Embraced in Recycled Steel Usanifu wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Ofisi by Nobuaki Miyashita

Embraced in Recycled Steel Usanifu wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Ofisi by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Nafasi za Ndani na Maonyesho Competition Category.

FedhaMambo ya Ndani· 2025

Embraced in Recycled Steel Usanifu wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Ofisi

by Nobuaki Miyashita

Client: Kyoei Steel Ltd.

Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Mambo ya Ndani Category

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The Design

About Embraced in Recycled Steel Usanifu wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Ofisi

Embraced in Recycled Steel ni muundo wa mambo ya ndani ya ofisi uliojengwa kwa chuma kilichorejelezwa kilichotolewa na Kyoei Steel. Chuma cha pembe, nondo, na vipande bapa vya chuma vimeachwa wazi ili kusisitiza nguvu na muundo wa nyenzo. Vipengele vya kimuundo ambavyo kwa kawaida hufichwa vinakuwa vituo vya kuvutia vya urembo. Michoro ya misimbo ya pau na misimbo ya QR inaenea kwenye mapambo ya kuta na vishikizo vya ngazi, ikiunganisha nafasi hiyo na utambulisho wa kampuni. Vipenyezi vya mwanga vya chuma vya dari vimeshikilia taa za LED za mstari zisizo na mikato zinazoangazia michoro hiyo. Muundo huu wa mambo ya ndani unaonyesha uwezo wa nyenzo zilizotumika tena katika mahali pa kazi pa kisasa.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award

Embraced in Recycled Steel Usanifu wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Ofisi ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Embraced in Recycled Steel Usanifu wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Ofisi inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Embraced in Recycled Steel Usanifu wa Mambo ya Ndani ya Ofisi ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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: N/A
Team Members: N/A
Image Credits: Image #1,#2 : Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita Variations, 2024
Image #3,#4,#5 : Photographer Sato Kenta, Variations, 2024.