Hoshino Architects

A theatre brings people together in celebration on special occasions. The Shibuya Public Hall design uses spectacular coloured glass to underline the sense of exaltation in the Japanese matsuri theme and unify the lively atmosphere of the foyer with that of the Koen-Dori shopping street outside.
The south-west façade creates an art wall symbolizing the city of Shibuya with coloured panels fitted as segmented frames which emphasize the concrete texture. The cladding facing Yoyogi Park takes shape as a formal frame around a stage using a motif of theatre curtains. This illustrates Shibuya Public Hall’s presence as a performing arts hub welcoming people with soft drape curtains ready to open and start the story.
The hall interior also transforms the seating arena into a piece of art by adopting the same colourful art wall design as the exterior. The colourful gradation throughout underscores the excitement of a theatre space.

The Shibuya Public Hall project found inspiration in the festa, chic, purity, and refinement themes by bringing out vivid colours which evoke a sense of festive celebration.
By allowing light to pass through a wall of coloured glass with a spectacular colour pallet, colourful shadows splash across the foyer.
The design blends the pattern in the carpet with these colourful shadows as time passes for a multifarious accent which adds liveliness to the foyer and street outside.
When looking out at the hall arena form the stage, the fabric of the seats even provides a random collage of colours reverberating the fun and excitement of Shibuya and its trendy theatre space.