Kirishima International Concert HallCompletion Date:1994

Kirishima International Concert Hall is an 800-seat chamber music facility in southwestern Japan. Sited within a mountainous tree grove and blessed with magnificent distant views of the Kirishima Mountain range, its approach sequence heightens anticipation by highlighting the best natural views along the journey from the exterior landscape to the hall interior. The Hall itself is a based on the classic shoebox form but deformed into a leaf-shaped plan with a ship’s keel cross-section to better diffuse and reflect stage sound, enveloping the audience with sound.

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Info

Location: Kagoshima, Japan

Completion Date: 1994

Building Type: Performing Arts

Structural System: Reinforced Concrete

Number of Floors: 1 Basement + 2 Stories

Site Area: 44,800 m²

Building Area: 3,190 m²

Total Floor Area: 4,904 m²

Structural Engineer:  Structural Design Group

Mechanical / Electrical Engineer: Sogo Setsubi Consulting Co., Ltd.

Seats:Hall / 800-Seat


URL

Kirishima International Concert Hall


Publication

Fumihiko Maki(PHAIDON)

Nikkei Architecture:1995.2.20, 1994.10.24

Shinkenchiku:1994.11

GA JAPAN:1994. No.11, 1992. No.2

SD:1993.1


Awards / Competition

Building Contractors Society Prize(1996)