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海遊館 MB水槽照明工事並びに展示通路リニューアル工事
Osaka Aquarium, KAIYUKAN, lighting design of the fish tank and display route design renewal in the main building
2020
Client : Kaiyukan Inc.
Architectural design & Site observation, Creative direction : Jun MICHIDA (EIGHT EFFECT INC.)
Lighting design : Yuko YORIMOTO (Lightgrace Inc.)
Interior design : Kaoru FUJII
Art direction : Yoichi SOTOKAWA
Movie direction : Osamu TOMOSUE (Osamu Style)
Photos : Naoki Miyashita
日本を代表する水族館の開館30周年を祝うリニューアル工事。水族館を舞台空間ととらえ直し、3つの分野それぞれに相応しい仕掛けを計画した。エントランス(ホワイエ)ではこれから体験する物語を大型の透過性LEDスクリーン通じて印象に残し、展示通路(観客席)では鑑賞に集中しつつも適切な情報を得られるようにし、水槽内(舞台)では、「太陽がやってきた」とコンセプトに、シーンにふさわしい広さと深さを感じさせる立体的な照明工事と造作の部分的見直し、を実施した。
計画当初から道無き道を迷いつつも、少しずつ成果を積上げ、気がつけば3年の月日が経過していた。まるで山登りのようで、常に悪天候や予期せぬ出来事が重なるものの、記念すべき年に無事登頂できた達成感は何にも変えがたい。頂から望む景色は、これから見えてくるのだと思う。
This is the renewal design work for the one of the famous aquarium in Japan for its 30th anniversary. We designed the aquarium like a theater. This theater consists of three parts. At the entrance area as a foyer, the impression by the large transparent LED screen has been left for visitors. Along with the aquarium route as audience seats, visitors enjoy viewing and have fish information. In fish tanks as stages, the three dimensional lighting design and finishing work has been updated for showing depth and width to match the scene concept, "Here comes the sun".
From the early stage of the project, I started the trackless path. Since then I built up the results steadily for three years. To involve in this project was like climbing a mountain giving bad weather and unexpected events on its path. However, I am pleased that I reached to the top on the anniversary year. It was tough experience, but I would like to try again on the bigger mountain.