Innovation and Production Center Wheketere by Obayashi Corporation is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2021
Innovation and Production Center Wheketere
Client: Riken Keiki Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Innovation and Production Center Wheketere
Ko te Innovation and Production Center he whare rangahau me te hanga tahi mō tētahi kaihanga kaiwhakatau hau kā i roto i tētahi rohe umanga kei te taha o Tokyo. E ono ngā papa o tēnei papatono, ā, 24,800 mita tapawhā te rahi katoa. E rua ngā whare kua hono ki tētahi arawhata e tūhono ana i ngā tari whanaketanga me te hanga hua. Ko ngā āputa, parirau, me ngā pouwhare aukume e homai ana i tētahi āhua tino tika, tino rerehua ki ngā mata o waho. Ko ngā papa kākāriki e tū ana i te taumata ōrite i runga i ngā whare e rua, e hanga ana i tētahi rārangi rangi kākāriki. Ko te aronga o te hoahoa ko te tautoko i te mahi tahi i waenga i ngā tari, me te whakapiki ake i te whai hua hinengaro.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Innovation and Production Center Wheketere te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Innovation and Production Center Wheketere he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Innovation and Production Center Wheketere i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This building is innovation center and production center for a gas detector manufacturer in an industrial area on the suburbs of Tokyo.
This project is part of the consolidation and reorganization of the facilities of Riken Keiki, the pioneer of gas detectors in Japan. By relocating and consolidating its development and production sites from central Tokyo to the suburbs, the company aims to increase intellectual productivity and speed up the development process. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Floor:6, Area:24800 square meters
- Tags
- architecture, facade, R&D Center, Production Center, Tokyo, suburbs
- Production Technology
- The main facades of the two buildings are unified by the same method of integrating different volumes with an L-shaped motif. The linear elements such as slits, fins, and louvers are used to express a sensor-like impression of precision and sophistication. The façade, with its delicate and diverse expressions, is unique and does not look like a production facility at first glance in the industrial area.
In addition, by placing the green terraces at the same height of the two buildings, we created a green skyline. The green skyline creates a richness in the industrial landscape. - Design Challenge
- The most difficult part was the planning of the bridge connecting the two buildings.
The bridge was penetrated into the building and supported by the beams on the second floor of both buildings. The Innovation Center is earthquake-resistant, while the Production Center is seismically isolated, so the two buildings would move differently during earthquakes. In order to follow the movement of the two buildings, the one side is supported by pins and the other side by rollers. - Research
- Based on the hypothesis that intellectual productivity can be improved by increasing opportunities to switch minds throughout the day, the interior design was based on the keyword "switching " of the researcher's thinking.
Switching methods include color switching and color temperature switching.
Color Switching: In the innovation center, each floor is given a different floor color.
Color temperature switching: The production center has different lighting color temperatures for production areas and common areas. It encourages the switching of on/off modes. - Inspiration
- We planned the architecture with a focus on how to adjoin the innovation center and the production center, how to integrate them, and how to link the development and production departments. In designing the building, we tried to give form to the client's requirements of creating a presence for RIKEN KEIKI, creating a work environment that inspires imagination and strengthening collaboration between departments and increasing intellectual productivity.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2012 and finished in 2020 on the suburbs of Tokyo,JAPAN
- Operation Flow
- The two buildings are connected by a bridge in order to strengthen collaboration between the development and production departments. In addition to easy access to both sides of the building, the green terrace and the adjacent communication space encourage communication between employees and provide a place to increase intellectual productivity.
In this rapidly changing world, an architecture that enables seamless coordination between development and production will become a base for manufacturing that can efficiently and speedily open up the era. - Team Members
- Architect: Goichi Kamochi, Hiroshi Satake, Kenji Matsuoka, Kentaro Yasufuku, Fuki Sato
- Image Credits
- Keita Yamamoto/ Nacasa and Partners Inc.
Naomichi Sode/ SS Tokyo Corporation
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