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. More images and architects’ description after the break.
For cities, architecture provides representative cultural sounding, where gathering places become symbolic, beyond mere utilisation; where expressive civic confidence. An undulating ground plane is the first point of arrival from all sides of the city, and so is a new park, segregated from traffic. Access and arrival to the stadium embraces all public transport provisions, the six major train stations in particular. The two stations further south are a short walk away, and the routes shown in the Brief are recognised in this design. The siting of the Stadium reads as an Island, between surrounding roads.
