Arup Taipei Ka Loko Hale Keʻena by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Arup Taipei Ka Loko Hale Keʻena by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2024

Arup Taipei Ka Loko Hale Keʻena

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Arup Taipei Ka Loko Hale Keʻena

ʻO Arup Taipei kahi loko hale keʻena i hana ʻia no ke keʻena panalāʻau o kahi hui ʻenekinia honua ma Taipei. Kāpaeʻāina ka hoʻolālā i 283 mika huinahā a hoʻokomo i kahi wahi hōʻea, kahi wahi hana ākea me ʻoi aku ma mua o kanahā pākaukau, nā lumi hālāwai, kahi lumi meaʻai, kahi wahi pā inu a me kahi lumi hānai waiū. Ua pena ʻia nā kolamu ʻehā kokoke i ka puka komo me nā waihoʻoluʻu alameka ʻalani ʻākōkō, kahi i kau ʻia ai ka hōʻailona hui. ʻO nā paia i hana ʻia me ke ʻano sima a me nā kukui ʻōlina e kau ana e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻolālā, ka ʻenekinia a me ke kūkulu hale. ʻO kahi paia limu ʻōmaʻomaʻo ma ka wahi hōʻea e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻolālā kūpaʻa mau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Arup Taipei Ka Loko Hale Keʻena i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Arup Taipei Ka Loko Hale Keʻena he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Arup Taipei Ka Loko Hale Keʻena i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The space planning is for regional office of the international company Arup, located in the elite area of Taipei. The brand color is painted on the column near entrances, and the cement-textured walls are used to bring out the spirit of the company, from design, engineering, all the way to construction. The precision and strength of the engineering structure are shown through the hanging strip lights.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1. Working Area (155m2)
2. Reception (17m2)
3. Pantry (48m2)
4. Manager Office (7.8m2)
5. Meeting Room-A (15m2)
6. Meeting Room-B (2.7m2)
7. Meeting Room-C (1.7m2)
8. Meeting Area-A (3.2m2)
9. Meeting Area-B (5.2m2)
10. Bar Area (12.3m2)
11. Breastfeeding Room (5.2m2)
12. Copy Room (7m2)
13. Server Room (2.9m2)

Total: 283m2
Tags: Office Interior, Arup, Engineering Company, MisoSoupDesign
Production Technology: Wood carpentry, on site painting
Design Challenge: The challenge of the design was the time constrain. Since the space is renting property, the timeline of design development and construction management.
Research: This design investigate the update of office space by implementing branding value for interior design element. The approach includes color choices, material selection, and the message delivering in the space.
Inspiration: In the process of trying to blend the spirit of the enterprise with the space, we added bright orange and red, and put the company LOGO on the four columns in an unconventional form, which is as eye-catching when entering. The cement-textured walls are used to bring out the spirit of the company, from design, engineering, all the way to construction. The precision and strength of the engineering structure are shown through the hanging strip lights.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2022 in Taipei and finished in March 2023.
Operation Flow: The reception area welcome the visitor to the company with green moss wall which express the corporation philosophy of sustainable design. While the main working area host more than 40 desks, the design let the employee to feel spacious by incorporating open floor plan.
Team Members: Hao Sung
Jenny Yeh