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Ono-Sake Warehouse

The Ono-Sake Warehouse designed by Eureka studio and G architects in Tsukuba, Japan, is a wide shop dedicated to the distribution of sake that by night turns into a lantern.

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The Ono-Sake Warehouse by Eureka and G architects studio rises on the border of a commercial and residential district in Tsukuba, a city located in the Ibaraki prefecture, in Japan. It is designed with wide open spaces that are visible from the street in order to attract local visitors and passersby.

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Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, exterior by night

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse. The exterior becomes like a lantern in the evening

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, view of the shop by night

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, view of the shop from the outside

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, day view

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, front facade

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, front facade and stairs

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, exterior view

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, deck view

The architecture complex is composed of a storage, a store and an office. The storage is separated from the other functions in order to not interfere with the regular visitors’ flux. The shop is located on a crossroads that makes it easy to reach by local residents and cars can easily drive through. The structure is made with wood, steel and plaster work and feature large windows and wooden floors.

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Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, double height interior

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, view of the shop from the interior

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, view of the ground floor from the mezzanine

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, view of the warehouse

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, outdoor curtains

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, fluxus diagram

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, structure diagram

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, energy diagram

Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, ground floor

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Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, first floor

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Eureka and G architects, Ono-Sake Warehouse, sectional perspective

Ono-Sake Warehouse, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Program: shop, storage
Archtiects: Eureka, G architects studio
Team: Junya Inagaki, Satoshi Sano, Takuo Nagai, Eisuke Hori (Eureka), Ryohei Tanaka, Gwangbeom Heo (G architects studio)
Structural engineering: Takuo Nagai, The University of Shiga Prefecture
Environmental engineering: Hori Eisuke, Kindai University
Client: Ono-Sake-Ten
Area: 494 sqm
Completion: 2016

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