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Hoshino Resorts to open hot spring Ryokan in historic onsen town of Kusatsu, Japan with design by Tatsuro Sasaki Architects
by Helen Andrews | 11 May 2025
A new hot spring resort is due to open in the historic ski and spa town of Kusatsu, Japan, in Q2 of 2026. The forest resort, owned and operated by Hoshino Resorts, will be connected to the town by a private tunnel, exclusively reserved for resort guests. The new, 94-key property will be managed under Hoshino Resorts' hot spring ryokan brand ‘Kai’ and will trade as Kai Kusatsu. Located on
Sasaki reimagine China's first professional soccer arena as wellness hub
by Andrew Manns | 10 Jan 2019
Interdisciplinary architecture firm Sasaki Associates have released images of their proposal to change the face of Hongkou stadium in Shanghai, China. The future 50,000-seat sports complex will feature a number of wellness-focused green spaces, recreational amenities, and VIP clubs, plus a "cantilevered restaurant" offering panoramic views of the Shanghai skyline. A museum memorialising Hongkou's role as China's first professional soccer arena will also be added to the venue's facilities. Sasaki's
Century-old railyard to be reborn as leisure eco-park in Florida
by Andrew Manns | 02 Nov 2018
A long-abandoned railyard in Lakeland, Florida will soon be granted a second life as forested recreational zone and cultural 'oasis'. Set to be designed by landscape architects Sasaki, the soon-to-be regenerated property, dubbed Bonnet Springs Park (BSP), will see the presently arsenic-contaminated and non-pedestrian site transform into a 180-acre environmentally friendly public attraction. According to the BSP team, a central purpose of the park’s nature and leisure-focused facilities – which
Snøhetta and HOK join forces to design 'new kind of ballpark' promoting sport, wellness and culture in Oakland
by Kim Megson | 22 Nov 2017
Four international design firms are combining to create a new stadium for US baseball team The Oakland Athletics, better known as the A’s. Snøhetta – whose large-scale leisure buildings include the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art expansion in California – will collaborate with stadium specialists HOK, US studio Sasaki Associates and local firm Studio T-Square. Together, the partners will design a new
Design revealed for $US40bn Forest City on Malaysian islands
by Kim Megson | 03 Feb 2016
International architecture practice Sasaki Associates have unveiled an ambitious masterplan for the largest mixed-use development in Southeast Asia: an island-based metropolis in Malaysia called Forest City. The studio – whose previous work includes waterfront parks and river walkways in Chicago and Los Angeles – have envisioned “a compact and walkable metropolis with a variety of civic, cultural and recreational amenities set in a lush, tropical landscape with unparalleled ocean views.”
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