Shinkenchiku September 2023 Special Issue HOKKAIDO BALLPARK F VILLAGE Creating New Values Through Architecture and Urban Transformation
Content
INTERVIEW
Let’s Build a Stadium the World Has Never Seen Before
Ken Maezawa（Executive Director, General Manager, Business Headquarters,
Fighters Sports & Entertainment）
CONVERSATION
“Discontinuous” Challenges Toward Co-Creative Space
Ken Maezawa（Executive Director, General Manager, Business Headquarters,
Fighters Sports & Entertainment）
Hitoshi Mitani（Executive Director, Deputy General Manager, Business Headquarters,
Fighters Sports & Entertainment）
Taro Ogawa（Manager, Facility & Development Department,
Fighters Sports & Entertainment）
Masayuki Kinoshita（Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Yamashita PMC）
Yasuo Ichii（Architectural Design & Engineering Division,
Architectural Design Solutions Department, General Manager, Obayashi Corporation）
ARTICLE
Evolving the Project / The Evolving Project
Project Design for Big Success
Masayuki Kinoshita（Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Yamashita PMC）
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Transforming How Space
Attracts Crowd
Transforming How Space
Attracts Crowd
ARTICLE
From “Dot” to “Plane”
Goichi Kamochi（Managing Executive Officer,
Head of Architectural Design & Engineering Division, Obayashi Corporation）
Creating Vision
Noboru Ito（Architectural Design & Engineering Division,
Architectural Design Solutions Department,
Deputy Manager, Obayashi Corporation）
ARTICLE
Toward Open Ballpark
Toshimichi Kobayashi（Architectural Design & Engineering Division,
Architectural Design Department, General Manager, Obayashi Corporation）
Hiroo Ebihara（Architectural Design & Engineering Division,
Architectural Design Department, Manager, Obayashi Corporation）
ARTICLE
Ballpark Becomes Imbued with New Life in Japan
Takeshi Kamiya（Global Director of Urban Design and Planning,
Principal OVERLAND PARTNERS）
Stadium Design in Harmony with Surrounding Environment
Landscape that Adorns F Village
Landscape Imbued with Hokkaido’s Seasonal Essence
Shuichi Murata（Takano Landscape Planning）
Materials that Fit Naturally into Surrounding Environment
Vast Openness of Field
Simulation for Realizing Unprecedented Stadium
World’s Largest Retractable Roof
Natural Grass̶ —Sports Turf in Cold Climate
Field Nearly Close Enough to Touch Players
Mechanical System Design for Stadium’s Large Space
360-Degree Open Concourse
Nanatsuboshi Yokocho for Experiencing Frenzy and Unity
Ai Yoshida （SUPPOSE DESIGN OFFICE）
Stadium as New Entertainment Space
Images, Music, and Lighting that Stimulate Emotions
Enjoying Stadium All Year Round
Sauna in Stadium Totonoe-Oyakata（TTNE）
Flavorful beers for a joyful life! ̶ Soratoshiba by Yona Yona Ale
Naoyuki Ide（President and CEO, YOHO Brewing Company）
World’s Largest Team Area
INTERVIEW
Expectations for New Stadium
Thomas Brad “Trey” Hillman
（Team Consultant, HOKKAIDO NIPPONHAM FIGHTERS）
Office Integrated with Stadium
Efforts in Intangible Aspects
for Two-Way Customer Creation
Community-Wide Communication Tools
Naoya Shoda（Manager, Marketing Department,
Fighters Sports & Entertainment）
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Sports can Change a City.
The Future of Urban Development
will Change
Sports can Change a City.
The Future of Urban Development
will Change
126-Facilities Around HOKKAIDO BALLPARK F VILLAGE
Living in the Ballpark ─Residences, Senior Residences, and Medical Mall
Yoshiro Kato（Executive Officer, ES-CON JAPAN）
Year-Round Experience of Hokkaido──TruffleBAKERY BAKERY & RESTAURANT
Mutsuo Ogata（SHOWA GROUP）
Welcoming Guests with Community-Rooted Activities──VILLA BRAMARE
Masahiro Fujii（President of Fujii Building Corporation）
Gramping for Experiencing Hokkaido’s Timber──BALLPARK TAKIBI TERRACE ALLPAR
Takeshi Sugimoto（POWER STATION, CEO）
Communities Centered Around Children──Lipovitan Kids PLAYLOT by BørneLund
Kousuke Hayashi（Manager of the Design Department in BorneLund）
Childcare Facility World Has Never Seen Before──Kids Lab Ballpark Childcare Center
Masahiro Nishihara（Kids Labo）
Nature Experience to Foster Growth Opportunity──F VILLAGE ADVENTURE PARK
Hideki Arikado（EX COMMUNICATIONS, CEO）
Promoting Food and Agriculture──KUBOTA AGRI FRONT
Katsuyuki Shutta（General Manager of President’s Office, KUBOTA）
Nestled at Foot of ES CON FIELD Commercial Facility──THE LODGE
Tomo Kobayashi（General Manager, Planning Division, Fighters Sports & Entertainment）
ARTICLE
Co-Creative Space: How to Create Innovation
Masayuki Kinoshita（Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Yamashita PMC）
Youhei Suzuki （Project Manager, Project Management Division. Business Development Department, Yamashita PMC）
Yuri Matsumoto（Vice Project Manager, Project Management Division. Business Development Department, Yamashita PMC）
INTERVIEW
Urban Development Fostered by Hokkaido Ballpark
Masami Ueno（Mayor of Kitahiroshima City）
INTERVIEW
Realizing Hokkaido Ballpark and Urban Development
Through Industry-Government Collaboration
Hiroki Kawamura（General Manager of economic department of Kitahiroshima City）
Public-Private Collaborative Urban Development
Centered Around New Stadium
Expanding Urban Development Through HOKKAIDO BALLPARK F VILLAGE
Curtailing Development Schedule
Infrastructure Planned from Scratch
Developing Kitahiroshima Station
Developing New Ballpark Station
Tadashi Maemoto（Real Estate Development Division, Obayashi Corporation）
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Construction will Change
Construction will Change
ARTICLE
Construction will change
Diverse Endeavors at ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO
Hidefumi Takenaka（Executive Officer, Head of Kyoto Branch Office, Obayashi Corporation /
Project Director, Hokkaido Ballpark JV Project Office）
Completing Construction in BIM Before Starting On-Site Work
—Use of Digital Tools
BIM-Powered Duct Fabrication
Improving Productivity During Severe Winter
Managing Construction with Site Scan （Drone）
Managing Tight Construction Schedule
with No Stalling During Coldest Season
Girder Structures for Supporting Roofs
Building World’s Largest Retractable Roof
Constructing Glass Walls as Hokkaido’s Symbol
Reducing Construction Period by Simultaneously
Building Roofs and Stands
Special Operable Scaffolds for Retractable Roof
ARTICLE
Commitment to “Make Beyond: Transcending
the Art and Science of Making of Things”
Kenji Hasuwa（Representative Director, President and CEO）
DATA
PROFILE
CREDITS
Craftsmanship Behind the Ballpark