Pure Semicircles Naqshadda Gudaha Dugsiga by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Pure Semicircles Naqshadda Gudaha Dugsiga by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qolalka Gudaha iyo Bandhigyada Competition Category.

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Pure Semicircles Naqshadda Gudaha Dugsiga

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Seigakusha Co., Ltd.

Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Gudaha Category

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The Design

About Pure Semicircles Naqshadda Gudaha Dugsiga

Qoraalka Buugga: Pure Semicircles waa naqshad gudaha ah oo loogu talagalay dugsi caymis ah oo ku yaal Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. Naqshaddu waxay bixisaa meel nadiif ah oo leh khadad iyo qaabab yar-yar, si ardaydu ugu diirado maadooyinkooda. Albaabka soo gelidda wuxuu horseedaa aag soo dhaweyn ah oo qaabkiisu yahay nus-goobaad, halkaas oo muraayad lagu dhejiyay khadka dhexe ay ka soo tarjumeyso qaabka oo ay dhammaystirto goobaad buuxa. Saqafka waxaa laga sameeyay xaashiyo bir-birbirle ah (stainless steel) oo qaab mowjado leh, waxaana iftiimiya ilo iftiin oo toosan. Dhirta cagaaran iyo indho-indheeyayaasha alwaaxda ah ayaa ku daraya diirimaad meesha caddaan ah ee minimalist-ka ah. Laba qol oo wax lagu barto ayaa ka kooban miis dhexe iyo daabuulal ku teedsan daaqadaha.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Pure Semicircles Naqshadda Gudaha Dugsiga waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Pure Semicircles Naqshadda Gudaha Dugsiga waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Pure Semicircles Naqshadda Gudaha Dugsiga si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Pure Semicircles is a cram school located in Osaka. The school offers a pure space with minimal lines and shapes where the students can focus on their subjects. Greenery maintains a strong presence to provide a relaxing atmosphere and wood blinds help create warmth in a rather minimalist white space. The main design point is the semicircular entrance with ripples stainless steel ceiling reflecting the space and a mirrored wall in the median that completes the circle.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 149.69sqm
W20330mm x D13230mm x H2470mm
Tags: Japan, school, education, students, ripple, Osaka, minimalist, reflection, students, office
Production Technology: The space was created using drywall techniques and mostly finished in wall cloth.
The ceiling is made with rippled stainless steel sheets. The semicircle reception space has a mirror in the median line that reflects it and completes the circular form. The lighting is secured through linear light sources in the middle of the stainless steel and around it as well. The study room is equipped with downlights.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge was mostly how to make a school fashionable in the eyes of teenage students, fulfil its functional duty, all of this in a relatively narrow space and a relatively limited budget. How to keep a space pure while still making it cozy. How to make it rich in materiality while keeping it minimalist and not distracting. The answer was by using unique materials such as the rippled stainless steel for the ceiling, mirrored walls, greenery, and wood blinds.
Research: Pure Semicircles design has two axes of research. The first one is aimed at guaranteeing an atmosphere where students can focus on learning while still enjoying the space and relaxing. The second one is aimed at visually creating a space that is attractive in a relatively narrow room that is surrounded by windows that overlook the bustling city outside. The quest was to find a middle between the two.
Inspiration: This design is inspired by the function of the space. Schools need to have spaces that provide an atmosphere where students can concentrate on their studies. But they also need to be cozy and offer relaxed and playful places. More than just study desks, schools need to become attractive and interesting to their main users, teenagers who are already building their lives into our contemporary society.
Project Duration: Project start: September 2024.
Construction starts: December 2024.
Project/Construction End: January 2025.

Location:
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.
Operation Flow: The entrance gives straight to a semicircular reception space doubled by a mirrored wall. The reception leads then to the consultation booth where parents, students and staff can talk. The other side is occupied by offices. In the middle the space opens to the study space with a central table and a counter on the window side. Another arched opening leads to the second study room which is a counter along the windows.
Team Members: Tetsuya Matsumoto
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf Photography, Pure Semicircles, 2025.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf Photography, Pure Semicircles, 2025.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf Photography, Pure Semicircles, 2025.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf Photography, Pure Semicircles, 2025.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf Photography, Pure Semicircles, 2025.