The Soleil Building IOfisi by Akitoshi Imafuku

The Soleil Building IOfisi by Akitoshi Imafuku is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso Competition Category.

IsilivereIngaphakathi· 2023

The Soleil Building IOfisi

by Akitoshi Imafuku

Client: Taiyo Setsubi Inc.

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About The Soleil Building IOfisi

Esi sisakhiwo seofisi senkampani yamandla elanga esekwe e-Osaka. Banqwenela ukuyila umbono wehlabathi onamandla nowomoya olele nzulu ezintabeni ngokwenza ngokutsha amatye amakhulu adla ngokubonwa ezintabeni zaseJapan esixekweni. Ibhetshelwe ngamatye enzuziswayo kunye nezithungu zomthi ezithe nkqo, ubuso besakhiwo bubonisa ingqiqo yoyilo "Ukudityaniswa kweNdalo noBugcisa." Ubuso besakhiwo obunamaxhosha amatye enzuziswayo ukusuka kumgangatho wokuqala ukuya kumgangatho wesi-2 buqhubeka ukuya esangweni kwaye amatye enzuziswayo adityaniswa nomfanekiso oqingqiweyo womxholo wothando. Ubugcisa bugqunyelelwe kuso sonke isakhiwo.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

The Soleil Building IOfisi ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. The Soleil Building IOfisi iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. The Soleil Building IOfisi yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: “Fusion of Nature and Art”
This is the office building for the solar power company based in Osaka. "Design the future with nature" is the corporate philosophy of the company and its infrastructure is designed to embody the philosophy by adhering to carbon-neutral practices, utilizing solar panels on the rooftop to power the building.
We started planning the design based on “art” in the space, and choose artificial rocks as a foundation of “art.” We wish to design the dynamic and spiritual worldview lurking deep in the mountains by recreating huge rocks which often seen deep in Japanese mountains in the city. Chiseled with artificial rocks and vertical wooden lattices, the building facade manifests the design concept "Fusion of Nature and Art." The artificial rock embedding facade of the ground floor to the 2nd floor continued to the entrance and the artificial rock merges with a sculpture on a theme of love. Art is layered throughout the whole building.
Tags: artificial rock, art, nature
Inspiration: The inspiration came from a giant rock stately stands deep in Japanese mountain. It stands quietly but exude a quiet dignity. Since ancient times, Japanese people believed that spirits dwell in all things like woods, rocks, water and plants in the nature. We hope that the artificial rocks we design will somehow holds the spirituality from the nature.
Image Credits: Masahiro Ishibashi

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