I found a strange building "Coast Building" in Kobe, where the building is on top of the building

When I was walking around JR Motomachi station in Kobe, I found a building that had a very strange shape where the building is on top of the building.

It is this building that has an unusual atmosphere because the style of the upper modern glass-lined building and the style of the brisk building of the lower Meiji Architecture are so different from each other, but in what kind of building, what makes this kind of shape Was it supposed to be?

So, the details of this strange building around and inside is from below.NOF Kobe Coast Building (Old Coast Building) Old Settlement Kobe Travel · Tourism

I walked from JR Motomachi station toward the coast for about 10 minutes, and I saw something strange building. It looks like the building is on top of the building.


I turned around and saw it.


You can see the joint.


Viewed from the other side. It seems to be awfully uncomfortable to see from anywhere.


As you approach, you will see another tall building behind the building.


There was a plate with a building name. It seems that it is designated as "modernized industrial heritage" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under the name "Coast Building".


A little later from there, there is also a plate with a building name, and here is written "NOF Kobe Coast Building". Which one is the real name?


When entering, about half of the area of ​​the 1st floor contains commercial facilities, the other half is Garang, it is a space with nothing but stairs and pillars.


There is not a ceiling quite a bit far.


The foundation is March of 1998.


Inside there is an indication "NOF Kobe Coast Building Old Coast Building". Apparently it seems that the building called "Coast Building" was renovated and became the name "NOF Kobe Coast Building".


Looking at the guide map, it seems that 1F to 4F are structured like similar colonnade.


I went upstairs to 4th floor and I looked down.


White wall and wide space. It is a very modern atmosphere.


Looking up from 4F, you can see the sky from the upper and lower joints.


It seems necessary to use elevator to go up from 5F.


A guide map of 5F. It seems to be the floor corresponding to the joining part, most of the space is colonnade.


Outside the window you can see the pillars of the joint.


Wikipedia's "Coast Building"According to the item, it seems that the coastal building is designated as an important building for landscape formation in Kobe City. Coastal buildings and former Kodera family stables, Oku Hirano water purification plant former rapid filtration center sheds and moreKaori KawaiIt was completed in 1918 as the former Mitsui Kobe branch in design.

Because the outer wall was geometrically decorated and removed and kept for receiving the certified full destruction at the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and then the old exterior wall was rebuilt in the lower layer of the newly rebuilt high-rise building which was newly rebuilt in the same place It seems to be in a shape. It is said that it will be lighted up from sunset to 22 o'clock at night, so if you have a chance to go near you, you may want to see it.