Toshin Takarazuka Skolekontor by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Toshin Takarazuka Skolekontor by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Bronse in Interiør- og utstillingsdesign Competition Category.

BronseInteriør· 2022

Toshin Takarazuka Skolekontor

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Matsuo Gakuin.

A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Interiør Category

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The Design

About Toshin Takarazuka Skolekontor

For sitt andre kontor opprettet siden utbruddet av Covid-19-pandemien, var utfordringen Matsuo Gakuin sto overfor å finne en løsning for å beskytte kontorbrukerne samtidig som de beholdt de estetiske verdiene selskapet alltid har verdsatt. To bord formet som brutte lyn tar plass i kontoret og deler rommet inn i områder for ansatte og gjester. Glasspaneler ble plassert mellom bordplaten og dens duplikat hengende fra taket. Glasspanelene går alternerende gjennom parallelle linjer. Denne oppstillingen danner en beskyttende skjerm samtidig som den tillater sirkulasjon av luft og dokumenter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronse

Toshin Takarazuka Skolekontor er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Toshin Takarazuka Skolekontor forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Toshin Takarazuka Skolekontor tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Matsuo Gakuin preparatory school needed a new office space for its reception and meeting room. However, with the COVID19 pandemic hitting worldwide, this new space must protect its users while guaranteeing an uninterrupted functionality. The space is highlighted by a broken lightning shaped boards running along the office separating it to several entities through a series of alternating glass shields, protecting from the droplets and allowing air and documents circulation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 69sqm
W12740mm x D6885mm x H2490
Tags: Japan, office, covid, post-pandemic, virus, public, protection, shield, interior, work
Production Technology: Both the counter board and its duplicate hanging down from the ceiling were made as furniture pieces, each separated and assembled onsite. The boards were finished in white veneer, and their bases in black veneer. Only the top of the counter board was finished in special antiviral melamine veneer. The glass sheets were sandwiched using slits cut on both lower and upper boards and fixed using transparent caulking on the top board.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this space was the noticeably short design period and a limited budget. This location came shortly after opening a previous one in Osaka, so the concept was kept and readjusted to fit into the space and the program. The challenge was to readjust the concept while creating a different space for a different location.
Research: The research in this project was conducted to find out how to ensure safety in a guest receiving office space in the time of global pandemic. The goal was to find a compromise between total safety of the users and the aesthetic values that the company cheers so dearly. What are the materials to be used and what kind of atmosphere that prevents depression or paranoia in these difficult times? But also, a design that can be operational and feels normal long after the pandemic is over.
Inspiration: This space was inspired by a multitude of solutions that have emerged in response to the global pandemic, that were put together in a way to respond to the functionality needs of the clients operational mode. The imperfections of each solution or the aesthetic value has evolved into the proposed project. All types of spaces from medical facilities to banking institutions were part of the study, that transcended the real world to step on scifi spaces.
Project Duration: Project start: December 2020.
Construction start: January 2021.
Project/Construction End: February 2021.

Location:
Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Operation Flow: The counter divides the space into small entities. The guest area in the center and the staff area surrounding it. The undulation of the counter in a thunder shape creates separate subspaces that starches and its reflection on the mirror and glass makes the space look larger than it is. there is a reception counter, which is supplemented by a high counter. Then two consultation tables. The last consultation table is doubled by a video projection film for online meetings.
Team Members: Tetsuya Matsumoto
Motoaki Takeuchi
Farid Ziani
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.