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Find Carrier بنیادي ڪارج: نمائشي بوٿ by Kodai Fukuchi

Find Carrier بنیادي ڪارج: نمائشي بوٿ by Kodai Fukuchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award چاندي انعام in واپاري نمائش فنِ تعمير، اندرون ۽ نمائش ڊيزائن Competition Category.


چانديواپاري نمائش· 2026

Find Carrier بنیادي ڪارج: نمائشي بوٿ

by Kodai Fukuchi

Client: Carrier Japan Corporation

A' Design Award چاندي انعام Winner in واپاري نمائش Category

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The Design

About Find Carrier بنیادي ڪارج: نمائشي بوٿ

ڪتاب جو متن: ايئر ڪنڊيشننگ عصري زندگيءَ لاءِ ناگزير آهي، پر ان جي باوجود اها ارادي طور تي اڻ ڏٺ رهي ٿي. هيءَ نمائش ميڪانيڪي نظامن کي لڪل بنيادي ڍانچي مان بدلائي مڪاني مکيه ڪردار جي حيثيت ۾ آڻي ٿي. هڪ گهمڻ جوڳي شهر جي طور تي تصور ڪيل، هيءَ تنصيب مصنوعات کي تعميراتي حجمن اندر سمائي ٿي، جنهن سان ملاقاتين کي هدايت جي بدران حرڪت ذريعي نظامن کي دريافت ڪرڻ جي اجازت ملي ٿي. جيئن تعمير پس منظر ۾ گم ٿي وڃي ٿي، تيئن مشينون شهري آرام کي شڪل ڏيندڙ ظاهر عاملن جي روپ ۾ اڀري ٿيون اچن. هي منصوبو صنعتي ٽيڪنالاجيءَ کي روزمره جي ماحول ۾ اڻيل هڪ ضروري موجودگيءَ جي طور تي نئين سر پيش ڪري ٿو.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award چاندي انعام

Find Carrier بنیادي ڪارج: نمائشي بوٿ 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. Find Carrier بنیادي ڪارج: نمائشي بوٿ 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. Find Carrier بنیادي ڪارج: نمائشي بوٿ 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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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This exhibition booth transforms the invisibility of air conditioning into a tangible urban experience. A walkable city embeds products within architectural volumes, allowing visitors to discover systems through movement rather than explanation. Each building differs in form, representing diverse environmental conditions and applications. By shifting air conditioning from background utility to visible infrastructure, the project redefines its presence within professional exhibition environments.
Dimensions & Packaging
Exhibition booth size: approximately 15,000 mm x 15,000 mm x 6,000 mm (H).
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.
Exhibited at HVAC&R Japan 2026, January 27-30, 2026.
The booth was planned as a large-scale walk-through configuration with uniform illumination to ensure consistent product visibility.
Tags
Exhibition booth, Trade show design, Spatial design, Immersive environment, Urban metaphor, Professional exhibition, Brand experience, Infrastructure design, Air conditioning
Production Technology
The booth was realized through a high-density construction combining custom lighting units and handcrafted elements. A total of 212 custom LED light boxes in varied sizes expressed irregular urban light patterns. In contrast, 610 individually cut 3 mm plywood panels with a paper-mounted surface finish represented unlit building windows, forming the city’s background density. Production was divided between off-site fabrication and on-site assembly. Lighting and structure were designed as independent systems for flexibility within a temporary exhibition environment.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was determining whether a large-scale, immersive cityscape could function within a B2B-focused trade show. There was concern that the scale, density, and number of elements—particularly the 212 illuminated light boxes—might overwhelm visitors or distract from the products. Construction complexity, time constraints, and high labor costs also posed risks. The project moved forward by trusting the concept and committing to its spatial intensity. As a result, the booth achieved strong visitor engagement and became one of the most visited spaces at the exhibition.
Research
This project was conducted as a spatial experiment to examine whether immersive design could communicate the social role of air conditioning to a professional trade audience. The objective was to test whether an experiential urban environment could replace conventional product-focused displays. A walkable city was constructed, embedding mechanical systems within architectural volumes to enable discovery through movement. The results showed strong visitor engagement, repeated circulation, and increased product inquiries. The research demonstrates that immersive spatial strategy can shift perception, strengthen brand recognition, and generate tangible impact within professional exhibition environments.
Inspiration
The project began with a fundamental question: why does air conditioning, despite being essential to contemporary life, remain largely unnoticed? Mechanical systems are intentionally designed to disappear so comfort can exist without awareness. As urban environments grow increasingly complex, air conditioning becomes ever more critical to daily life. This design challenges that invisibility and explores how spatial experience can reveal the hidden infrastructure supporting everyday environments.
Project Duration
The project was developed from July 2025 to January 2026 and exhibited at HVAC&R JAPAN 2026, held from January 27 to January 30, 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow
Visitors enter the booth through a central pathway designed as an urban street and encounter the main air-conditioning product at the city’s center. As they move through the space, visitors naturally stop in front of the machines without signage. Products are discovered by chance within the urban environment. Many visitors complete a full circuit and return. Through immersion in Carrier’s blue city, perceptions of air conditioning shift from an unnoticed background system to an indispensable presence supporting everyday life.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Kodai Fukuchi, 2026.
Team Members
Designer: Kodai Fukuchi
Project Management: Daiki Handa
Product Management: Nozomi Kurumizawa
Production: Maki Furukawa
Production: Akira Miyajima
Production: Ryosuke Suzuki
Creative Direction: Kei Iwamitsu
Creative Direction: Sachiyo Nishida
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Akira Arai (Nacasa & Partners), Find Carrier, 2026.
Image #2: Photographer Akira Arai (Nacasa & Partners), Find Carrier, 2026.
Image #3: Photographer Akira Arai (Nacasa & Partners), Find Carrier, 2026.
Image #4: Photographer Akira Arai (Nacasa & Partners), Find Carrier, 2026.
Image #5: Photographer Akira Arai (Nacasa & Partners), Find Carrier, 2026.

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