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Life Science Code ອະນຸສາວະລີ by Takumi Takahashi

Life Science Code ອະນຸສາວະລີ by Takumi Takahashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award ລະດັບແພລັດຕິນັມ in ການອອກແບບວິຈິດສິນ ແລະ ງານຕິດຕັ້ງສິລະປະ Competition Category.


ແພລັດຕິນັມວິຈິດສິນ· 2025

Life Science Code ອະນຸສາວະລີ

by Takumi Takahashi

Client: Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award ລະດັບແພລັດຕິນັມ Winner in ວິຈິດສິນ Category

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The Design

About Life Science Code ອະນຸສາວະລີ

ອະນຸສາວະລີນີ້ສະແດງເຖິງຄວາມທົງຈຳຂອງວິທະຍາສາດຊີວິດໂດຍອີງໃສ່ລຳດັບຈີໂນມຂອງດີເອັນເອ ເຊິ່ງເປັນພື້ນຖານຂອງວິທະຍາສາດຊີວິດ. ຈີໂນມແມ່ນຄວາມທົງຈຳຂອງຊີວິດຕັ້ງແຕ່ຕົ້ນກຳເນີດຈົນເຖິງປັດຈຸບັນ, ແລະອະນຸສາວະລີໄດ້ລວມເອົາວັດຖຸທຳມະຊາດທີ່ໄດ້ບຳລຸງລ້ຽງປະຊາຊົນ ແລະຝີມືຫັດຖະກຳທີ່ຖ່າຍທອດມາຕະຫຼອດຍຸກສະໄໝໃນປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ ເປັນຮ່ອງຮອຍຂອງຊີວິດ. ດ້ວຍການສຳຜັດກັບຕົ້ນກຳເນີດທີ່ຄົນເຮົາໄດ້ສະສົມມາ, ອະນຸສາວະລີນີ້ຈຶ່ງເປັນຮູບປະທຳຂອງຄວາມລຶກລັບຂອງວິທະຍາສາດຊີວິດທີ່ເປີດເຜີຍຜ່ານຄວາມທົງຈຳຂອງມະນຸດ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບແພລັດຕິນັມ

Life Science Code ອະນຸສາວະລີ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບແພລັດຕິນັມ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຸດສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ພິເສດແທ້ ສະຫງ່າງາມ ແລະ ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບແພລັດຕິນັມແມ່ນສິ່ງມະຫັດສະຈັນແຫ່ງການສ້າງສັນ ເປັນຫຼັກຖານຂອງຂີດຈຳກັດແຫ່ງຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນທາງປັນຍາ ແລະ ສະແດງເຖິງຄວາມເປັນມືອາຊີບ ແລະ ພອນສະຫວັນທີ່ບໍ່ມີໃຜທຽບໄດ້ຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. ການອອກແບບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງທີ່ສຸດ ທີ່ກຳນົດຄວາມງາມຂອງຍຸກສະໄໝ ປະກອບສ່ວນຕໍ່ຄວາມຢູ່ດີກິນດີຂອງສັງຄົມ ແລະ ຂະຫຍາຍຂອບເຂດຂອງສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ. Life Science Code ອະນຸສາວະລີ ສະແດງເຖິງຄວາມເປັນເລີດທີ່ເໜືອລະດັບ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ໂລກດີຂຶ້ນດ້ວຍຄຸນລັກສະນະທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດ. Life Science Code ອະນຸສາວະລີ ແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບແພລັດຕິນັມ ທີ່ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ໃຫ້ແຮງບັນດານໃຈ ເຮັດໃຫ້ມີຄວາມສຸກ ແລະ ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມສຸກອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Chugai Pharmaceutical's Life Science Park commissioned a monument to convey the mysteries and unknown possibilities of life science. As life science now drives drug creation by unlocking genomic information from human DNA, the monument compiles diverse memories etched in our DNA. This includes natural materials evoking Life and materials created by human hands, representing Science, aiming to embody the essence and potential of life science.
Dimensions & Packaging
This 6m x 1.5m x 2.2m monument embodies human and Earth memories. Its design, based on the human genome sequence, integrates diverse materials: ancient stones, local flora, native trees and medicinal herbs. A transparent stone base, evoking water as the source of life, is illuminated from within, highlighting the genome's varied expressions. The DNA derived design reveals life's mystery through shifting perspectives.
Tags
monument, life science, design, Art, hakuten, memory, Life Science Code
Production Technology
This monument crystallizes memories from nature, technology, and culture, archiving them for future generations. It juxtaposes normally incompatible memories, creating a unique landscape and prompting reflection on sustainability. Wood scraps were recycled into furniture, and metal scraps were reused, embodying circularity.
Design Challenge
This monument, while not directly generating profit, aims to inspire and provide spiritual support to life science researchers. It expresses the invisible mysteries of life science, a field filled with the unexplained, where researchers strive to improve human well-being. By touching the depths of people's hearts, this monument hopes to bring color and inspiration to their work, supporting their challenge against the mysterious world of life science.
Research
We were deeply moved to realize that our own DNA contains the inherited memories of the earth. Therefore, we carefully investigated various memories up to now, and collected a wide variety of memories, including natural objects created over a long period of time, human culture and technology, and memories of Chugai's pharmaceuticals.
Inspiration
Chugai's Life Science Park commissioned a monument to convey life science's profound mysteries. The design, mirroring drug creation through genome analysis, uses human genome sequences. The resulting patterns evoke life's beauty and complexity, encoding evolution and human essence. Integrating time-nurtured memories, the monument embodies life's enigmatic mystery. It stands as a testament to the intricate and beautiful nature of life, revealed through the very code that defines us.
Project Duration
This project was completed in May 2024
It is located at Chugai's new research facility in Totsuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
Operation Flow
Researchers viewing this monument can draw inspiration from its unique landscape, filled with memories from nature, technology, and culture. Viewers' reflections become part of the monument, symbolizing the present moment alongside diverse memories. It aims to convey that genomes exist within us, hinting at unknown possibilities.
Team Members
Design:Takumi Takahashi, HAKUTEN
Structural design : Naoki Iwama, Iwama Design
Metal hardware design and production : Kenichi Ochiai, Ochiai Seisakusho
Creative direction for the forest : Chikako Kadoi, Bears Dance in the Hida Forest
Product Management : Kumazaki Kohei, HAKUTEN
Produce : Masako Takahama, HAKUTEN
Image Credits
Photo by :Nacasa & Partners Inc. | Akira Arai

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