second Place, Japan
Architect:Takashi Suzuki, Shintaro Matsushita, Naohit Ikuta
Project:Billboard
This building is situated on the roadside lined up with banal commercial buildings. All you see are cars passing
at full speed, but no people in sight- it is typical suburban scenery. However, looking around the site, we
spotted huge and colorful billboards randomly displayed above the roadside buildings – which almost
resembled colorful and glitzy banners on a computer display – and discovered new possibilities for suburban
living unfolding behind those billboards.
Small “huts” (housing units) with different metal finishes, inspired from billboards, are built atop the office.
The huts constitute a part of a new “sky town” suddenly emerged on the rooftop, which would soon be
acknowledged by the community and become a place for community activities.
