Toshin Takarazuka Skoalle Kantoar by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Toshin Takarazuka Skoalle Kantoar by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Ynterieurromte en Útstallingûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsYnterieur· 2022

Toshin Takarazuka Skoalle Kantoar

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Matsuo Gakuin.

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Ynterieur Category

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The Design

About Toshin Takarazuka Skoalle Kantoar

Foar har twadde oanmakke kantoar sûnt it útbrekken fan 'e Covid19-pandemy, is de útdaging foar Matsuo Gakuin om in oplossing te finen foar it beskermjen fan har kantoarbrûkers, wylst se de estetyske wearden hâlde dy't it bedriuw altyd hat koestere. Twa brutsen tongerfoarmige tafels nimme plak yn it kantoar dy't de romte ferdiele yn personiel- en gastgebieten. glêzen panielen waarden sandwiched tusken it bestjoer en syn duplikaat hingjende út it plafond. de glêzen panielen rinne alternatyf troch parallelle linen. Dizze disposysje foarmet in beskermjend skyld, wylst lucht en dokuminten sirkulearje.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Toshin Takarazuka Skoalle Kantoar is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Toshin Takarazuka Skoalle Kantoar wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Toshin Takarazuka Skoalle Kantoar foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Matsuo Gakuin preparatory school needed a new office space for its reception and meeting room. However, with the COVID19 pandemic hitting worldwide, this new space must protect its users while guaranteeing an uninterrupted functionality. The space is highlighted by a broken lightning shaped boards running along the office separating it to several entities through a series of alternating glass shields, protecting from the droplets and allowing air and documents circulation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 69sqm
W12740mm x D6885mm x H2490
Tags: Japan, office, covid, post-pandemic, virus, public, protection, shield, interior, work
Production Technology: Both the counter board and its duplicate hanging down from the ceiling were made as furniture pieces, each separated and assembled onsite. The boards were finished in white veneer, and their bases in black veneer. Only the top of the counter board was finished in special antiviral melamine veneer. The glass sheets were sandwiched using slits cut on both lower and upper boards and fixed using transparent caulking on the top board.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this space was the noticeably short design period and a limited budget. This location came shortly after opening a previous one in Osaka, so the concept was kept and readjusted to fit into the space and the program. The challenge was to readjust the concept while creating a different space for a different location.
Research: The research in this project was conducted to find out how to ensure safety in a guest receiving office space in the time of global pandemic. The goal was to find a compromise between total safety of the users and the aesthetic values that the company cheers so dearly. What are the materials to be used and what kind of atmosphere that prevents depression or paranoia in these difficult times? But also, a design that can be operational and feels normal long after the pandemic is over.
Inspiration: This space was inspired by a multitude of solutions that have emerged in response to the global pandemic, that were put together in a way to respond to the functionality needs of the clients operational mode. The imperfections of each solution or the aesthetic value has evolved into the proposed project. All types of spaces from medical facilities to banking institutions were part of the study, that transcended the real world to step on scifi spaces.
Project Duration: Project start: December 2020.
Construction start: January 2021.
Project/Construction End: February 2021.

Location:
Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Operation Flow: The counter divides the space into small entities. The guest area in the center and the staff area surrounding it. The undulation of the counter in a thunder shape creates separate subspaces that starches and its reflection on the mirror and glass makes the space look larger than it is. there is a reception counter, which is supplemented by a high counter. Then two consultation tables. The last consultation table is doubled by a video projection film for online meetings.
Team Members: Tetsuya Matsumoto
Motoaki Takeuchi
Farid Ziani
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.