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Miroku Nissho In Blue سانائەت زاۋۇتى by Nobuaki Miyashita

Miroku Nissho In Blue سانائەت زاۋۇتى by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى in بىناچىلىق، ئىمارەت ۋە قۇرۇلما لايىھەلەش Competition Category.


كۈمۈشبىناچىلىق· 2026

Miroku Nissho In Blue سانائەت زاۋۇتى

by Nobuaki Miyashita

Client: Miroku Corporation

A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى Winner in بىناچىلىق Category

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The Design

About Miroku Nissho In Blue سانائەت زاۋۇتى

مىروكۇ نىسشو كۆك رەڭدە (Miroku Nissho In Blue) ياپونىيەنىڭ كوچى ئۆلكىسى نانكوكۇ شەھىرىدىكى بىر سانائەت زاۋۇتى. بۇ لايىھە ئوق قورالى ھۈنەرۋەنچىلىكىنىڭ ئىنچىكىلىكىنى مېمارچىلىق شەكلىگە ئايلاندۇرغان. بىنانىڭ گەۋدىسى شىركەت تۇغىدىكى ئۆزئارا چېتىشلىق ئۈچ ھالقىدىن كەلگەن بولۇپ، چوڭ ھەجىمگە رىتىم ۋە ئىزچىللىق ئاتا قىلغان. سىرتقى قىسمىدا نەپىس ياسالغان مېتال ۋە نىيودو دەرياسىنىڭ چوڭقۇر كۆك رەڭگىدىن ئىلھام ئېلىنغان، مەخسۇس كۆك قاپلىما بىلەن قاپلانغان قوۋۇرغىسىمان پولات تاختايلار ئىشلىتىلگەن. 44 مېتىرلىق تۈۋرۈكسىز ئارىلىققا ئىگە پولات فېرما ئىشلەپچىقىرىش مەيدانىنى ئوچۇق ھالەتتە ساقلاپ، ئۈسكۈنە ئورۇنلاشتۇرۇش ۋە تىرانسپورت لوگىستىكىسىنىڭ جانلىق بولۇشىنى كاپالەتكە ئىگە قىلغان.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى

Miroku Nissho In Blue سانائەت زاۋۇتى A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ گۈزەل، ئۇلۇغۋار ۋە تەسىرلىك ئەڭ يۇقىرى دەرىجىلىك لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئالاھىدە ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. كۈمۈش غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ ئالاھىدە ماھارىتى، ئىستېدادى ۋە ئۆتكۈرلۈكىنى كۆرسىتىدىغان ناھايىتى پارلاق ۋە ئىنتايىن ئىجادىي ئەسەرلەردۇر. Miroku Nissho In Blue سانائەت زاۋۇتى ئاجايىپ، ئۈلگىلىك، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ۋە چوڭقۇر يېڭىلىقچان ئەسەر بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىنىڭ چېگرالىرىنى كېڭەيتىدىغان ناھايىتى دىققەتكە سازاۋەر، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ئىختىرا. Miroku Nissho In Blue سانائەت زاۋۇتى كۆپچىلىك ھەۋەس قىلىدىغان، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرنى قوزغايدىغان، ئىجابىي ھېسسىياتلارنى ئېلىپ كېلىدىغان ھەمدە ھەيرانلىق ۋە قايىللىق پەيدا قىلىدىغان ئىجادىيەت.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This industrial facility transforms the philosophy of precision firearm craftsmanship into architecture. Derived from the three interlinked rings of Miroku’s logo, the form expresses rhythm, continuity, and tension within a vast volume. Finished in Miroku Blue, inspired by finely crafted metal and the deep blue of the Niyodo River, the building visualizes corporate identity through material clarity, structural precision, and monumental simplicity.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site Area: 32405.24 sqm
Building Area: 12879.67 sqm
Total Floor Area: 13649.63 sqm
Structure: Steel Structure, 2 Floors
Maximum Height: 11.15 m
Main Span: Approx. 44 m Column Free
Completion: January 2025
Location: Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
Tags
Industrial Architecture, Corporate Identity, Precision Craftsmanship, Steel Structure, Long Span Factory, Miroku Blue, Japanese Manufacturing, Monumental Industrial Design
Production Technology
Steel structure with 44 meter column free truss span enables uninterrupted production lines. Exterior is finished with K Wall ribbed steel panels in custom Miroku Blue coating. Floor slab thickness ranges from 450 to 600 mm for future production flexibility. Structural precision reflects the manufacturing philosophy.
Design Challenge
The primary challenge was reconciling symbolic architectural expression with strict industrial functionality. Internally, the project required translating over a century of craftsmanship philosophy into spatial form without reducing it to mere representation. Externally, long span structural limitations, production efficiency demands, cost constraints and regulatory requirements shaped the design. The solution was achieved through structural optimization of a 44 meter column free span and disciplined facade articulation, balancing monumentality with operational precision.
Research
Type of Research: Architectural semiotics and industrial spatial research.
Research Objectives: To transform symbolic corporate elements into structural and spatial systems.
Methodology: Semiotic analysis of logo geometry, structural optimization of 44 meter span trusses, facade performance studies.
Data Collection: Production flow analysis, environmental performance simulation.
Participants: Multidisciplinary team of architects and engineers.
Results: A column free industrial monument integrating ZEB Ready environmental strategy.
Insights and Impacts: Repositions factory architecture from utilitarian infrastructure to identity driven cultural asset influencing corporate branding and regional perception.
Inspiration
Since its founding in 1893, Miroku has pursued firearms not as mere tools but as works of art defined by precision and beauty. This philosophy inspired the architectural concept. The corporate blue, rooted in the landscape of Kochi and the clarity of the Niyodo River, became the central motif. The building extends craftsmanship into architectural scale, redefining industrial production as artistic expression.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2023 in Kochi and was completed in January 2025 in Nankoku, Japan. The facility consolidates production and administrative functions within a unified architectural volume reflecting corporate heritage and regional identity.
Operation Flow
Production, logistics and administration are organized along a clear spatial axis. Column free spans enable flexible equipment layout and operational efficiency. Visual continuity between zones enhances spatial awareness, transforming industrial workflow into a coherent architectural experience.
Patents
Copyrights belong to MR STUDIO Co Ltd and Miroku Corporation, 2025.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Miroku Nissho In Blue, 2025.
Image #2: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Miroku Nissho In Blue, 2025.
Image #3: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Miroku Nissho In Blue, 2025.
Image #4: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Takafumi Yamashita, Miroku Nissho In Blue, 2025.
Image #5: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Miroku Nissho In Blue, 2025.

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