Set to open in 2023, the 35,000-seat, $530 million new ballpark in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, for Japan’s Nippon-Ham Fighters Baseball Club is designed to set a new bar for baseball venues in the country. The design, by HKS Inc., with Obayashi as the GC, features a massive gabled retractable roof evocative of old-style homes in the area, and an expansive glass wall encasing the outfield.
See Also: Oakland A’s unveil plans to build Bjarke Ingels-designed urban ballpark
The ballpark is the centerpiece of a new entertainment district and fully integrated into the community. Future entertainment facilities include retail, hospitality, residential, parks, and public spaces to create a destination for families and fans in the region.
Related Stories
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Dec 6, 2019
An architect in Florence proposes a new soccer stadium as part of a larger urban redevelopment
The owner of Fiorentina, the soccer team, wants to move into a new facility by 2023.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Nov 22, 2019
HKS designs Team Vitality’s new Paris HQ
The facility is meant to draw in more than just eSports fans.
Reconstruction Awards | Nov 8, 2019
2019 Reconstruction Awards: The 1060 Project at Wrigley Field
Venerable Wrigley Field is raised up in a top-to-bottom restoration that took five years to complete.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Sep 30, 2019
Fortress Melbourne will be the largest eSports complex in the southern hemisphere
Populous designed the project.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Sep 2, 2019
An Athletics Hall of Fame opens on the Austin campus of the University of Texas
The facility recounts the narratives of the school’s storied sports history.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Aug 26, 2019
A 360-degree canopy and lighted façade will distinguish Cincinnati’s new soccer stadium
The closest seat will be only 15 feet from the field.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Aug 13, 2019
Calgary’s sports and entertainment district will include the Calgary Flames’ new arena
Rosetti is master planning the project.
Mixed-Use | Aug 12, 2019
BIG will master plan Saudi Arabia's 'Giga-Project'
Qiddiya is currently under construction 28 miles outside of Riyadh.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Aug 9, 2019
Creative financing makes rec center expansion happen
Institutional, private, and government dollars moved recent projects forward in Illinois and Canada.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Aug 6, 2019
St. Edward’s University Recreation and Athletic Center addition adds 12,400 sf to existing athletic center
Specht Architects designed the project.
