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Hiraoka Municipal Office
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Current Name: Higashi Osaka City Asahi-machi Municipal Office
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Category: Public service
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Architect: Sakakura Associates Architects and Engineers, Osaka Office（Fumitaka NISHIZAWA and Takamitsu AZUMA）
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Construction: Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd.
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Year: 1964
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Location:
Osaka
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The former Hiraoka City Hall represents one of the most advanced architectural and construction technologies of its time, characterized by its reinforced concrete structure and exposed concrete finish. It is highly regarded as a work that embodies Japan’s precise and sophisticated technical tradition. The design background lay in the post–World War II context, when Japan’s system of local governance and rapid economic growth gave rise to suburban city halls that needed to balance functionality with symbolic presence. The building’s originality—summarized as symbolism through functionality and regional character through modernity—reflects the quintessential tendencies of postwar Japanese society.
The design was undertaken by the Sakakura Associates Architects and Engineers, one of the leading firms that guided Japan’s modern movement before and after the war. In particular, the Osaka branch, which was responsible for this project, had its own distinctive character and later exerted considerable influence on the architectural scene in the Kansai region. Thus, the former Hiraoka City Hall possesses significant historical and cultural value and is an indispensable work for understanding the development of the modern movement in Japan.
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Current Condition: Demolished
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docomomo選定年度：2013
