KANDA SITE ANALYSIS

REDEVELOPI NG WATERFRONTAREA

CONTENT 1.COUNTRYSCALEMAP+CI TYSCALEMAP+HI STORI CALBACKGROUND

26.PHOTO COMPARI SON

2.REGI ONALSCALE

27.PHOTO COMPARI SON

3.DI STRI CTSCALE

28.SKYCOMPARI SON

4.MAI NHUBS

29.KANDAOBSERVATI ON+SKETCHES

5.CBDS

30.OTEMACHISKETCHES

6.RAI LNETWORK

31.I NTERVI EW WI THTHELOCALAUTHORI TY

7.RI VERPATTERN

32.STUDI O PROJ ECT

8.URBANCONNECTI VI TY+STREETNETWORK

33.OPPORTUNI TI ES/I SSUES+CRI TI CS

9.I NTENSI TYOFROADS

34.CONCLUSI ON

10.VEHI CULARMOVEMENTSYSTEM 1 1.PEDESTRI ANMOVEMENTSYSTEM 12.STREETPATTERN 13.BLOCKPATTERN 14.BUI LDI NG PATTERN 15.NODES 16.BUI LDI NG USAGE+FUNCTI ON 17.NEI GHBORHOODSCONTEXT+PANORAMI CVI EW 18.SENSORYMAP.SI GHT 19.SENSORYMAP.SI GHT 20.SERI ALVI SI ON 21.SENSORYMAP.SMELL 22.KANDA.PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT 23.KANDA.PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT 24.OTEMACHI .PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT 25.OTEMACHI .PHOTOSOFENVI ROMENT

HI STORI CAL BACKGROUND

1&2

SUM IDA

A

KOTO

EDOGAW A

SHINJUKU

TAITO

IK

SUGINAM I

BUNKYO

H S

ARAKAW A

TOSHIM A NAKANO

ADACHI

U S T A

REGI ON SCALE

KI TA

K

ITABASHI

NERIM A

CHIYODA

SHIBUYA

CHUO M INATO

SETAGAYA

M EGURO SHINAGAW A

OTA PROJECT LOCATI ON Proj ectsi t ei sl ocat ed i n Chi yoda W ard

DI STRI CT SCALE max Bui l di ng Foot pri ntRat i o:0.

8 max FAR:8.

0 currentFAR oft he sel ect ed si t e:4.

0

Proj ectsi t e

The proj ectofredesi gni ng oft he wat erf rontarea i s det ermi ned bet ween t wo di st ri ct s:Ot emachiand Kanda,al ong Ni hombashi ri ver .

