Stacked Crystal Form Kontors- och fabriksbyggnad by Nobuaki Miyashita

Stacked Crystal Form Kontors- och fabriksbyggnad by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award i Guld in Arkitektur-, Byggnads- och Konstruktionsdesign Competition Category.

GuldArkitektur· 2025

Stacked Crystal Form Kontors- och fabriksbyggnad

by Nobuaki Miyashita

Client: Daishinku Corp

A' Design Award i Guld Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Stacked Crystal Form Kontors- och fabriksbyggnad

Stacked Crystal Form är en kontors- och fabriksbyggnad som samlar huvudkontor och produktionsfunktioner i en smart fabrik. Exteriören består av staplade rektangulära volymer med varierande tjocklek, inspirerade av staplade kristallflisor. Samma motiv fortsätter inne i byggnaden. Varje våningsplan är arrangerat kring ett centralt atrium, och ett takfönster släpper in naturligt ljus på alla plan, vilket främjar öppenhet och kontakt mellan medarbetarna. Linjebelysningen följer kristallflisornas skärningsvinklar. Byggnaden har fem våningar och en stålramskonstruktion.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Guld

Stacked Crystal Form Kontors- och fabriksbyggnad är vinnare av A' Design Award i Guld, ett oerhört prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, underbara och enastående designverk. Guldvinnare är utomordentligt innovativa, visionära och glamoröst bländande skapelser som speglar sina formgivares briljans, visdom och skicklighet. Stacked Crystal Form Kontors- och fabriksbyggnad förväntas vara en högt prisad, trendsättande och monumental uppfinning som levererar oöverträffat värde. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Guld är ett spektakulärt, respekterat projekt som i hög grad gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Stacked Crystal Form Kontors- och fabriksbyggnad skapar intensiva känslor av längtan, väcker passion, uppmuntrar kreativitet och fascinerar oss.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project integrates Daishinku’s head office and production functions into a smart factory. The exterior design is inspired by stacked crystal chips, with layered rectangular volumes of varying thicknesses representing Daishinku’s history of technological advancement and its future growth. The shifting shadows created by the random arrangement of these volumes recall how crystal subtly deforms under pressure and temperature changes, yet retains a stable frequency.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 17,225.61 square meter
Building Area: 3,563.18 square meter
Total Floor Area: 10,243.16 square meter
Number of Floors: 5 above ground
Maximum Height: 27.73 m
1st Floor Height: 5.4 m
2nd Floor Height: 5.1 m
3rd Floor Height: 4.5 m
4th Floor Height: 4.5 m
5th Floor Height: 4.4 m
Structure: Steel Frame
Tags: architecture, office, lighting design, smart factory, quartz device
Production Technology: The office building's lighting design is inspired by the angle of crystal chip cuts. The thickness of a chip determines its resonant frequency, while the angle affects its stability. Based on the 35.15-degrees AT-cut, 38-degrees CT-cut, and 52-degrees DT-cut, the line lighting incorporates these angles to create an innovative lighting environment that embodies the identity of Daishinku. The design integrates circadian rhythm-based color temperature variations to enhance intellectual productivity.
Design Challenge: Just as a quartz chip’s thickness and angle define its frequency characteristics, the architecture was designed by layering volumes of varying thicknesses. This innovative approach integrates technology and design, creating a space that embodies the brand of Daishinku.
Research: Research Objective: Integrating smart factory concepts with architectural design.
Result: The spatial design reflects the thickness and angle of quartz chips, visualizing the identity of Daishinku.
Impact: This innovative approach enhances energy efficiency and intellectual productivity.
Inspiration: Just as the thickness and angle of a crystal chip determine its specific frequency, the architecture layers volumes of varying thicknesses to shape the space. Inspired by the physical properties of crystal, the design extends the motif of stacked crystal chips throughout the building’s exterior and interior, visualizing the identity of Daishinku. The integration of architecture, interior, and lighting design creates a space where technology and design harmonize.
Project Duration: This project was completed in 2024 and is currently in operation. The construction site is located in Kakogawa, Hyogo, adjacent to Daishinkuʼs existing Central Laboratory. Designed as a smart factory, it integrates advanced production systems and energy-efficient technologies to minimize environmental impact.
Operation Flow: This project is a smart factory that integrates Daishinku’s advanced technology with innovative design. Each floor is organized around an atrium pierced through the center, with natural light from the skylight spreading across each layer. This not only enhances energy efficiency and openness but also stimulates encounters and communication among workers on different floors.
Patents: N/A
Team Members: N/A
Image Credits: Image #1-#5: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Variations, 2024