Morioka Shibutami Roadside Station
Morioka City, Iwate
[Development project for Morioka City’s first roadside station, rest stop and service area]

As the first roadside station in Morioka, the project was conceived not merely as a transportation node, but as a place of everyday life that generates both leisure and work for local residents. The design seeks to reinterpret the memory of the Shibutami forest—where Ishikawa Takuboku spent his youth—into a narrative landscape that establishes the identity of the site. A parking layout that follows the natural topography, together with a cluster of buildings arranged around an activity plaza while preserving existing trees, forms a village-like composition. Furthermore, the visual axis toward Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami serves as the spatial framework, creating a continuous circulation that connects indoor and outdoor activities with the surrounding town of Shibutami and the Takuboku Memorial Museum.

Data Sheet
  • Overall Concept
    SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects
    Kamijo Fukushima and Associates
  • Architectural Supervision
    SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.
    (Daisuke Sugawara, Yuki Nakao)
  • Civil Engineering Exterior Supervision
    Kamijo Fukushima and Associates
  • Coordination
    Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd.
  • logo design
    Pass CO.,LTD.
  • Photo
    Jérémie SOUTEYRAT
  • scale
    34,000㎡
  • location
    Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, JAPAN
  • Completion year
    Scheduled for completion in 2023
  • Operator
    Morioka City