Expandy Keʻena by Shunsuke Ohe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2025

Expandy Keʻena

by Shunsuke Ohe

Client: Shunsuke Ohe

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Expandy Keʻena

ʻO kēia ka keʻena o kekahi hui kalepa e hoʻokuʻu ana i nā huahana mai Kepani a puni i nā ʻāina ʻē. Aia ia ma ka papa ʻelua o ka hale waihona ukana akea o ka hui. Ua nui nā kūkākūkā a ka luna no Sepania a me kekahi mea hoʻolālā Kepani e hoʻoholo ai i ka hoʻolālā loko hale. ʻO ka kumuhana hoʻolālā he loko hale māmā ʻole, mana, a me ka mea ʻole ola i hoʻokahi waihoʻoluʻu wale nō e like me kekahi hale waihona kahiko ma ʻEulopa a ʻAmelika paha. Akā naʻe, inā hoʻokahi waihoʻoluʻu nā mea a pau, lilo ia i mea ʻole ola loa a ʻaʻole ia ka hoʻolālā maikaʻi loa no kahi wahi keʻena e hana ai, no laila, ua hoʻokomo ʻia ka noʻonoʻo akamai ma kēlā me kēia māhele e hana ai i kekahi hoʻolālā kūpono no kahi wahi keʻena.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Expandy 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 Expandy 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 Expandy 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 theme of the interior design, a rough, dynamic, inorganic monotone space like an old warehouse in Europe or America, can be too inorganic and may not be the best design for an office space.
So, by installing a louvered ceiling finished in the client's three logo colors and placing colorful potted plants, accents are added to the inorganic space, making it a design suitable for an office space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area : 115.89 sqm / Category : Office
Tags: office , sloping roof , wood wool cement board . paint , louver ceiling , , PVC tile , LUSTYdesign , Shunsuke Ohe
Production Technology: Ceiling : cloth , wood / Wall : wood wool cement board , cement , cloth / Floor : pvc tile
Design Challenge: The client's previous office space was outdated and lacking in design, but the renewed space has motivated the staff and improved the impression of the client's clients, which has contributed to the development of their business.
Research: The building itself is old, and its strength and insulation are difficult to maintain, so appropriate measures were taken to prevent them from interfering with the design.
Inspiration: This is the office of a company that exports products from all over Japan. It is located on the second floor of the company's vast logistics warehouse. The theme of the interior design is a rough, dynamic, inorganic monotone space like an old warehouse in Europe or America.
The Spanish owner and the Japanese designer combined their different sensibilities and decided on the design after many discussions.
Project Duration: Project Duration : From February 2024 to May 2024
Project location : Hyogo(Japan)
Operation Flow: The space was laid out while carefully simulating the expected movement lines of staff and visitors.
It is not a large space, but it is an efficient layout with no waste. The president's office is located at the very back of the space, and the glass partition gives the space a sense of spaciousness and allows the president and staff to communicate effectively.
Image Credits: Photograph : NANA TAJIMA by ToLoLo studio