Innovation and Production Center Fàbrica by Obayashi Corporation

Innovation and Production Center Fàbrica by Obayashi Corporation is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2021

Innovation and Production Center Fàbrica

by Obayashi Corporation

Client: Riken Keiki Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Innovation and Production Center Fàbrica

El Centre d'Innovació i Producció és una instal·lació combinada de recerca i fabricació per a un fabricant de detectors de gas situada en una zona industrial als afores de Tòquio. El complex té sis plantes i una superfície total de 24.800 metres quadrats. Dos edificis s'uneixen mitjançant un pont que connecta els departaments de desenvolupament i producció. Les escletxes, aletes i gelosies confereixen a les façanes un aspecte precís i refinat. Les terrasses enjardinades, col·locades a la mateixa alçada en ambdós edificis, formen un perfil verd. El disseny té com a objectiu fomentar la col·laboració entre departaments i augmentar la productivitat intel·lectual.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Innovation and Production Center Fàbrica és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Innovation and Production Center Fàbrica sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Innovation and Production Center Fàbrica satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

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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