JAPAN NATIONAL STADIUM BY JACKSON ARCHITECTURE

Design proposal for the new national Stadium of Japan located in Tokyo. Designed by Jackson Architecture, their proposal for the Japan National Stadium is a new stadium in a park, where nature is apparent and can be integrated.

Car parking, buses, community and service facilities exist below the park: neighborhood recreation and health areas contribute to the excitement and atmosphere, inhabited every day.

The first impression is of a large park, within which a large “ellipsoidal object is placed.

The stadium capacity is for 80,000 spectators and can be utilized for rugby, soccer, athletics and concerts.

The stadium bowl lies within a podium that houses all facilities underneath while creating spaces for public parks and recreational areas above, thus providing more public space within the urban fabric of Tokyo.

The stadium bowl is designed to be naturally ventilated and open in plan to allow for maximum comfort to players and promote cross air flows at pitch level creating a venturi Effect.

Player comfort is important and by lowering the bowl and creating a “cool sink” with the playing field, we enhance player comfort to promote their best performance.

A light weight roof has been designed to reduce resource use and lower costs. This create less of a financial impact and environmental impact.

The roof has been designed with modularity and prefabrication in mind to again increase sustainability for the project.

Passive solar design and the use of ETFE panels with PV cells over laid on the skin of the roof allows for patrons to be protected from the elements, enjoy diffuse natural daylight whilst the roof panels generate renewable energy from the sun.

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Architects: Jackson Architecture

Project Team: Daryl Jackson, Matthew Drysdale, Colin Wilson, Elaine Quek, Kon Iakovidis, Aaron Paris, Matt Myers, and Esther Parsons

Architects in Association: Lacoste + Stevenson

Project Team: Thierry Lacoste, David Stevenson

Consulting Engineers: Arup Sydney

Year: 2012

CLAYTON COMMUNITY CENTRE BY JACKSON ARCHITECTURE

“This project is a multi-purpose Community Centre, co-locating Aquatic & Fitness Centre with Community Theatre, Library, Youth & Family Services, Preschool, Maternal & Child Health, Arts Facility and Cafe, all under one roofline.

Located in the busy commercial ‘Clayton Activity Centre’, the new Centre will be a community meeting place and hub for Clayton residents.

It provides a one-stop-shop model for a range of complementary sporting, recreational, cultural and social facilities.” Description of JacksonArchitecture.

“Following extensive consultation with community and resident groups, Council announced in February 2002 that it agreed to replace the former Clayton Fitness Centre and Library/Auditorium with the Clayton Community Centre. The new building replaced the local, but dislocated Maternal and Child Health Services, Occasional Child Care, Pre School, Youth and Family Services, Library and performing arts spaces. A new 25 metre heated indoor pool with leisure water, combined with a gym and program room also form part of the Clayton Community Centre.

The approach to the physical clustering of a range of community services within one building was taken, in part, to avoid duplication of numerous common elements such as foyers, reception and public toilets, whilst maximising use of components such as the meeting rooms and amenities. Council worked in partnership with the State Government's Department of Human Services to deliver a suite of community health and advisory services, to compliment Council’s services, from this location.

As local and state government departments or agencies provide most of the services at the facility, improving the range and quality of services to the Clayton community has been met with a holistic approach. In addition to “tenant” users, other community groups and organisations have benefitted by accessing new, spacious and modern facilities in which to deliver their community activities. It also provides the opportunity for joint programming and sharing of resources.

As many key community services are co-located in the one building, Council’s capacity to deliver an increased standard and range of services to the community is vastly improved.” Description  Clayton Community Centre.

 

Location: Clayton, Australia

Architects: Jackson Architecture

Project Year: 2008

Ground Floor Area: 4,300 sqm

First Floor Area: 2,350 sqm

Photographs: Courtesy of JacksonArchitecture and Archiphoto Pty Ltd.