Ni hombashiRi ver

GOOGLE MAP BI RD LEVEL

KANDA

IM PERIAL PALACE

OTEM ACHI

M UROM ACHI

M ARUNOUCHI

NIHOM BASHI

TOKYO’ S MAI N HUBS

PROJECT SI TE Ni hombashiBri dge

TOKYO’ S CBD DI STRI CTS

PROJECT SI TE

TOKYO’ S RAI L NETW ORK PROJECT SI TE

TOKYO’ S RI VER PATTERN

STREETNETWORK

RAI LNETWORK

PUBLI CBUSNETWORK

I NTENSI TYOFTHEROADS

CI RCULATI ONMAP

EDGES

1

2

3

THEWI DTHOFTHESTREETS

1

2

3

PEDESTRI ANROUTES

STREET PATTERN

Proj ectsi t e

BLOCK PATTERN

BUI LDI NG PATTERN

NODES

BUI LDI NGS USAGE & FUNCTI ON

NEI GHBOURHOODCONTEXT

PANORAMI C VI EW

SERI ALVI SI ON

I

byHi r ok i Ogas a

KANDA

CONTEXT PHOTOS

PHOTOS OF CONTEXT: KANDA DI STRI CT

OTEM ACHI

CONTEXT PHOTOS

PHOTOS OF ENVI ROMENT: OTEMACHIDI STRI CT

OTEMACHIANDKANDA CONTEXTCOMPARI SON

OTEMACHIANDKANDA CONTEXTCOMPARI SON

15°

30 m

KANDA

SKYCOMPARI SON

OTEMACHI

OTEMACHIANDKANDA

19°

9 m

OBSERVATI ONS & SKETCHES

KANDA

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SKETCHES

OTEM ACHI

Ihadameet i ngwi t hHanae,mygr oupmat e,onS at ur dayaf t er nooni nOt emachi ar ea.F or t unat el y,Iar r i ved30mi nmi nut esear l i ert ot heOt emachi s t at i on.T husIwasabl et os i tand haveonecupofcof f eeatmyf avor i t ecof f eecaf eGr eenBr ot her s .Igotoutoft hes t at i onf r om t heex i t7s i ncei twast hecl os esex i tt ot heNi hombas hi r i ver .Andt hewar mS at ur day l i gt hsgent l ys hr oudedmys el f .

Ihel dmys kat eboar di nt hel ef thandr eadyi ngt ocheckt hes ur f acei nOt emachi ar ea.S i nceIhaver ecent l ys t ar t edt odos kat eboar di ng,Is t i l l putmuchat t ent i ont ot her oadand s i dewal kss ur f acequal i t y.L ucki l yt hes ur f acei nt heOt hemachi ar eai squi t er i deabl ef ors mal l s kat eboar dweel s .

S ot hatal l owsmet os pentar ound34mi nut est or eacht hecaf e,whi chi sl ocat edi nt heOt emachi F i nanci al Ci t ybui l di ng.Gr abbedonecupofcof f eeIdeci dedt os i tout s i deandj us t l ookovert heopenpubl i cs pacebet weent wot al l f i nanci al of f i cebui l di ngs .

Is pentt her ear ound40mi nut esbef or eHanaecameandj oi nedmei nt hes i t eobs er vat i on.Whi l ewewer es i t t i ngout s i det hecaf eIwast aki ngnot eswhatwasgoi ngar oundme.

Duet ot hewi deavai l abi l i t yofs i t t i ngpl aces( di f f er entt ypesofbunches ands mal l ar t i f i ci al f or ms )t her ewer ebas i cal l yt wot ypesofpeopl e: whowaspas s i ngt r oughoutt hes quar eandt hos ewhowasj us ts i t t i ng andr es t i ngont hebunches .

I never yper i odofs hor tt i me( ever y57mi n)Iwascount i ngt henumber ofpeopl e.Mor eorl es s ,buti nt hes quar et he1217peopl ewer e obs er ved.Wher e: -1/ 5oft hem wass i t t i ngper s ons .

-1/ 6wer eki ds ,ever yoneofwhom wascapt ur edbys mal l ,appeal i ng f ort aki ngadvant aget opl aywi t har t i f i ci al f or ms .

-oneguar d,whowasdevot edl ymaki ngci r cl esar oundt hebui l di ngs .

T hatmademef eel s af et yoft hatpl acei ns omeway. * I ts houl dmement i on,t hati nT okyoIhavenotbeeni ns uchpl aceswher eI coul df eel mys el fi ns ecur ed.

T hemaj or i t yofpedes t r i answer eobs er vedi nt aki ngt her out ef r om Ot emachi Nakador i Ave.t ot heI mper i al Pal acedi r ect i on.Al ongt he Hos hi noyaHot el .

T hes quar ei t s el fcoul dbenamedasapl acewor t hf ors t andi ng,s i t t i ng, eat i ng,r es t i ngandevenl yi ngt her e.

by Hanae Sakamot o

PROJECT SITE FORGOTTEN LAND -AN ABANDONED TERI TTORY BETW EEN TW O FLOURI SHI NG DI STRI CTS: OTEMACHIAND KANDA

OTEMACHIDI STRI CT

PROJECT AREA

SI TE CRI TI CS

KANDA DI STRI CT