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Metoa Ginza Функсияи асосӣ: Толори намоишӣ by Shigeru Kubota

Metoa Ginza Функсияи асосӣ: Толори намоишӣ by Shigeru Kubota is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award in Дизайни фазои дохилӣ ва намоишгоҳ Competition Category.


НуқраДохилӣ· 2026

Metoa Ginza Функсияи асосӣ: Толори намоишӣ

by Shigeru Kubota

Client: Metoa Ginza

Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award Winner in Дохилӣ Category

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The Design

About Metoa Ginza Функсияи асосӣ: Толори намоишӣ

Матни китоб: Ин фазо бо мавзӯи вохӯрии технологияи пешрафта ва одамон таҳия шудааст. Тавассути намоишгоҳҳои тиҷоратӣ, технология бо санъат вомехӯрад ва одамон бо намоишҳо алоқаманд мешаванд. Дар қаҳвахона, меҳмонон бо ҳамдигар ҳамкорӣ мекунанд ва ҷомеае ба вуҷуд меояд. Вақте ки ин вохӯриҳои ба ҳам печида ба ҳам мебофанд, онҳо хотираҳои пойдор эҷод карда, таассуроти гарм ва мусоид дар бораи иншоот боқӣ мегузоранд. Панелҳои дуқабатаи занбӯрхонамонанд, ки лифтро иҳота кардаанд, ҳангоми чархонидани як қабат ба 90 дараҷа нақши гулмонанд ба вуҷуд меоранд, ки паёми онро мерасонанд, ки технология одамонро барои эҷоди ҷаҳони хушбахттар ба ҳам мепайвандад.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award

Metoa Ginza Функсияи асосӣ: Толори намоишӣ ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи фавқулодда обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои сатҳи олӣ, зебо ва таъсирбахш дода мешавад. Ғолибони нуқра асарҳои бағоят дурахшон ва бениҳоят эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи барҷаста, истеъдод ва зиракии тарроҳони худро нишон медиҳанд. Интизор меравад, ки Metoa Ginza Функсияи асосӣ: Толори намоишӣ асари аҷоиб ва намунавӣ бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва амиқан навоваронаанд. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award ихтирои хеле назаррас ва мавриди таҳсин аст, ки судманд аст ва ҳудуди санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технологияро пеш мебарад. Metoa Ginza Функсияи асосӣ: Толори намоишӣ офаридаест, ки бисёриҳо ба он ҳасад мебаранд ва хостаҳоро бедор мекунад, эҳсосоти мусбат меорад ва ҳайрат ва тааҷҷуб ба вуҷуд меорад.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Metoa Ginza is Mitsubishi Electric's showroom, designed to showcase its 12 businesses. In order to introduce various technologies from home appliances to space, medical, and infrastructure, in a limited space, we proposed a layout with a community cafe on the first floor and exhibition spaces on the second and third floors, where events are held four times a year to showcase the 12 businesses. The exhibition was designed to be like a gallery, with the concept of Cutting-edge Technology and art.
Dimensions & Packaging
The showroom covers a total area of approximately 900 square meters across three floors. The first floor is primarily dedicated to a cafe area, while the second and third floors are allocated for exhibition spaces.
Tags
Mitsubishi Electric, Event space, 100th anniversary, Corporate exhibition, Communication space, Corporate museum, Corporate brand promotion
Production Technology
In addition to design, we were heavily involved in overall branding from a comprehensive production perspective and worked to raise awareness by unifying the design of the naming, logo design, key visuals, main videos, uniforms, goods, and other elements. We also requested the cafe on the first floor to develop a menu in accordance with Mitsubishi Electric's event and conducted unified event promotions on all floors.
Design Challenge
The huge honeycomb panels surrounding the elevator are double-layered, and when the honeycomb panels on the back side are rotated 90 degrees and stacked, a flower pattern is created, symbolizing the overlap of technology brings happiness to people. The structure piercing through three floors was difficult to realize, but it was completed by dividing the hexagons into parts and connecting them together. The translucent white color shines in the light, brightly expressing people's happiness.
Research
Mitsubishi Electric is involved in various businesses, including home appliances, elevators, space, robotics, medical equipment, and infrastructure. To appeal these businesses, the company went beyond simply displaying its products and incorporated the perspectives of artists to express its technologies as works of art, creating new experiences and positive impressions. Achieving this required understanding and decision-making on the part of the company through research and persuasion.
Inspiration
A place, theme of meeting people, based on the concept of Touch of Advancement. Each business's exhibition brings technology and art to meet people and the cafe brings people to create a community. These are connected and the design conveys the message: technology brings happiness to people. The two-layer honeycomb panels surrounding the elevator create a flower-like pattern when one side is rotated 90 degrees. It messages that technology will come together to create a happier world.
Project Duration
This project began in Tokyo in October 2014 and was completed and opened on March 31, 2016. It closed on August 4, 2025.
Operation Flow
Metoa GINZA is Mitsubishi Electric's showroom with a cafe on the 1st floor and exhibition spaces on the 2nd and 3rd floors, where exhibitions have been changed 4 times a year. Rather than simply displaying products, the showroom collaborates with artists to create an experience that can be enjoyed as art. Over the past 10 years, 6 million people have visited here, which has established itself as a place for new discoveries. After closing, the showroom will tour the country as the event, Metoa.
Team Members
General production Interior design: Shigeru Kubota
General production, VI design, Art direction: Arata Maruyama
General production, Event design: Masato Tanaka
Overall supervision: iPLANET Incorporated
Interior construction: MURAYAMA INC.
Design: WORKTECHT&Co.
Moving logo Opening video production: Norimichi Hirakawa
Interactive Video Production: amana inc.
Opening video production: WOW Inc.
Video system design: Kyoeisha Co., Ltd.
Furniture design and production: HAY hutte design
In-house background music and ELV surround sound: Yosi Horikawa
Technical support and equipment provided: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
PR: TANK Inc.
Printed matter copywriting: Keita Fukasawa

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