Fukuoka sake hall

Architecture

This project is an office serving as the operational base for an association run by more than 60 sake breweries within the prefecture. The main space is a conference room accommodating approximately 50 people, supported by a president’s office, testing room, meeting rooms, administrative offices, and a lobby. The exterior features Yamato-bari cladding that recalls traditional sake brewery architecture, while cedar Seita are used throughout the interior. Seita are offcuts from the outer circumference of logs generated during the milling process. Typically discarded or reduced to wood chips and offering little economic value to sawmills, these