Otaru International Information Center / waiwai

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Text description provided by the architects.TheOtaruInternational Information Center is located in the harbor area of Otaru in Hokkaido, once the heart of Japan's herring fishing industry. With the decline of the fisheries, redevelopment was planned in order to revitalize the area around the port.The information center features an assemblage of pillars arranged across the roof line at a 45-degree angle in the direction of the future harbor, expanding the space beyond the physical boundaries. The rooftop deck is meant as a shared space to invite people to gradually return to the harbor and reinvigorate it.