Takeda Global Headquarters Kantoar by Kashiwa Sato, Nihon Sekkei and Hiroyuki Enomoto

Takeda Global Headquarters Kantoar by Kashiwa Sato, Nihon Sekkei and Hiroyuki Enomoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Ynterieurromte en Útstallingûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverYnterieur· 2024

Takeda Global Headquarters Kantoar

by Kashiwa Sato, Nihon Sekkei and Hiroyuki Enomoto

Client: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Ynterieur Category

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The Design

About Takeda Global Headquarters Kantoar

Kashiwa Sato levere kreative regy foar it ynterieûrûntwerp fan it nije wrâldwide haadkantoar fan Takeda Pharmaceutical. Hy skapte in stream fan de yngong en ûntfangst nei it wurkgebiet, wêrby't er in ferhaal fertelt fan it minsklik libben mei ferfine moderne ikonen fan acht kanji foar libben, wetter, ljocht, grûn, beam, minsken, ferbiningen en takomst, dy't de essinsje fan Takeda fertsjintwurdigje, en dit reflektearret yn it romtlik ûntwerp. Hy brocht it merkbyld fan it bedriuw oer en skapte sa in plak dêr't belanghawwenden de fyzje fan de takomst diele kinne.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Takeda Global Headquarters Kantoar is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Takeda Global Headquarters Kantoar wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Takeda Global Headquarters Kantoar is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Kashiwa Sato offered creative direction for Takeda Pharmaceutical's new global headquarters’ interior design. He created a flow from the entrance and reception to the work area, telling a tale of human life with refined modern icons of eight kanji for life, water, light, soil, tree, people, connections, and future, which represent Takeda's essence, reflecting it in the spatial design. He conveyed the company's brand image, creating a place where stakeholders can share the vision of the future.
Tags: office, Japan, wood, icon, lounge, iconic, Japanese
Production Technology: The walls are adorned with solid Hinoki wood, which also has medicinal properties. The designer personally tracked the process from logging to noncombustible processing that complied with the Fire Service Act and realized the design after creating multiple mock-ups both at the factory and at the construction site.
Research: Kashiwa Sato researches and advocates iconic branding and has succeeded in translating brand images into spatial expressions through graphic design that takes kanji to the extreme of abstraction as an expression of Japanese identity.
Inspiration: The spatial concept Sato chose for the entire building is "life force," a reference to Takeda's nature-based origins in medicinal botanical garden research, which contributes to people's health and the future of medicine by creating superior pharmaceutical products. Light, water, and soil nurture trees and support life, while the connections between people create the future. Sato designed the motifs using each of the eight kanji characters.
Project Duration: Grand opening in Tokyo in 2018 and completion of the building's 16th floor communication space in 2023.
Team Members: Art Director : Ko Ishikawa
Interior Designer : Yoshihiro Saito
Urban Planning and Architect : NIHON SEKKEI, INC.
Constructor : TAKENAKA CORPORATION
Construction Management : Nikken Sekkei Construction Management,Inc.
Project Management : Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Image Credits: All Photos：Photographer / Takumi Ota
VIDEO CREDITS：Film Production / SIGHT PROJECT MANAGEMENT