The Soleil Building Officium by Akitoshi Imafuku is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.
ArgentumInterior· 2023
The Soleil Building Officium
Client: Taiyo Setsubi Inc.
Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Interior Category
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The Design
About The Soleil Building Officium
Hoc est aedificium officii societatis potentiae solaris Osakae sitae. Volunt designare conceptum mundi dynamicum et spiritualem qui in montibus profundis latet, recreando in urbe saxa ingentia quae in montibus Iaponicis profundis saepe videntur. Facies aedificii saxis artificialibus et cancellis ligneis verticalibus caelata conceptum designationis "Fusio Naturae et Artis" manifestat. Facies saxis artificialibus inclusa a tabulato terreno ad secundum tabulatum ad introitum continuatur et saxum artificiale cum sculptura de themate amoris coniungitur. Ars per totum aedificium stratificatur.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum
The Soleil Building Officium victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur The Soleil Building Officium opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. The Soleil Building Officium creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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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