Embraced in Recycled Steel آفيس جي اندروني ڊيزائن by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award چاندي انعام in اندروني جڳه ۽ نمائش ڊيزائن Competition Category.
چانديانٽيرئر· 2025
Embraced in Recycled Steel آفيس جي اندروني ڊيزائن
Client: Kyoei Steel Ltd.
A' Design Award چاندي انعام Winner in انٽيرئر Category
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About Embraced in Recycled Steel آفيس جي اندروني ڊيزائن
ري سائيڪل ٿيل اسٽيل ۾ ويڙهيل (Embraced in Recycled Steel) هڪ آفيس جي اندروني ڊيزائن آهي، جيڪا ڪيوئي اسٽيل (Kyoei Steel) پاران فراهم ڪيل ري سائيڪل ٿيل اسٽيل سان تعمير ڪئي وئي آهي. اينگل اسٽيل، ريبار ۽ فليٽ بار کي کليل ڇڏيو ويو آهي ته جيئن مواد جي مضبوطي ۽ ساخت کي نمايان ڪري سگهجي. اهي ساختي عنصر، جيڪي عام طور تي لڪايا ويندا آهن، هتي جمالياتي مرڪزي نقطا بڻجي وڃن ٿا. بار ڪوڊ ۽ ڪيو آر ڪوڊ جا نقش ڀتين جي فنشنگ ۽ ڏاڪڻ جي ريلنگ تي پکڙيل آهن، جيڪي هن جاءِ کي ڪمپني جي سڃاڻپ سان ڳنڍين ٿا. اسٽيل جي ڇت وارن لوورز ۾ بغير جوڙ واري لڪير واري ايل اي ڊي روشني رکيل آهي، جيڪا انهن نقشن کي اجاگر ڪري ٿي. هي اندروني ڊيزائن جديد ڪم واري جاءِ ۾ ٻيهر استعمال ٿيل مواد جي صلاحيت کي ظاهر ڪري ٿي.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award چاندي انعام
Embraced in Recycled Steel آفيس جي اندروني ڊيزائن A' Design Award چاندي انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، غير معمولي حد تائين معزز اعتراف جيڪو اعليٰ ترين درجي جي، شاندار ۽ متاثر ڪندڙ ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. چاندي جا کٽيندڙ تمام گهڻا روشن ۽ انتهائي تخليقي ڪم آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي شاندار مهارت، صلاحيت ۽ ذڪاوت کي ظاهر ڪن ٿا. Embraced in Recycled Steel آفيس جي اندروني ڊيزائن کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ شاندار نمائشي ڪم هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ ڳوڙهي جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award چاندي انعام کٽيو آهي، هڪ انتهائي قابل ذڪر، ساراهيل ايجاد آهي جيڪا فائدو ڏئي ٿي ۽ فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي جون حدون وڌائي ٿي. Embraced in Recycled Steel آفيس جي اندروني ڊيزائن هڪ اهڙي تخليق آهي جنهن تي گهڻا حسد ڪن ٿا، جيڪا خواهشون جاڳائي ٿي، مثبت جذبا آڻي ٿي ۽ حيرت ۽ تعجب جي چڻنگ ٻاري ٿي.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- This office interior transforms Kyoei Steel’s recycled steel—angle steel, rebars, and flat bars—into a refined architectural expression. Typically hidden elements become aesthetic highlights, emphasizing material strength and texture. Barcode and QR code motifs extend across the space, visually linking to Kyoei Steel’s corporate identity. Lighting enhances these patterns, creating a dynamic interplay between recycled steel, technology, and light.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Site Area: 108,045.44 Square meters
Building Area: 1,091.12 Square meters
Total Floor Area: 3,931.89 Square meters
Structure: RC
Number of Floors: 4 above ground
Maximum Height: 19.9 m
Eaves Height: 16.5 m
Floor Height: 3.9 m
Ceiling Height: 2.9 m - Tags
- architecture, office, lighting design, recycled steel, sustainable design
- Production Technology
- The office interior features angle steel, rebars, and flat bars as exposed materials, emphasizing their structural and aesthetic qualities. Barcode motifs, derived from Kyoei Steel’s website, are embedded in wall finishes and stair railings, linking physical space to digital branding. The ceiling’s steel louvers incorporate billet-shaped seamless LED lighting, reinforcing a cohesive design language that blends recycled materials with innovative illumination.
- Design Challenge
- The primary challenge was redefining recycled steel’s role in architecture beyond its conventional industrial use. Integrating angle steel, rebars, and flat bars as visible elements required precise detailing and innovative finishing techniques. Additionally, balancing material authenticity with a refined aesthetic posed a design challenge. Regulatory constraints, production limitations, and ensuring harmony between raw steel textures and digital motifs, such as barcode patterns, demanded extensive prototyping and iterative design development.
- Research
- Type of Research: Applied Design Research
Objective: To explore the aesthetic and functional integration of recycled steel in office interiors.
Methodology: Material experimentation, spatial simulations, and lighting analysis.
Data Collection: Prototype testing and digital modeling.
Participants: Architects, engineers, and Kyoei Steel stakeholders.
Results & Insights: The research highlighted the potential of exposed steel as a design element, demonstrating its structural beauty and reinforcing corporate identity. The study advanced sustainable interior design, influencing material reuse practices in industrial architecture. - Inspiration
- The design embodies the lifecycle of steel recycling while visually integrating Kyoei Steel’s digital identity. Barcode and QR code patterns, inspired by the company’s website, appear throughout the space, symbolizing the transformation of raw materials into structured design. By exposing and celebrating recycled steel, the project creates a unique spatial narrative, merging industrial heritage with a contemporary digital aesthetic.
- Project Duration
- The project commenced in early 2022 in Yamaguchi, Japan, with design and planning phases focused on integrating Kyoei Steel’s identity into the architecture. Construction began in mid-2023, aiming to unify office functions while enhancing operational efficiency and employee engagement. The office was completed in early 2024, creating a sustainable workspace that embodies the company’s commitment to steel recycling and innovation.
- Operation Flow
- The office interior integrates barcode and QR code motifs, linking the space to Kyoei Steel’s corporate identity. These patterns, expressed in wall treatments and stairwell designs, create an interactive experience, guiding movement through the space. The ceiling’s steel louvers diffuse light while reinforcing the visual continuity of barcode-inspired elements. This design transforms an industrial material narrative into a contemporary, high-tech environment.
- Patents
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- Team Members
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- Image Credits
- Image #1,#2 : Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita Variations, 2024
Image #3,#4,#5 : Photographer Sato Kenta, Variations, 2024.
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