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Embraced in Recycled Steel ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການ by Nobuaki Miyashita

Embraced in Recycled Steel ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການ by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ in ການອອກແບບພື້ນທີ່ພາຍໃນ ແລະ ນິທັດສະການ Competition Category.


ເງິນພາຍໃນ· 2025

Embraced in Recycled Steel ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການ

by Nobuaki Miyashita

Client: Kyoei Steel Ltd.

A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ Winner in ພາຍໃນ Category

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The Design

About Embraced in Recycled Steel ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການ

Embraced in Recycled Steel ແມ່ນການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການທີ່ສ້າງຂຶ້ນດ້ວຍເຫຼັກກ້າຣີໄຊເຄິນທີ່ສະໜອງໂດຍ Kyoei Steel. ເຫຼັກສາກ, ເຫຼັກເສັ້ນ ແລະ ເຫຼັກແປແບນ ຖືກປະໄວ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນຢ່າງເປີດເຜີຍ ເພື່ອເນັ້ນຄວາມແຂງແຮງ ແລະ ພື້ນຜິວຂອງວັດສະດຸ. ອົງປະກອບໂຄງສ້າງທີ່ປົກກະຕິມັກຖືກເຊື່ອງໄວ້ ໄດ້ກາຍເປັນຈຸດເດັ່ນທາງດ້ານຄວາມງາມ. ລວດລາຍບາໂຄດ ແລະ ຄິວອາໂຄດ ຖືກຂະຫຍາຍໄປທົ່ວພື້ນຜິວຝາ ແລະ ຮາວບັນໄດ ເຊິ່ງເຊື່ອມໂຍງພື້ນທີ່ເຂົ້າກັບເອກະລັກຂອງບໍລິສັດ. ແຜ່ນລູເວີເພດານເຫຼັກ ຮອງຮັບໄຟ LED ແບບເສັ້ນຍາວຕໍ່ເນື່ອງບໍ່ມີຮອຍຕໍ່ ທີ່ຊ່ວຍເນັ້ນລວດລາຍເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ. ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນນີ້ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງທ່າແຮງຂອງວັດສະດຸນຳມາໃຊ້ຄືນໃໝ່ ໃນສະຖານທີ່ເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມສະໄໝ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ

Embraced in Recycled Steel ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງເປັນພິເສດສຳລັບການອອກແບບຊັ້ນສູງ ທີ່ງົດງາມ ແລະ ປະທັບໃຈ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ເຈີດຈ້າ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຫຼາຍ ທີ່ສະແດງເຖິງຄວາມຊຳນານ ພອນສະຫວັນ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Embraced in Recycled Steel ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານແບບຢ່າງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳທີ່ເລິກເຊິ່ງ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນນີ້ແມ່ນການປະດິດທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ແລະ ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງ ທີ່ປະກອບສ່ວນຂະຫຍາຍຂອບເຂດຂອງສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ. Embraced in Recycled Steel ການອອກແບບພາຍໃນຫ້ອງການ ເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ຫຼາຍຄົນອິດສາ ປຸກຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ນຳຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກທາງບວກ ແລະ ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມອັດສະຈັນໃຈ.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This office interior transforms Kyoei Steel’s recycled steel—angle steel, rebars, and flat bars—into a refined architectural expression. Typically hidden elements become aesthetic highlights, emphasizing material strength and texture. Barcode and QR code motifs extend across the space, visually linking to Kyoei Steel’s corporate identity. Lighting enhances these patterns, creating a dynamic interplay between recycled steel, technology, and light.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site Area: 108,045.44 Square meters
Building Area: 1,091.12 Square meters
Total Floor Area: 3,931.89 Square meters
Structure: RC
Number of Floors: 4 above ground
Maximum Height: 19.9 m
Eaves Height: 16.5 m
Floor Height: 3.9 m
Ceiling Height: 2.9 m
Tags
architecture, office, lighting design, recycled steel, sustainable design
Production Technology
The office interior features angle steel, rebars, and flat bars as exposed materials, emphasizing their structural and aesthetic qualities. Barcode motifs, derived from Kyoei Steel’s website, are embedded in wall finishes and stair railings, linking physical space to digital branding. The ceiling’s steel louvers incorporate billet-shaped seamless LED lighting, reinforcing a cohesive design language that blends recycled materials with innovative illumination.
Design Challenge
The primary challenge was redefining recycled steel’s role in architecture beyond its conventional industrial use. Integrating angle steel, rebars, and flat bars as visible elements required precise detailing and innovative finishing techniques. Additionally, balancing material authenticity with a refined aesthetic posed a design challenge. Regulatory constraints, production limitations, and ensuring harmony between raw steel textures and digital motifs, such as barcode patterns, demanded extensive prototyping and iterative design development.
Research
Type of Research: Applied Design Research
Objective: To explore the aesthetic and functional integration of recycled steel in office interiors.
Methodology: Material experimentation, spatial simulations, and lighting analysis.
Data Collection: Prototype testing and digital modeling.
Participants: Architects, engineers, and Kyoei Steel stakeholders.
Results & Insights: The research highlighted the potential of exposed steel as a design element, demonstrating its structural beauty and reinforcing corporate identity. The study advanced sustainable interior design, influencing material reuse practices in industrial architecture.
Inspiration
The design embodies the lifecycle of steel recycling while visually integrating Kyoei Steel’s digital identity. Barcode and QR code patterns, inspired by the company’s website, appear throughout the space, symbolizing the transformation of raw materials into structured design. By exposing and celebrating recycled steel, the project creates a unique spatial narrative, merging industrial heritage with a contemporary digital aesthetic.
Project Duration
The project commenced in early 2022 in Yamaguchi, Japan, with design and planning phases focused on integrating Kyoei Steel’s identity into the architecture. Construction began in mid-2023, aiming to unify office functions while enhancing operational efficiency and employee engagement. The office was completed in early 2024, creating a sustainable workspace that embodies the company’s commitment to steel recycling and innovation.
Operation Flow
The office interior integrates barcode and QR code motifs, linking the space to Kyoei Steel’s corporate identity. These patterns, expressed in wall treatments and stairwell designs, create an interactive experience, guiding movement through the space. The ceiling’s steel louvers diffuse light while reinforcing the visual continuity of barcode-inspired elements. This design transforms an industrial material narrative into a contemporary, high-tech environment.
Patents
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Team Members
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Image Credits
Image #1,#2 : Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita Variations, 2024
Image #3,#4,#5 : Photographer Sato Kenta, Variations, 2024.

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