Nature Within the City: All-Timber, Fire‑Resistant High-Rise  Completed in March 2022, Port Plus Obayashi Yokohama Training Center is Obayashi's training facility with on-site accommodations situated in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Obayashi aims for Port Plus to be "a place to cultivate the knowledge of tomorrow," where new experiences and learning can be gained, away from home and the workplace and from daily work duties. As the first all-timber high-rise fire-resistant...

Building a Ballpark the World Has Never Seen Before  Completed in 2023 in Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido, ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO is the home ballpark of the Japanese professional baseball team Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Its three-tier spectator stands can accommodate about 35,000 people. Giving top priority to harmony with the surrounding environment, the design blends into the locality with features such as a large gable roof, characteristic of Hokkaido, and multiple terr...