岐阜県大垣市にあるスーパーホテル大垣駅前店のリニューアルプロジェクトである。
大垣市は濃尾平野の北西部に位置し、木曽川、長良川などの一級河川が流れ、水都として歴史の中で水屋建築など建築様式、また木枡や染め物など工芸品において様々な水に由来する文化が形成されてきた地域である。
この地域固有の文化をデザインしなおしスーパーホテルが掲げるコンセプト「Lohas」と融合することを今回のリニューアルの主題とした。
そうすることでエコ・ファースト企業としての様々な取り組みに加えて、大垣の独自形成された文化を継承する重要な位置づけにある施設となると共に衰退を続けているこの文化をこれからの世代に紡いでいく。
観光のお客様もビジネスのお客様もスーパーホテル大垣駅前店を訪れる宿泊客の方々すべてにここ大垣の地でしか体験する事の出来ない時間を過ごして頂けるリニューアルを目指した。


“The hotel renewal to inherit and cultivate the culture born from water”

This is a renewal project of the SUPER HOTEL Ogaki station store located at Ogaki city, Gifu prefecture.
Ogaki city, located at the north-west region of the Nobi Plain, is watered by the first-class rivers including Kiso River and Nagara River. It is the area in which the architectural forms, such as Mizu-ya* structure and a culture derived from various styles of water such as in Kimasu (wooden square cup) and dye goods, have been formed during a history as the town of water.
The main theme of this renewal is set as a merge of this culture unique in this area with the concept of “Lohas” posted by the SUPER HOTEL through re-designing it.
This, in addition to various approaches as an eco-first business enterprise, will change this hotel to become a facility situated at the critical position to inherit Ogaki’s uniquely formed culture as well as to cultivate this culture that keeps diminishing.
It is aiming at the renewal that offers a one-and-only experience which is specific in this Ogaki area for visitors staying in the SUPER HOTEL Ogaki station for both pleasure and business purposes.
* Typical architecture in this water-rich fluvial region to cope with water, including high rising dry-stone wall, channels or river boat racks under house eaves.