Embraced in Recycled Steel Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Keʻena Hana na Nobuaki Miyashita

ʻO Embraced in Recycled Steel Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Keʻena Hana na Nobuaki Miyashita he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2025 A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike.

KalaLoko Hale· 2025

Embraced in Recycled Steel Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Keʻena Hana

na Nobuaki Miyashita

Mea Kūʻai: Kyoei Steel Ltd.

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Loko Hale

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Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā Embraced in Recycled Steel Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Keʻena Hana

ʻO Embraced in Recycled Steel he loko keʻena hana i kūkulu ʻia me ke kila i hana hou ʻia i lako ʻia e Kyoei Steel. Ua waiho ʻia ke kila kihi, nā koʻokoʻo hao, a me nā kaola pālahalaha me ka ʻike ʻia e hoʻokūpaʻa i ka ikaika a me ke ʻano o ka mea hana. ʻO nā ʻāpana kūkulu i hūnā mau ʻia, lilo lākou i mau kiko nani nui. Hohola nā hōʻailona barcode a me QR code ma nā ʻili paia a me nā pale alapiʻi, e hoʻopili ana i ka lumi me ka ʻike o ka hui. Paʻa nā pale kaupoku kila i nā kukui LED laina pilipaʻa e hōʻike ana i nā hōʻailona. Hōʻike ka loko i ka hiki o nā mea hana i hoʻohana hou ʻia ma kahi wahi hana o kēia au.

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E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Embraced in Recycled Steel Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Keʻena Hana i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Embraced in Recycled Steel Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Keʻena Hana he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Embraced in Recycled Steel Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Keʻena Hana e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā

ʻEke Nūhou

Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: This office interior transforms Kyoei Steel’s recycled steel—angle steel, rebars, and flat bars—into a refined architectural expression. Typically hidden elements become aesthetic highlights, emphasizing material strength and texture. Barcode and QR code motifs extend across the space, visually linking to Kyoei Steel’s corporate identity. Lighting enhances these patterns, creating a dynamic interplay between recycled steel, technology, and light.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: Site Area: 108,045.44 Square meters
Building Area: 1,091.12 Square meters
Total Floor Area: 3,931.89 Square meters
Structure: RC
Number of Floors: 4 above ground
Maximum Height: 19.9 m
Eaves Height: 16.5 m
Floor Height: 3.9 m
Ceiling Height: 2.9 m
Nā Lepili: architecture, office, lighting design, recycled steel, sustainable design
ʻEnehana Hana: The office interior features angle steel, rebars, and flat bars as exposed materials, emphasizing their structural and aesthetic qualities. Barcode motifs, derived from Kyoei Steel’s website, are embedded in wall finishes and stair railings, linking physical space to digital branding. The ceiling’s steel louvers incorporate billet-shaped seamless LED lighting, reinforcing a cohesive design language that blends recycled materials with innovative illumination.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: The primary challenge was redefining recycled steel’s role in architecture beyond its conventional industrial use. Integrating angle steel, rebars, and flat bars as visible elements required precise detailing and innovative finishing techniques. Additionally, balancing material authenticity with a refined aesthetic posed a design challenge. Regulatory constraints, production limitations, and ensuring harmony between raw steel textures and digital motifs, such as barcode patterns, demanded extensive prototyping and iterative design development.
Noiʻi: Type of Research: Applied Design Research
Objective: To explore the aesthetic and functional integration of recycled steel in office interiors.
Methodology: Material experimentation, spatial simulations, and lighting analysis.
Data Collection: Prototype testing and digital modeling.
Participants: Architects, engineers, and Kyoei Steel stakeholders.
Results & Insights: The research highlighted the potential of exposed steel as a design element, demonstrating its structural beauty and reinforcing corporate identity. The study advanced sustainable interior design, influencing material reuse practices in industrial architecture.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: The design embodies the lifecycle of steel recycling while visually integrating Kyoei Steel’s digital identity. Barcode and QR code patterns, inspired by the company’s website, appear throughout the space, symbolizing the transformation of raw materials into structured design. By exposing and celebrating recycled steel, the project creates a unique spatial narrative, merging industrial heritage with a contemporary digital aesthetic.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: The project commenced in early 2022 in Yamaguchi, Japan, with design and planning phases focused on integrating Kyoei Steel’s identity into the architecture. Construction began in mid-2023, aiming to unify office functions while enhancing operational efficiency and employee engagement. The office was completed in early 2024, creating a sustainable workspace that embodies the company’s commitment to steel recycling and innovation.
Kaʻina Hana: The office interior integrates barcode and QR code motifs, linking the space to Kyoei Steel’s corporate identity. These patterns, expressed in wall treatments and stairwell designs, create an interactive experience, guiding movement through the space. The ceiling’s steel louvers diffuse light while reinforcing the visual continuity of barcode-inspired elements. This design transforms an industrial material narrative into a contemporary, high-tech environment.
Nā Palapala Kuleana: N/A
Nā Lālā Hui: N/A
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: Image #1,#2 : Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita Variations, 2024
Image #3,#4,#5 : Photographer Sato Kenta, Variations, 2024.