Mercedes-Benz WAKAYAMA

The project is located in a region called Wakayama Mariner City. It is an outlying area of Wakayama city next to the ocean which throngs with resort activity. The project includes a showroom, head office, and a restaurant annex to allow a close experience of the Mercedes Benz brand.
For the overall zoning, the restaurant is placed close to a road intersection to create a lively façade along the street. In contrast, the showroom building is set back to allow for a green space called “Mercedes Park.” The dense foliage maintains a visual barrier for the glass showroom and also provides deep, luxurious landscape view from the inside. Also, a great water basin resides between the showroom and restaurant. A quiet, gentle flow of water creates a relaxing atmosphere.
Inside the showroom is a symbol tree alongside a lounge space with a bar counter. Provisions such as these furthermore contribute to a comfortable, luxurious atmosphere.
Centrally located inside the restaurant is a large counter with a dynamic, multi-faceted surface with a softly-lit pendant light above. This expresses the way Mercedes Benz with its urban, distinguished-like character exists within the natural ocean setting.
Under a large roof canopy is a parking lot to park one’s car. A certain time and distance can be felt while walking to the restaurant between the trees. A bridge passes over slowly running water.
The flow of time and design quality throughout this project reflects the qualities of Mercedes Benz.