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Hyogo Performing Arts Center

Hyogo, Japan

Project Brief

Owner Hyogo Prefecture
Location Hyogo, Japan
Site area 13,227.00sq.m.
Building area 10,530.53 sq.m.
Total floor area 33,144.98 sq.m.
Structure SRC / S / RC
Floors 6aboveground, 1 underground
Building height 37.70 m
Parking capacity 115 cars
Construction period Oct 2002 - May 2005
Info Co-designed & Supervision by Hyogo Prefectural Government Public Works & Development Department (Public Facility Management Division and Public Facility Equipment Division)

Outline

As a promotional base for prefectural culture as well as an international creative base for stage arts in the 21st century, this arts center was reconstructed as a symbol of recovering heart after suffering the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake.

The building includes 3 halls; Large Hall (2000 seats) designed for concerts, opera, ballet and others; Medium Hall (800seats) designed for play performances; Small Hall (400 seats) designed for chamber music performances and each hall is characterized by the use of materials such as concrete, wood and brick.

The center is also equipped with sustainable schemes such as photovoltaic generation, rainwater recycle facilities and green roofs.

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