Nttdata Xam Technologies Osaka Office Complex by Hisashi Seike is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
BronzeInterior· 2024
Nttdata Xam Technologies Osaka Office Complex
Client: NTT Data XAM Technologies Corporation
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Nttdata Xam Technologies Osaka Office Complex
Design of the company's main office and factory complex. The design combines organic and inorganic elements, with a conference room showcasing Japanese essence and glass partitions creating an open office space. The rest area includes a partition free kitchen staircase and a stage like living and dining room. Japanese inspired elements like shoji screen like kitchen storage are integrated, and runway markings guide to the factory, representing the company's global journey.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Nttdata Xam Technologies Osaka Office Complex is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Nttdata Xam Technologies Osaka Office Complex is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Nttdata Xam Technologies Osaka Office Complex splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
I believe that "design resides in the details," and this principle guides my approach to design.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Since the client is a new company embarking on a fresh journey, they wanted to express the aspirations of this new venture.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
They plan to promote themselves as a company that will spread its wings and reach out to the world.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Office and factory complex design for a new company, combining natural and industrial elements with a Japanese touch. Includes a conference room with Japanese paper walls, an integrated office space with glass partitions, and a rest area featuring a staircase-like kitchen and stage-like living/dining room. Restroom's flow line combines with runway markings symbolizing a journey. Designed to inspire new creations.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The total floor area 3366㎡
Renovation of existing factory - Tags
- X,Industrial,Organic,Japaneseness,Coziness
- Production Technology
- Design embodies the "X = combining" ethos, blending industrial and natural elements. The entrance fuses earth, wood, and stainless steel to signify the move to advanced manufacturing. The office uses glass and Japanese paper to create an open and "Japaneseness" feel. In the rest area, a staircase kitchen and stage-like living/dining space with Japanese design foster a cozy environment. Corridor runway markings depict the company's global journey, capturing its identity and promoting innovation.
- Design Challenge
- The client is a company specializing in production using 3D printers and selling 3D printing equipment. They made efforts to seamlessly integrate organic materials into the design to avoid giving the impression of a typical manufacturing factory.
- Inspiration
- I come up with a design that combines various things and things, such as the origin of the client's new company name, industrial materials, natural things, Japanese composition and materials.
- Project Duration
- The project began in January 2021 in Osaka City and was completed in May 2022, with use beginning in July of that year.
- Operation Flow
- Design integrates the "X" theme to foster a collaborative workspace. It features glass partitions for teamwork, Japanese paper walls for "Japaneseness", and innovative spaces like a staircase kitchen and stage-like living/dining area for staff well-being. The restroom pathway with runway symbols represents the company's global journey, promoting creativity and a unique user experience in a transformative setting.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Hisashi Seike
- Image Credits
- Photographer /Daisuke Shima
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