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Toshin Takarazuka Шкільний Кабінет by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Toshin Takarazuka Шкільний Кабінет by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award in Інтер'єр Competition Category.


БронзаІнтер'єр· 2022

Toshin Takarazuka Шкільний Кабінет

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Matsuo Gakuin.

Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award Winner in Інтер'єр Category

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The Design

About Toshin Takarazuka Шкільний Кабінет

Для свого другого офісу, створеного після спалаху пандемії Covid19, Мацуо Гакуїн зіткнувся з проблемою: знайти рішення для захисту користувачів офісу, зберігаючи при цьому естетичні цінності, якими компанія завжди дорожила. В офісі розміщуються два зламаних столи у формі грому, які розділяють простір на зони для персоналу та гостей. скляні панелі були затиснуті між дошкою та її дублікатом, що звисав зі стелі. скляні панелі проходять по черзі через паралельні лінії. Таке розташування утворює захисний екран, забезпечуючи циркуляцію повітря та документів.

The Recognition

About the Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award

Toshin Takarazuka Шкільний Кабінет є переможцем Бронзової нагороди A' Design Award — надзвичайно престижного визнання, що присуджується видатним дизайнам, які вирізняються креативністю, винахідливістю та кмітливістю. Переможці Бронзової нагороди — це вкрай вправні та вражаюче креативні артефакти, що засвідчують великий досвід, уяву та знахідливість своїх дизайнерів. Очікується, що Toshin Takarazuka Шкільний Кабінет буде високо цінованим, улюбленим і обожнюваним об'єктом, помітно професійним та інноваційним. Цей дизайн-переможець Бронзової нагороди A' Design Award втілює найкращі практики в мистецтві, науці, дизайні й технологіях і чудовий своєю увагою до деталей. Toshin Takarazuka Шкільний Кабінет чудово задовольняє потреби, торкається бажань, зачаровує почуття та привертає цікавість.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Matsuo Gakuin preparatory school needed a new office space for its reception and meeting room. However, with the COVID19 pandemic hitting worldwide, this new space must protect its users while guaranteeing an uninterrupted functionality. The space is highlighted by a broken lightning shaped boards running along the office separating it to several entities through a series of alternating glass shields, protecting from the droplets and allowing air and documents circulation.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross Built Area: 69sqm
W12740mm x D6885mm x H2490
Tags
Japan, office, covid, post-pandemic, virus, public, protection, shield, interior, work
Production Technology
Both the counter board and its duplicate hanging down from the ceiling were made as furniture pieces, each separated and assembled onsite. The boards were finished in white veneer, and their bases in black veneer. Only the top of the counter board was finished in special antiviral melamine veneer. The glass sheets were sandwiched using slits cut on both lower and upper boards and fixed using transparent caulking on the top board.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge of this space was the noticeably short design period and a limited budget. This location came shortly after opening a previous one in Osaka, so the concept was kept and readjusted to fit into the space and the program. The challenge was to readjust the concept while creating a different space for a different location.
Research
The research in this project was conducted to find out how to ensure safety in a guest receiving office space in the time of global pandemic. The goal was to find a compromise between total safety of the users and the aesthetic values that the company cheers so dearly. What are the materials to be used and what kind of atmosphere that prevents depression or paranoia in these difficult times? But also, a design that can be operational and feels normal long after the pandemic is over.
Inspiration
This space was inspired by a multitude of solutions that have emerged in response to the global pandemic, that were put together in a way to respond to the functionality needs of the clients operational mode. The imperfections of each solution or the aesthetic value has evolved into the proposed project. All types of spaces from medical facilities to banking institutions were part of the study, that transcended the real world to step on scifi spaces.
Project Duration
Project start: December 2020.
Construction start: January 2021.
Project/Construction End: February 2021.

Location:
Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Operation Flow
The counter divides the space into small entities. The guest area in the center and the staff area surrounding it. The undulation of the counter in a thunder shape creates separate subspaces that starches and its reflection on the mirror and glass makes the space look larger than it is. there is a reception counter, which is supplemented by a high counter. Then two consultation tables. The last consultation table is doubled by a video projection film for online meetings.
Team Members
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Motoaki Takeuchi
Farid Ziani
Image Credits
Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.

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