Toshin PostPandemic Chaw Ua Haujlwm by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Toshin PostPandemic Chaw Ua Haujlwm by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

KubSab Hauv· 2021

Toshin PostPandemic Chaw Ua Haujlwm

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Matsuo Gakuin

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Toshin PostPandemic Chaw Ua Haujlwm

Rau nws thawj qhov chaw ua haujlwm txij li thaum muaj kev sib kis ntawm Covid-19 kev sib kis, qhov kev sib tw Matsuo Gakuin tau ntsib yog nrhiav kev daws teeb meem rau kev tiv thaiv nws cov neeg siv chaw ua haujlwm thaum khaws cov txiaj ntsig zoo nkauj uas lub tuam txhab ib txwm nyiam. Ib lub rooj zoo li xob laim khiav raws lub chaw ua haujlwm faib qhov chaw rau cov neeg ua haujlwm thiab cov qhua. Cov iav panels tau sandwiched ntawm lub rooj tsavxwm thiab nws duplicate dai ntawm lub qab nthab. Cov iav vaj huam sib luag khiav los ntawm ob kab sib luag sib cais los ntawm 20cm qhov chaw. Qhov teeb meem no tsim ib daim thaiv tiv thaiv thaum tso cua thiab cov ntaub ntawv ncig.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Toshin PostPandemic Chaw Ua Haujlwm yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Toshin PostPandemic Chaw Ua Haujlwm xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Toshin PostPandemic Chaw Ua Haujlwm ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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 COVID-19 pandemic hitting worldwide, this new space must protect its users while guaranteeing an uninterrupted functionality. The space is highlighted by a lightning shapes board running along the office separating it to two entities through a series of alternating glass shields along two parallel lines, protecting from the droplets and allowing air and documents circulation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 133sqm
W15576mm x D10576mm x H2485
Tags: Japan, office, corona, 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. Substantially, the creativity was focused into finding a design solution to a global pandemic threat for the guest receiving office spaces. while temporary solutions have seen the light along the pandemic period, few have the potential of surviving the time challenge. The next step was to study different scenarios and make simulation to guarantee the efficiency of the solution.
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: August 2020.
Construction start: September 2020.
Project/Construction End: October 2020.

Location:
Osaka City, Japan.
Operation Flow: The counter divides the space into two major entities. The guest area on the entrance door side and the staff area in the back. The undulation of the counter in a thunder shape creates separate subspaces that starches from the entrance side to the other side of the room. First is the reception counter, which is supplemented by a high counter. This is followed by four consultation tables. The last consultation table is doubled by a video projection film for online meetings.
Team Members: Tetsuya Matsumoto
Motoaki Takeuchi
Farid Ziani
Risa Iriyama
Mari Sugiyama
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2020.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2020.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2020.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2020.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2020.