WAYFINDING DESIGN

MOTIVE INC.

The Tanuki Koji Shopping Street is a covered shopping arcade in the heart of Sapporo, Japan, that extends for approximately 900 meters from east to west. The Tanuki Noboru Building is a small commercial building constructed along the arcade. The construction site conditions were very unique- on three sides, the site was surrounded by buildings, while the front side bordered a pedestrian walkway( the shopping arcade).

This meant that construction materials and waste could only be transported in and out during the limited time after neighbouring stores in the arcade closed and before they reopened again. The use of a large crane was also very difficult due to these conditions. Thus, as well as the building itself, the architectural design needed to consider the process and method of construction.

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