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Innovation and Production Center مصنع by Obayashi Corporation

Innovation and Production Center مصنع by Obayashi Corporation is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية in تصميم العمارة والمباني والهياكل Competition Category.


برونزالعمارة· 2021

Innovation and Production Center مصنع

by Obayashi Corporation

Client: Riken Keiki Co., Ltd.

جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية Winner in العمارة Category

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The Design

About Innovation and Production Center مصنع

مركز الابتكار والإنتاج هو منشأة تجمع بين البحث والتصنيع، وقد صُمّم لصالح إحدى الشركات المنتجة لأجهزة كشف الغاز في منطقة صناعية بضواحي طوكيو. يتألف المجمّع من ستة طوابق بمساحة إجمالية تبلغ 24,800 متر مربع، ويضم مبنيين يربط بينهما جسر يصل بين قسمَي التطوير والإنتاج. وتمنح الشقوق والزعانف والمصاريع الأفقية الواجهات مظهرًا دقيقًا ومصقولًا، في حين تشكّل الشرفات الخضراء الموزّعة على المنسوب ذاته في كلا المبنيين خطًا أفقيًا أخضر متناغمًا. ويهدف التصميم إلى دعم التعاون بين الأقسام المختلفة ورفع مستوى الإنتاجية الفكرية.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية

Innovation and Production Center مصنع هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة يُمنح للتصاميم المتميزة التي تتسم بالإبداع والبراعة وحدة الذكاء. والفائزون بالبرونزية مصنوعات بارعة بوفرة ومبدعة بصورة لافتة، تؤكد الخبرة الواسعة والخيال وسعة الحيلة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Innovation and Production Center مصنع قطعة عالية التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، شديدة الاحترافية والابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية يتبنى أفضل الممارسات في الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا، ويتميز بعنايته بالتفاصيل. ويلبّي Innovation and Production Center مصنع الاحتياجات على أفضل وجه، ويلامس الرغبات، ويأسر المشاعر، ويستثير الفضول.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This building is innovation center and production center for a gas detector manufacturer in an industrial area on the suburbs of Tokyo.
This project is part of the consolidation and reorganization of the facilities of Riken Keiki, the pioneer of gas detectors in Japan. By relocating and consolidating its development and production sites from central Tokyo to the suburbs, the company aims to increase intellectual productivity and speed up the development process.
Dimensions & Packaging
Floor:6, Area:24800 square meters
Tags
architecture, facade, R&D Center, Production Center, Tokyo, suburbs
Production Technology
The main facades of the two buildings are unified by the same method of integrating different volumes with an L-shaped motif. The linear elements such as slits, fins, and louvers are used to express a sensor-like impression of precision and sophistication. The façade, with its delicate and diverse expressions, is unique and does not look like a production facility at first glance in the industrial area.
In addition, by placing the green terraces at the same height of the two buildings, we created a green skyline. The green skyline creates a richness in the industrial landscape.
Design Challenge
The most difficult part was the planning of the bridge connecting the two buildings.
The bridge was penetrated into the building and supported by the beams on the second floor of both buildings. The Innovation Center is earthquake-resistant, while the Production Center is seismically isolated, so the two buildings would move differently during earthquakes. In order to follow the movement of the two buildings, the one side is supported by pins and the other side by rollers.
Research
Based on the hypothesis that intellectual productivity can be improved by increasing opportunities to switch minds throughout the day, the interior design was based on the keyword "switching " of the researcher's thinking.
Switching methods include color switching and color temperature switching.
Color Switching: In the innovation center, each floor is given a different floor color.
Color temperature switching: The production center has different lighting color temperatures for production areas and common areas. It encourages the switching of on/off modes.
Inspiration
We planned the architecture with a focus on how to adjoin the innovation center and the production center, how to integrate them, and how to link the development and production departments. In designing the building, we tried to give form to the client's requirements of creating a presence for RIKEN KEIKI, creating a work environment that inspires imagination and strengthening collaboration between departments and increasing intellectual productivity.
Project Duration
The project started in 2012 and finished in 2020 on the suburbs of Tokyo,JAPAN
Operation Flow
The two buildings are connected by a bridge in order to strengthen collaboration between the development and production departments. In addition to easy access to both sides of the building, the green terrace and the adjacent communication space encourage communication between employees and provide a place to increase intellectual productivity.
In this rapidly changing world, an architecture that enables seamless coordination between development and production will become a base for manufacturing that can efficiently and speedily open up the era.
Team Members
Architect: Goichi Kamochi, Hiroshi Satake, Kenji Matsuoka, Kentaro Yasufuku, Fuki Sato
Image Credits
Keita Yamamoto/ Nacasa and Partners Inc.
Naomichi Sode/ SS Tokyo Corporation

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