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Koji Aoki, Lin Su and Atsushi Fujita Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Fujifilm Clay Studio2 Office in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Koji Aoki, Lin Su and Atsushi Fujita acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Fujifilm Clay Studio2 Office by Koji Aoki, Lin Su and Atsushi Fujita, designed for Fujifilm Corporation, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Fujifilm Clay Studio2 Office
Clay Studio 2 is an office interior designed for product and visual design work in Tokyo. The space of 300 square metres is planned as a calm setting for concentration, in contrast to offices that focus mainly on communication. Concrete, paint and wood cement board are left unprocessed, so the room appears to be made only of beams and pillars. Garden landscaping and natural scenery form the background and bring seasonal change into the space. Desks face outward, and a seven metre table allows short meetings while keeping distance between people.
About Koji Aoki, Lin Su and Atsushi Fujita
Since joining Kokuyo in 2016, I have designed various projects.I have designed a wide range of projects. Examples include nurseries, universities, cafeterias, private homes, shear offices, offices, medical check-up centres, etc. Major awards / German Design Award Special Mention, Japan Space Design Award, SDA Japan Sign Design Award, etc., iF Award
Award Record
Koji Aoki, Lin Su and Atsushi Fujita is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/131321
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/131321
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!131321
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/317638
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://design.fujifilm.com/ja/news/2021/0510/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fujifilm Clay Studio2 Office
- Function
- Office
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Rosy Brown, Dim Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Fujifilm Corporation
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Koji Aoki, Lin Su and Atsushi Fujita
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #131321
Credits
- Team
- Koji Aoki, Lin Su and Atsushi Fujita
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- It goes against the "dynamic" offices that exist today, where communication is the main focus. However, on the contrary, a place where people can gather and immerse themselves in friendly competition is the antithesis of the current office. Natural scenery used as the background for the landscaping of a garden adds seasonal changes to the space and enriches the experience of working while immersed.
- Inspiration
- The office was designed with the hope that people would work while cultivating the sensitivity to see the fragility and preciousness of the natural world as beautiful and to immerse themselves in the designs they create. The office was designed with this in mind. Space itself is used as a "guide" for immersion. Used the original landscape of the building to promote immersion in a calm state of mind, as if visiting a temple or shrine.
- Research
- This is the office for Fujifilm's product and visual design. As a place to practice design management, have created a new base, "Clay Studio 2" in addition to the current office. If the current office is a "dynamic" space, the new office is planned with immersion as a "static" space in mind. Leased area: 300㎡, use: office, building location: Tokyo, Move-in department: Fujifilm Design Center, Number of residents: 26
- Challenge
- It was difficult to unite concentration and communication. It was planned with the hope that people would immerse themselves in the designs they create. This is contrary to the many "dynamic" offices that exist today. This is contrary to the many "dynamic" offices that exist today, where the main focus is on communication. On the contrary, however, believe that it is the antithesis of the current office, where people can gather together and immerse themselves in friendly competition.
- Realization and Technology
- concrete, painting, wood cement board
- Operation and Interaction
- While creating an environment where employees can look outward to design, the ability to turn around and have a quick meeting at a BIG table adds flexibility and adaptability to the "immersion. This layout is not face-to-face, and also allows for social distance, so even without the acrylic panels, droplet infection can be controlled.
- Project Duration and Location
- Start of design in November 2020, completion in April 2021 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Specifications
- The space is made of only unprocessed materials and has the appearance of being made up of only beams and pillars. While creating an environment where everyone can face outward to design, the ability to turn around and have a quick meeting at a big table adds flexibility and adaptability to the "immersion. This layout is not face-to-face, and also allows for social distance, so even without acrylic panels, droplet infection can be controlled.
- Keywords
- a place for immersion, dynamic, feel of material unprocessed material, natural scenery used as the background for the landscaping of a garden, 7m big table, To have nothing is to have plenty, Work while cultivating the sensitivity to see the fragility and preciousness of the natural world as beautiful, Length 7m large table
