本项目位于西日本核心城市姫路市，用地被铁路线所包围，与世界遗产“姬路城”遥遥相望。郁郁葱葱的公园和建筑将最近的姬路站与相邻的医院连接起来，为行人提供了舒适连续的步行空间。本项目的特色是，会展中心具有展览中心、会议中心等 MICE 功能，不仅是文化艺术（礼堂），而且是包括产业在内的知识聚集地。

Surrounded by railroad lines, the Arcrea Himeji is located in Himeji City, a core city in West Japan overlooking Himeji Castle, an established World Heritage Site. A lush park and architecture connect the site to Himeji Station and an adjacent hospital. The facility’s MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) functions distinguish it as a center for not only culture and art, but also for knowledge, including industrial knowledge.

▼西侧外观。圆弧状的绿化屋顶以包容开放的姿态欢迎着来访者，View from the west side: the rounded green roof welcomes visitors with an inclusive and open attitude

我们的目标是，当人们穿梭于建筑之中，可轻松接触到文化产业，随时都有新的发现。与此同时，通过以石墙为灵感的层层砌砖的象征性内外装饰和高性能礼堂等，充分展示国际旅游城市“姫路”的独特魅力。

The building was designed to provide visitors with a casual experience of culture and industry as they pass through, allowing them to make new discoveries. At the same time, the symbolic interior and exterior design, which employs stacked bricks in the motif of the castle’s stone walls and high-performance halls, are aimed at conveying Himeji’s charm as an international tourist city.

▼展览厅与室外广场一体化利用的活动场景，An event scene with integrated use of the exhibition hall and outdoor square

通过绿意焕然的公园和建筑连接周边区域

Connecting via park and architecture

为了打造与广域圈核心城市相匹配的繁华生趣的交流基地，姫路市将姫路站周边划分为以北站前广场为中心的入口区、位于其东面的核心区和活动区三个区域，并在此基础上进行了升级改造。位于活动区的 Arcrea Himeji 是播磨地区文化艺术和产业的基地，作为展示地区魅力的场所，与其他区域合作，把地块西侧的公园进行了一体化开发。

In order to create a lush and vibrant center of interaction, the host municipality has divided the area around Himeji Station into three main areas: an entrance zone centered on the plaza before the north exit, a core zone located to the east of the entrance zone, and an event zone. Located in the event zone, Arcrea Himeji is a hub for culture, art and industry in the Harima area, developed in cooperation with the other zones and integrated with the site’s west-side park in order to enhance its attractiveness.

▼街道视角，View from the street level

▼Arcrea Himeji 用地内的休息广场，可以连着公园一起散步，The square within the Arcrea Himeji site, which can be linked to the park for pedestrians to walk