Osaka Gas built NEXT21, an apartment complex in downtown Osaka with themes of the environment, energy, and living style, and is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since last year, the complex has been holding commemorative events, with the final event this March.

As part of this, we will be holding a tour of NEXT21 on March 1st and a seminar by me, Yuri Maeda.

NEXT21 is an interesting building that is three-dimensionally greened, attracting an ecosystem of birds, insects, and other creatures.

Please come and visit us if you are interested.

 

Date and time: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 13:30-16:30

Location: NEXT21 (6-16 Shimizutani-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka)

Theme: Building homes that are friendly to people and the environment – through the grass roof movement

Participation fee: Free

 

Please select the event on March 1st from the URL below (Osaka Gas website) and apply directly to your email address.

(If you are a member of the Grass Roof Association, please indicate this in the field.)

 

https://www.osakagas.co.jp/company/efforts/next21/30th/#finalevent

 

 

It has been 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

I think everyone spent January 17th with their own thoughts.

The Kusayane Society has been holding study sessions on the themes of building greening and the environment,

and next time we will feature the earthquake disaster, inviting three people who worked hard for the reconstruction at that time to talk to us and pass on the knowledge to the next generation.

Non-members are also welcome to apply.

 

Date and time: Saturday, February 15th, 14:00-16:00

Location: Kobe Machizukuri Kaikan 2nd floor hall & online via Zoom

Participation fee: Free

 

Guests:

・Minamide Kazunobu, who was the building superintendent of Kobe City at the time and stayed overnight for three and a half months to contribute to the rapid reconstruction.

・Masubuch Masatoshi, who increased the building completion inspection rate from under 40% at the time to 99.9% in order to improve the safety of buildings after the earthquake.

- Amakawa Yoshimi, who worked alongside urban planner Kobayashi Ikuo, who sadly passed away last year and was an advisor to the Kusayane Association for many years, for 50 years, and continued to work alongside disaster victims with the slogan “Let’s make flowers bloom among the rubble.”

 

Kusayane (Grass Roof) Research Group Vol.44

 

YURI DESIGN will be in the holidays through 12/28〜1/05.

 

We hope that 2025 finds you happy and successful.

 

 

Media Coverage “Shinkenchiku” 11.2024

“Azuchi Midori Castle” was designed by Terunobu Fujimori, who is famous for Tanpopo House and La Collina, and YURI DESIGN was asked to design it.

It was introduced with some very beautiful photos, so please take a look if you are interested.

 

https://japan-architect.co.jp/shop/shinkenchiku/sk-202411/

 

 

Our office will be closed on Aug. 10-18 for summer break.

 

 

YURI DESIGN was featured on TV.

 

“Sayaka-no-iwakan-yabanai”  Television Osaka

25:25- June 15, 2024

https://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/ip4/sayaka_iwakan/

 

 

“Art gallery house” updated.

 

YURI DESIGN will be in the holidays through 12/28〜1/04.

 

We hope that 2024 finds you happy and successful.

 

 

“Shinai Gakuen (Renovation)” updated.

 

Our office will be closed on Aug. 13-16 for summer break.