Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbo Park

The Sunshine 60 Observatory opened in 1978. It was renovated into a playful observation deck in 2016, and will now be reopened as a new facility, the Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbo Park, in April 2023.
This facility was inspired by the "pleasant parks with lawns" in Toshima Ward, where urban development has been centered around four parks, and was based on the concept of a "park in the sky." We aimed to create a comfortable, open, park-like facility that people will want to visit again and again.
In the main area on the south side, "Tenbo-no-Oka," where the cityscape of Shinjuku's skyscrapers and other sights spreads out, a combination of mirrors and greenery creates a comfortable viewing space that gives a sense of openness connected to the scenery and a sense of oneness with nature. You can also relax on the artificial turf that can be brought all the way to the window, the swing-style benches, and the cushions and net benches with different heights, and enjoy the view from each viewpoint and the changing scenery of the sky, clouds, and more, in your own way.
New features include a crawling space and a baby room, and the café now serves baby food, ensuring that even those with small children can enjoy themselves at their leisure and in safety. At night, the facility acts as an observation deck for adults, where light, sound and scents are adjusted to allow visitors to experience the changing time of day with all five senses.
Additionally, the "Event Space" area on the north side, which offers views of Mount Tsukuba and Saitama, has been designed to host a wide range of events, including character events and art displays, in keeping with Toshima Ward and Ikebukuro's vision of becoming an international city of art and culture.

Three important points from the renewal planning stage are (1) closeness to the community, (2) variability, and (3) making the most of the original value of the 60th floor (view). We received a request that we would like to make a model park and attract customers as a facility that contributes to the community. In addition, we made it a task to create an event space to expand the target such as art events and seminars, centering on IP content, which is the characteristic of Ikebukuro, and reborn as a communication space that is easier to use according to the purpose.

We aimed to enhance the views while overcoming the architectural weakness of difficult-to-approach glass surfaces by placing gentle hills of artificial turf and various corners with changing viewpoints. We also conducted interviews both inside and outside the company to capture the real perspectives of the child-rearing generation, and by incorporating the opinions gathered on everything from coloring to functionality, we created a space that families will want to visit. We also aimed to create a space that would satisfy customers who came to view traditional IP content by providing a sufficiently large event space and concept design the areas other than the event space to be easily accommodating any type of content.