Arch-able Rimana T'ikray by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Arch-able Rimana T'ikray by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Shuyu Kamay Competition Category.

BurunsiShuyu· 2020

Arch-able Rimana T'ikray

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: Arch-Able

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Shuyu Category

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The Design

About Arch-able Rimana T'ikray

Arch-able nisqaqa huk "stencil" rimana t'ikraymi, digital ruwaypaq diseñasqa. Kay rimana t'ikrayqa Arch-able nisqa plataformata yanapan, chaymi arkitektokunaq diseñonkuna digital willakuykunata waqaychan hinaspa mast'arin. Kay simi t'ikrayqa 26 qillqakunata, 10 yupaykunata, 26 unanchakunatawan huñun. Llapan k'uchunkunaqa muyuriqmi kachkan, chayrayku taladro fresakuna, laser kuchunakuna, hinaspa huk llamk'anakunapas tukuy k'uchuta chayanku, qatinankupaqpas. Achka "stencil" rimana t'ikraykunaqa kinsa chunka k'uchuyuqmi kanku, manam grabaykunapaqchu allin. Arch-able-qa chay sayk'usqa kaqta chinkachin, hinaspa qallariqkunata yanapan kinsa dimensionpi qillqakunata ruwananpaq, sapa p'unchay llamk'anakunawan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Arch-able Rimana T'ikray A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu mishak kan, jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, mushuk yuyaypi, yuyaypi shinallatak chaskik kaypi riksishka diseñukunaman kun. Burunsi mishak kashkakunaka ruray ushayta charik shinallatak mancharina mushuk rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak achka yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ruray ushayta rikuchinku. Arch-able Rimana T'ikray sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak riksishka shuk ruray kanata munanku, ruray yuyaywan shinallatak mushuk yuyaywan. Kay Burunsi Premiu japishka diseñuka arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojíapi ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak ima ukumanta rikuypi sumak kan. Arch-able Rimana T'ikray mañaykunata alli paktachin, munaykunata llankan, shunkuta kuyachin shinallatak yachayta munayta kallarichin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: ARCH-ABLE is a platform to archive and distribute digital data of architects’ designs. Anyone can download and reproduce architects’ designs as long as they are following the creative commons license.
This typeface is digital fabrication friendly because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded for all drill bits, laser cutter, and other tools.
It makes all users comfortable to reproduce their products easier.
Dimensions & Packaging: 26 letters, 10 numbers, and 26 symbols
Tags: Typeface, Typography, DigitalFabrication, GeometricDesign, Simple, Idea,GraphicDesign, Future, Friendly, Japan
Production Technology: People had a problem about making 3D typography because it must have stencil style. And some stencil typefaces couldn’t engrave all corners even inside or outside because they have right angle corners.
So ARCH-ABLE typeface solved all issues for making 3D typography because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded especially for all drill bits.
Design Challenge: This typeface structure has very strict rules. It was really hard to make all the characters. It should be all rounded, 45 degrees, geometric, 4x6, stencil style, and stylish. So we have to make it conceptual but keep it beautiful typeface as well. It was a very important thing.
Research: One day I had a chat with one of my friend who is an architect in Japan. He told me that Almost times I couldn’t engrave the corners of typefaces because they have right angle corners. That was the starting point.
We started to search so many stencil style typefaces all over the world through internet. Then we figured out we have to make all rounded corners typeface for all digital fabrication creators.
Inspiration: Nowadays Digital fabrication DIY culture is a boom in Japan. Almost users can use digital fabrication tools but they can’t make original stencil typeface for it. This typeface is digital fabrication friendly and beginner-friendly as well.
Project Duration: This project term was from November 2018 to January 2020 in Tokyo, JAPAN.
Operation Flow: People had a problem about making 3D typography because it must have stencil style. And some stencil typefaces couldn’t engrave all corners even inside or outside because they have right angle corners.
So this typeface is digital fabrication friendly because it has stencil style shapes and all corners are rounded for all drill bits, laser cutter and other tools. It means all drill bit can reach and fit all rounded corners.
It makes all users comfortable to make their products easier.
Patents: Copyrights belong to BANANA inc., 2020
Team Members: Art Director: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Tomoki Mitsuhashi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, ARCH-ABLE, 2020.