this system.

An old and deteriorated shopping mall was planned to be replaced by a shopping center, the preliminary design of which was elaborated by IWAMURA Atelier.