TOKYO, March 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Warehouse TERRADA (Shinagawa, Tokyo / CEO: Yoshihisa Nakano) and ARCHI DEPOT CORPORATION (Representative Director: Yasuyuki Miyake) are pleased to announce the opening of ARCHI-DEPOT Museum (hereinafter ARCHI-DEPOT) in Spring 2016, aiming to inherit and spread Japanese architectural culture with a focus on architectural models.

ARCHI-DEPOT is a museum with a unique concept of “storing and preserving models under the best environment while exhibiting at the same time.” It is proposed by ARCHI DEPOT CORPORATION, an association for ARCHI-DEPOT administration, and operated by Warehouse TERRADA, a company in Japan providing warehouses for specialized items. Japanese architectures are receiving world’s attention as they have the highest quality both in design and techniques. Recently, architectural models are treated and valued as significant archives that pass Japanese architectural culture on to the next generation, and also as artworks. At ARCHI-DEPOT, we will disseminate architectural models designed by influential Japanese architects including Kengo Kuma, Riken Yamamoto, and Shigeru Ban to students, experts, and visitors from overseas. Furthermore, we will work on spreading education by holding regular activities such as special exhibitions and events, where people including children can consider architectural culture. Through diverse activities related to architectural models, Warehouse TERRADA and ARCHI DEPOT CORPORATION are aiming for the new development and archiving of Japanese architectural culture.

[Museum Overview]

Open Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00am – 6:00pm
Closed on Monday (Closed on the following Tuesday instead when Monday is a National Holiday)
Admission Fees: Adult 1,000 yen, Student 500 yen (tax included)
Address: Warehouse TERRADA Main Storage Center 1F, 2-6-10, Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002, Japan
URL: http://archi-depot.com/en.html

[The Concept of Exhibiting the Storehouse Itself Offers a Brand New Experience]

ARCHI-DEPOT is a facility with a total of 116 shelves inside of an enormous space, which is about 450m² with ceiling height of 5.2m. It is specially designed to exhibit and preserve architectural models. With the concept of “exhibiting the storehouse itself,” we will offer a brand new experience where you can view various models while making an excursion between shelves inside of the museum. On the shelves, various architecture models will be lined up all together, from study models to final models. Those are designed by internationally successful architects and architects’ offices. Furthermore, there will be panels on each shelf with exhibitors’ names and QR codes. Scanning those codes will enable you to access to the detailed information such as exhibitor’s activities, and completion photos or blueprints of the architecture, etc.

[About ARCHI DEPOT CORPORATION]

As an association that is established primarily for the administration of ARCHI-DEPOT, the purpose of ARCHI DEPOT CORPORATION is to preserve and develop Japanese architectural culture with a focus on architectural models. Additionally, we will disseminate their value to both Japanese and international society.

[About Warehouse TERRADA]

Since the foundation in 1950, Warehouse TERRADA has been cultivating better storage techniques and making proactive action on the capital investment in order to store and preserve under the best environment. Expanding our business beyond the traditional warehousing, we are currently in active with developing the path to raise the value of stored items and pass it on to the next generations, and to create a hub to output the new culture by making a full use of our knowledge as a professional in space creation. Our storage technologies for items that require high expertise such as artworks, audio-visual media, and wines have been receiving a great reputation from each industry.

Main Business: Safekeeping/Preserving Business, Real Estate Business,
Representative: CEO, Yoshihisa Nakano
Address: 2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002, Japan
Foundation: October 1950
URL: http://www.terrada.co.jp/