{"id":75012,"date":"2023-10-11T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T12:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/baublog\/ykk-passivetown-kurobe\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:22:38","slug":"ykk-passivetown-kurobe","status":"publish","type":"baublog","link":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/baublog\/ykk-passivetown-kurobe\/","title":{"rendered":"YKK Passive Town, Kurobe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visiting The Site<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On September 21, a site tour was held for the fifth phase of \u201cPassive Town,\u201d an eco-friendly residential project being developed by YKK in the city of Kurobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPassive Town\u201d is an initiative by the YKK Group, based in Kurobe, focused on harnessing renewable energy to foster sustainable urban development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first four phases have already seen the implementation of numerous sustainable features. In the fifth phase, a multi-storey residential building designed with a focus on energy storage is currently under construction. This will be the first multi-storey wooden structure in the Hokuriku region, with 87% of the building materials sourced from the prefecture. A pioneering system will also be introduced to these homes: excess solar energy will be used to produce hydrogen, which will then be stored for later use as a renewable energy source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On September 20, Austrian architect Hermann Kaufmann, the project’s designer, visited the site and discussed the challenges faced in the process, such as using concrete to improve the building’s earthquake resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The completion of the fifth phase is set for March of next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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YKK Passivetown, Kurobe | Foto YKK, Takenaka Corporate | 2024-03-01<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In Japan, massive foundations are required due to earthquakes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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YKK Passivetown, Kurobe | Foto YKK, Takenaka Corporate | 2024-01-29<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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YKK Passivetown, Kurobe | Foto YKK, Takenaka Corporate | 2024-01-11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan \u2013 Interview with the project team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japan Gesch\u00e4ftsreise – HK Architekten | Foto Arch. DI Roland Wehinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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Ground breaking ceremony<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Spatenstich Zeremonie | Foto YKK, Takenaka Corporate | 2023-09-27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mockup, YKK Passivetown, Kurobe | Foto Arch. DI Roland Wehinger | 2023-09-25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMr. Yoshida became aware of us through one of my lectures in Japan, and now we have the pleasure of implementing this project for a globally leading manufacturer. It is a valuable experience for us to get to know people and their cultures through international projects, which is very enriching for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEPT 2024 Visiting The Site On September 21, a site tour was held for the fifth phase of \u201cPassive Town,\u201d an eco-friendly residential project being developed by YKK in the city of Kurobe. \u201cPassive Town\u201d is an initiative by the YKK Group, based in Kurobe, focused on harnessing renewable energy to foster sustainable urban development. The first four phases have already seen the implementation of numerous sustainable features. In the fifth phase, a multi-storey residential building designed with a focus on energy storage is currently under construction. This will be the first multi-storey wooden structure in the Hokuriku region, with 87% of the building materials sourced from the prefecture. A pioneering system will also be introduced to these homes: excess solar energy will be used to produce hydrogen, which will then be stored for later use as a renewable energy source. On September 20, Austrian architect Hermann Kaufmann, the project’s designer, visited the site and discussed the challenges faced in the process, such as using concrete to improve the building’s earthquake resistance. The completion of the fifth phase is set for March of next year. YKK Passivetown, Kurobe | Foto YKK, Takenaka Corporate | 2024-03-01 YKK Passivetown, Kurobe | Foto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":74962,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-75012","baublog","type-baublog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/baublog\/75012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/baublog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/baublog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/baublog\/75012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hkarchitekten.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}