The Soleil Building Tari by Akitoshi Imafuku

The Soleil Building Tari by Akitoshi Imafuku is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2023

The Soleil Building Tari

by Akitoshi Imafuku

Client: Taiyo Setsubi Inc.

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About The Soleil Building Tari

Ko te whare tari tēnei mō te kamupene hiko rā kei Ōsaka. E hiahia ana rātou ki te hoahoa i te tirohanga ao hihiri me te wairua e ngaro ana i roto hohonu i ngā maunga mā te hanga anō i ngā toka nunui e kitea whānuitia ana i roto hohonu i ngā maunga o Hapana ki te tāone. I whaowhao ki ngā toka whakairo me ngā tāhekeheke rākau poutū, ka whakaatu te mata whare i te ariā hoahoa "Te Whakakotahitanga o Te Taiao me Te Toi." Ko te mata whare e whakauru ana i ngā toka whakairo mai i te papa tuatahi ki te papa tuarua ka haere tonu ki te tomokanga, ā, ka whakakotahi te toka whakairo ki tētahi whakapakoko i runga i te kaupapa aroha. Kei te whakapaenga te toi puta noa i te whare katoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko The Soleil Building Tari te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Soleil Building Tari he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko The Soleil Building Tari he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

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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