TOKIWA WASADATOWN FESTAPLAZA

Making ordinary days colorful An inviting plaza in the fertile land of Oita for people to lie down and gaze at the beautiful big sky. The renovation project of a plaza at a local department store, resulting in its transformation into a fun-filled plaza for young and old throughout the year.The new symbol has a motif of a sunflower, the company flower of the long-established department store group. The soft ground surface is safe for people of all ages and suitable for various activities. Activeness and stillness coexist in the graphic pattern made of grass and rubber chip, creating new relationships between various generations. Looking up at the sky of Oita, feeling the breeze under a tree, and finding the warmth of the local people through communication: the plaza is full of gimmicks for children, bearers of the next generation, to feel the affluence of their hometown Oita.

「何気ない毎日をカラフルに」 大分の豊かな大地に寝ころび、美しい大きな空を眺めたくなる広場。地域密着型百貨店の広場改修計画。多世代が365日を楽しく過ごせる広場に生まれ変わる。老舗百貨店グループの社花ヒマワリをモチーフに新しいシンボルとなった。柔らかな地面が、子供から年配の方まで安全で幅広いアクティビティを受け止める。芝とゴムチップグラフィックにより、動と静が共存し多世代の新しい関係が生まれた。寝転び気づく大分の空・木陰で気づくそよ風、関わり触れる地域の人の暖かさ。次世代を担う子ども達が、故郷となる大分の豊かさを感じる仕掛けが散りばめられた広場。