Mixed-Use Development Project Around Shin-Sapporo Station Receives 'Planning and Design Award' from the City Planning Institute of Japan

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., along with Taisei Corporation, Docon Co., Ltd., Shin-Sapporo Area Management, and the City of Sapporo, received the 'Planning and Design Award' at the 2025 City Planning Institute of Japan Awards for their project titled 'Regeneration of a Regional City Hub through Integrated Urban Medical Facilities and Campuses in the Shin-Sapporo Station Area.'

This award recognizes the efforts of the large-scale mixed-use development project 'Malk Shin-Sapporo,' which a consortium including Daiwa House Industry and Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd. has been developing in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, since 2019. This is the first time Daiwa House Industry has received this award.

Located near Shin-Sapporo Station on the JR Chitose Line and the Sapporo Municipal Subway Tozai Line, the project is based on the concept of 'seven growth engines: commerce, hotels, preventive and community medicine, tower apartments, child-rearing, industry-academia collaboration, and education.' The development covers approximately 55,700 square meters, primarily on the site of former municipal housing. It includes the G-block, which promotes local interaction and industry-academia collaboration, and the I-block, where commercial facilities, hotels, condominiums, and medical facilities are connected by indoor skywalks. All blocks were completed in November 2023.

In the I-block, the indoor skywalk 'Active Link,' a symbol of the development, connects the commercial facilities, hotels, and medical facilities, forming a pedestrian network that allows for comfortable movement regardless of the season.

The entire site opened in December 2023, and area management activities involving diverse entities such as commerce, medicine, and education began in earnest in April 2024. Furthermore, in September 2025, the area management hub, ACTIVE SALON 'sawa,' was opened to foster spaces for multi-generational interaction and regional community formation.

The City Planning Institute of Japan's Planning and Design Award recognizes works in urban planning, design, and projects from recent years (generally within the past three years) that have made significant contributions to the advancement and development of urban planning.