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The Soleil Building Lbiṛu by Akitoshi Imafuku

The Soleil Building Lbiṛu by Akitoshi Imafuku is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa in Afeṣṣel n Ugensu, Taddart n Uzenz d Uskan Competition Category.


LfeṭṭaAgensu· 2023

The Soleil Building Lbiṛu

by Akitoshi Imafuku

Client: Taiyo Setsubi Inc.

Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa Winner in Agensu Category

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The Design

About The Soleil Building Lbiṛu

Wagi d lbiṛu n tkebbabant n tezmert tafuyt i yezgan di Osaka. Bɣan ad feṣlen tamuɣli tummidt d teẓri n umaḍal i yeffren deg tlellayin n idurar s wallus n usiles n iẓuran imeqqranen i yettwalayen deg idurar n Japun deg temdint. Yettwafeṣṣel s iẓuran igejdanen d yisṭaḥen n useklu i yettqimen s tbedd, aɣawas n wexxam yesskan-d tikti n usuddes "Aseddukel n Tegdut d Teẓuri." Aɣawas yeddan s iẓuran igejdanen seg uswir amezwaru ar wis sin ikemmel ar tebburt n unekcum, iẓuran igejdanen msedduklen d leṣnuɛ n teẓuri ɣef usentel n tayri. Taẓuri tella deg meṛṛa lǧihat n wexxam.

The Recognition

About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa

The Soleil Building Lbiṛu d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yelhan, yeḥlan s waṭas. Imerbaḥen n Lfeṭṭa d isnulfa yelhan akk, yesɛan tmusni d tazmert. The Soleil Building Lbiṛu ad yili d asnulfu amaynut, yelhan, ad yeǧǧ ddunit tennuɣ.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
“Fusion of Nature and Art”
This is the office building for the solar power company based in Osaka. "Design the future with nature" is the corporate philosophy of the company and its infrastructure is designed to embody the philosophy by adhering to carbon-neutral practices, utilizing solar panels on the rooftop to power the building.
We started planning the design based on “art” in the space, and choose artificial rocks as a foundation of “art.” We wish to design the dynamic and spiritual worldview lurking deep in the mountains by recreating huge rocks which often seen deep in Japanese mountains in the city. Chiseled with artificial rocks and vertical wooden lattices, the building facade manifests the design concept "Fusion of Nature and Art." The artificial rock embedding facade of the ground floor to the 2nd floor continued to the entrance and the artificial rock merges with a sculpture on a theme of love. Art is layered throughout the whole building.
Tags
artificial rock, art, nature
Inspiration
The inspiration came from a giant rock stately stands deep in Japanese mountain. It stands quietly but exude a quiet dignity. Since ancient times, Japanese people believed that spirits dwell in all things like woods, rocks, water and plants in the nature. We hope that the artificial rocks we design will somehow holds the spirituality from the nature.
Image Credits
Masahiro Ishibashi

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