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Embraced in Recycled Steel වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණය by Nobuaki Miyashita

Embraced in Recycled Steel වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණය by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award රිදී සම්මානය in වාස්තු විද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකනය Competition Category.


රිදීවාස්තු විද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකන සම්මාන· 2025

Embraced in Recycled Steel වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණය

by Nobuaki Miyashita

Client: Kyoei Steel Ltd

A' Design Award රිදී සම්මානය Winner in වාස්තු විද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකන සම්මාන Category

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The Design

About Embraced in Recycled Steel වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණය

Embraced in Recycled Steel යනු ජපානයේ යමගුචි හි කාර්යාල ගොඩනැගිල්ලක් සඳහා නිර්මාණය කරන ලද වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණ නිර්මාණයකි. බිලට් හැඩැති අඛණ්ඩ LED ආලෝක උපාංග වානේ ලූවර් තුළ කාවද්දා ඇති අතර, ප්‍රතිචක්‍රීකරණය කළ වානේ මතුපිට හරහා ආලෝකයේ රිද්මයක් නිර්මාණය කරයි. තීරු කේත සහ QR කේත වලින් ආභාෂය ලැබූ ආලෝකකරණ රටා අභ්‍යන්තරය පුරා ස්ථානගත කර ඇති අතර, මිනිසුන් ගමන් කරන විට ඒවායේ පෙනුම වෙනස් වේ. පාලන පද්ධතියක් දිවා ආලෝක තත්ත්වයන්ට ප්‍රතිචාර වශයෙන් දීප්තිය සකසයි. මෙම නිර්මාණය දෛනික වැඩ සඳහා සුවපහසු ආලෝකයක් සපයන අතරම ප්‍රතිචක්‍රීකරණය කළ වානේ වල වයනය ඉස්මතු කරයි.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award රිදී සම්මානය

Embraced in Recycled Steel වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණය යනු A' Design Award රිදී සම්මානය දිනූ නිර්මාණයකි; ඉහළම පෙළේ, සුන්දර සහ ආකර්ශනීය නිර්මාණ සඳහා පිරිනමන අසාමාන්‍ය ලෙස ගෞරවනීය පිළිගැනීමකි. රිදී ජයග්‍රාහී නිර්මාණ අතිශය දීප්තිමත් සහ ඉතා නිර්මාණශීලී කෘති වන අතර නිර්මාණකරුවන්ගේ විශිෂ්ට විශේෂඥතාව, දක්ෂතාව සහ සියුම් බුද්ධිය පෙන්වයි. Embraced in Recycled Steel වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණය විස්මයජනක, ආදර්ශවත්, ඉතා වෘත්තීය සහ ගැඹුරින් නවීන කෘතියක් වනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. Embraced in Recycled Steel වාස්තුවිද්‍යාත්මක ආලෝකකරණය බොහෝ දෙනා ඊර්ෂ්‍යා කරන නිර්මාණයක් වන අතර ආශාවන් අවදි කරයි, ධනාත්මක හැඟීම් ගෙන එයි සහ විස්මය ඇති කරයි.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This lighting design transforms Kyoei Steel’s industrial identity into a refined architectural experience, emphasizing the interplay of recycled steel and light. Billet-shaped seamless LED fixtures embedded in steel louvers create a luminous rhythm, enhancing the material’s structural and textural qualities. Barcode and QR code-inspired lighting compositions connect digital branding with the environment, reinforcing the company's commitment to sustainability and innovation.
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 lighting system incorporates billet-shaped seamless LED fixtures precisely embedded within steel louvers. These lights are designed to blend with the raw aesthetic of recycled steel while enhancing spatial depth and visual continuity. Advanced lighting control systems allow for dynamic brightness adjustments, ensuring optimal illumination that adapts to natural daylight conditions. The result is a harmonious integration of technology and materiality, elevating both functional and aesthetic qualities.
Design Challenge
The challenge was integrating seamless lighting into industrial steel structures without compromising the raw material’s authenticity. Developing billet-shaped LED fixtures that maintained a minimalist form while providing effective illumination required extensive prototyping. Regulatory compliance, thermal management, and ensuring harmony between structural elements and lighting patterns were additional hurdles that necessitated iterative design refinements.
Research
Type of Research: Applied Lighting Design Research
Objective: To explore innovative lighting strategies that enhance the aesthetics and functionality of recycled steel.
Methodology: Light modeling, material interaction analysis, and human perception studies.
Data Collection: Experimental prototyping and user behavior analysis.
Participants: Lighting designers, architects, and material specialists.
Results & Insights: The research demonstrated how integrated lighting enhances both industrial material aesthetics and workplace functionality, influencing sustainable lighting solutions in architectural design.
Inspiration
Inspired by the recycling process of steel and Kyoei Steel’s corporate identity, the lighting design evokes the transformation of raw materials into high-quality products. The barcode and QR code-inspired light patterns symbolize digital connectivity and sustainable manufacturing. The seamless integration of billet-shaped LED fixtures within steel structures enhances the spatial rhythm, creating an immersive and futuristic work environment.
Project Duration
The lighting design project commenced in early 2022 in Yamaguchi, Japan, as part of Kyoei Steel’s office renovation. The design and implementation phases extended through early 2024, integrating advanced lighting technologies with recycled steel structures to create a visually compelling and sustainable workspace.
Operation Flow
The lighting design not only enhances the aesthetic qualities of recycled steel but also guides users through the space by creating a layered visual experience. The illuminated barcode and QR code motifs subtly interact with movement, shifting perspectives as users navigate the office. The interplay between artificial and natural light fosters a dynamic atmosphere that transforms throughout the day, reinforcing the concept of continuous material renewal.
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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