Higeta Building Nyumba ya Maofesi Aakulu ndi Nobuaki Miyashita

Dizayini ya Higeta Building Nyumba ya Maofesi Aakulu ndi Nobuaki Miyashita ndi wopambana wotamandika kwambiri pa mphotho yaulemu ya 2026 Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award mu Gawo la Mpikisano la Mapangidwe a Nyumba, Zomanga ndi Zomangidwa.

GolideZomangamanga· 2026

Higeta Building Nyumba ya Maofesi Aakulu

ndi Nobuaki Miyashita

Kasitomala: Higeta Shoyu Co., Ltd.

Wopambana pa Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award mu Gawo la Zomangamanga

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Kapangidwe

Za Higeta Building Nyumba ya Maofesi Aakulu

Nyumba ya Higeta ndi likulu la nsanjika zisanu ndi ziwiri ku Nihonbashi, Tokyo, lomwe linapangidwira kampani yakale yopanga msuzi wa soya. Nyumbayi yomangidwa ndi konkire yolimbitsidwa ndi zitsulo yakutidwa ndi ma louver a aluminiyamu opangidwa mwaluso ndi njira ya anodizing, oyikidwa patali pa mamilimita 300 pakati pawo. Ma angulo a ma louver amasiyanasiyana kuti achepetse dzuwa la kumwera chakumadzulo komanso kuteteza chinsinsi cha anthu, ndipo maonekedwe ake amakumbutsa munda wa tirigu ukugwedezeka ndi mphepo. Utoto wakuda kwambiri wa khoma umalimbitsa mithunzi ndipo umaimira njira ya kupesa (fermentation). Mkati mwake, bwalo lapakati loloweza kuwala limabweretsa kuwala kwa masana mu mapulani opapatiza a nyumbayi ndipo limathandizira kulowa kwa mpweya wachilengedwe malinga ndi nyengo.

Chidziwitso

Za Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award

Higeta Building Nyumba ya Maofesi Aakulu ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, odabwitsa ndi odziwika. Opambana a Golide ndi zolengedwa zatsopano kwambiri, zoona patali ndi zonyezimira zomwe zimaonetsa luntha, nzeru ndi luso la opanga awo. Higeta Building Nyumba ya Maofesi Aakulu akuyembekezeka kukhala chopangidwa chotamandidwa kwambiri, chokhazikitsa zochitika ndi chachikulu chomwe chimabweretsa phindu losawonekapo kale. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award awa ndi ntchito yodabwitsa, yolemekezeka yomwe imapindulitsa kwambiri ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Higeta Building Nyumba ya Maofesi Aakulu amabweretsa zilakolako zamphamvu, kudzutsa chidwi, kulimbikitsa luso lolenga ndi kutikopa.

Kumbuyo kwa Kapangidwe

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Umboni, mamembala a gulu ndi zambiri zapadera zoperekedwa ndi wopanga.

Makhalidwe Apadera: Founded in 1616, Higeta pioneered adding wheat in 1697, shaping the prototype of koikuchi soy sauce at the root of Japan's cuisine. Honored by the Edo shogunate and later recognized by the Imperial Household, its heritage is translated into architecture. This 7-story RC headquarters in Nihonbashi uses anodized aluminum louvers at 300 mm pitch, with variable angles to cut southwest sun, protect privacy, and shimmer like a wheat field over deep black walls that evoke fermentation.
Miyezo ndi Kuphimba: 7-story reinforced-concrete headquarters in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Site area 327.00 sqm; building area 260.32 sqm; total floor area 1,722.03 sqm. Height 29.085 m; eaves 27.720 m; floor-to-floor 3.95 m; ceiling 2.70 m. Zoning: commercial; front road width 11 m. Environmental device: anodized aluminum louver screen at 300 mm pitch with variable angles for solar control and privacy. A central light court supports daylight penetration and seasonal natural ventilation.
Zizindikiro: Headquarters, Architecture, Environmental facade, Aluminum louvers, Solar shading, Nihonbashi, Cultural heritage, Koikuchi soy sauce, Wheat motif, Urban identity
Teknoloji Yopangira: Facade: electrolytically colored aluminum louvers, bead-blasted then anodized, for a warm, durable sheen. Each louver is 50 mm (face) x 170 mm (depth) x 3,935 mm (height), set at 300 mm pitch with carefully varied angles. Angled plates are bolted to welded channel members for precision and cost control. Louvers continue across operable entrance doors so the facade reads as one layer. Black elastic spray coating deepens shadows and recalls fermentation richness.
Vuto la Dizayini: Challenge: on a narrow, deep Nihonbashi site, create a strong symbol while cutting southwest sun and protecting privacy for adjacent housing. The facade could not be heavy or closed. Identity, comfort, and buildability were unified into one continuous louver layer, tuned in pitch and angle as a climate filter. Another challenge was cultural translation: to show global jurors that Japan's everyday taste grew from Higeta's 1697 wheat innovation. History becomes geometry, shadow, and airflow.
Kafukufuku: Type of Research: design research. Objective: translate Higeta's 1697 wheat innovation into facade performance and urban identity. Method: louver-angle studies and wind-inspired curvature refinement; continuity tests for joints and operable doors. Tools: BIM model and CFD airflow simulation for ventilation via the light court and operable openings. Result/Impact: a unified louver screen delivering shading, privacy, daylight, and seasonal ventilation, showing heritage can be performance.
Chilimbikitso: The motif is wheat, introduced by Higeta in 1697 to define koikuchi soy sauce. We made cultural memory measurable: the facade reads as a wheat field swaying in a "wind of memory" across Nihonbashi. Louver rhythm and gentle undulation were refined through computational studies so invisible forces-wind, time, and fermentation-can be felt as geometry, light, and shadow, while also delivering real shading and privacy.
Nthawi ya Polojekiti: Location: Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (2-3 Nihonbashi Koami-cho). Design: Mar 2023-Dec 2023. Construction: Feb 2024-May 2025. A 7-story RC headquarters on a narrow, deep urban lot in a commercial zone, facing an 11 m road. It presents a civic-scale facade that communicates the cultural origin of koikuchi soy sauce, born from Higeta's 1697 wheat innovation.
Mdondomeko ya Ntchito: From the street, the headquarters reads as a single louvered surface; shifting shadows suggest wheat heads in wind. The variable-angle screen filters southwest sun and sightlines, improving comfort for occupants and neighbors. Inside, a central light court draws daylight deep into the narrow plan. Operable windows on the north/south walls and at the court enable seasonal natural ventilation, supported by BIM-based airflow simulations.
Petensi: Copyrights belong to Nobuaki Miyashita, 2025.
Mwini Zithunzi: Image #1: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Higeta Building, 2025.
Image #2: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Higeta Building, 2025.
Image #3: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Higeta Building, 2025.
Image #4: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Higeta Building, 2025.
Image #5: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Higeta Building, 2025.