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Oak Konan Shinagawa ביוראָ בנין by Obayashi Corporation

Oak Konan Shinagawa ביוראָ בנין by Obayashi Corporation is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award אין זילבער in אַרכיטעקטור, בנין און סטרוקטור דיזײַן Competition Category.


זילבעראַרכיטעקטור· 2023

Oak Konan Shinagawa ביוראָ בנין

by Obayashi Corporation

Client: Obayashi-Shinseiwa Real Estate Corporation

A' Design Award אין זילבער Winner in אַרכיטעקטור Category

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The Design

About Oak Konan Shinagawa ביוראָ בנין

אָוק קאָנאַן שינאַגאַוואַ איז אַ 12-שטאָקיקער ביוראָ בנין וואָס געפֿינט זיך נעבן דעם האַפֿן אין טאָקיאָ, יאַפּאַן. די ווײַסע גראַטע-ענלעכע דרויסנדיקע ראַם איז אַן אויסערלעכע שאָל געמאַכט פֿון פּריקאַסט באַטאָן וואָס דינט סײַ ווי אַ סטרוקטורעלע ראַם און סײַ ווי אַ זון-שאָטן מכשיר. צוזאַמען מיט דער שטאָל-קאָנסטרוקציע פֿון דעם קערן, שאַפֿט די דאָזיקע היבריד-סטרוקטור אַ ביוראָ-רוים אָן זײַלן, וואָס דערמעגלעכט פֿלעקסיבלע אויסלייגן. די פּריקאַסט זײַלן און באַלקנס ווערן פּראָדוצירט אויסער דעם בוי-אָרט און ווערן אַראָפּגעלאָזט אויף זייער אָרט פֿון אויבן, וואָס פֿאַרלײַכטערט די אַרבעט אויפֿן אָרט. די דרויסנדיקע פֿענצטער נעמען אַרײַן נאַטירלעכע ווענטילאַציע-אײַנהייטן וואָס עפֿענען זיך מיט אַן אָפּנעמבאַרן הענטל.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award אין זילבער

Oak Konan Shinagawa ביוראָ בנין איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין זילבער, אַן אויסערגעוויינלעך פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו שיינע, דערהויבענע און איבערצײַגנדיקע שפּיץ-דיזײַנס. זילבער-געווינער זענען העכסט בריליאַנטע און זייער קרעאַטיווע ווערק וואָס ילוסטרירן די אויסגעצייכנטע מומחיות, טאַלאַנט און שאַרפֿזיניקייט פֿון זייערע דיזײַנערס. פֿון Oak Konan Shinagawa ביוראָ בנין ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ וווּנדערלעך, מוסטערהאַפֿט ווערק וואָס איז אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק פּראָפֿעסיאָנעל און טיף אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין זילבער איז אַ זייער אויפֿפֿאַלנדיקע, באַוווּנדערטע דערפֿינדונג וואָס ברענגט נוצן און שטופּט פֿאָרויס די גרענעצן פֿון קונסט, וויסנשאַפֿט, דיזײַן און טעכנאָלאָגיע. Oak Konan Shinagawa ביוראָ בנין איז אַ באַשאַפֿונג וואָס מען מקנא זײַן זי ברייט, וואָס וועקט תּאוות, ברענגט פּאָזיטיווע געפֿילן און וועקט חידוש און פֿאַרוווּנדערונג.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The building is a mid-rise, 12-story office building located near the harbor in Shinagawa, Tokyo.
The distinctive, white lattice-like exterior frame is an outer shell made of precast concrete serving as
structural frame as well as sun-shading device. Combined with the steel construction of the core this
hybrid structure creates a column-free office space. The fusion of structure and finishing enhances high
buildability and sustainability.
Dimensions & Packaging
[Site area] 2,635.57m2
[Building area] 1,485.79m2
[Total floor area] 16,331.64m2
[Number of floors] 12 floors above ground, 1 floor below ground, tower building 1st floor
[Maximum Height] 56.76m
[Structure] steel construction, reinforced concrete construction in some parts
Tags
Structural Frame, Facade Design, High Added-Value, High Buildability, Equipment units, Office Interior, Tokyo
Production Technology
Supply and exhaust air for the office is provided on the east, west, north sides from equipment units (air supply
units and exhaust air units) built into the aluminum curtain wall inside the columns and beams.
By taking advantage of the depth (500mm) of the exterior shell structure and installing air intake and exhaust air
outlets on the same exterior wall surface, the amount of ductwork in the office ceiling was significantly reduced,
which also contributes to high buildability.
The deep structural frame also controls the amount of direct solar radiation and significantly reduces the heat loads.
Design Challenge
Labor shortage in the Japanese Construction Industry is a major challenge.
Although research into new technologies such as construction robots is progressing, there are still few examples of their use in actual construction sites.
One of the major themes of this project is high buildability.
We communicated with the construction staff to find a construction method that was easy to construct and of high quality.
At the same time, as architects, we had to keep creating new ideas for exterior and interior to added-value to the client.
Research
Labor shortage have recently become major challenges in the Japanese Construction Industry.
This building uses precast concrete columns and beams, which serve as both the structure and exterior finishing materials of the shell structure that characterizes the facade.The use of precast concrete elements fabricated off-site ensures high quality and accuracy.
In addition, the structural frame was designed without horizontal connection, which enables to simplify the site erection. Productivity on site has significantly improved by simply dropping columns and beams from above like building blocks.
Inspiration
Labor shortage have recently become major challenges in the Japanese Construction Industry.
Structural frame was designed without horizontal connection, which enables to simplify the site erection.
Productivity on site has significantly improved by simply dropping columns and beams from above like building blocks.
The design of the interior in many areas is based on a motif of vertical and
horizontal lines and grids inspired by the facade design.
Project Duration
The project started in September 2020 and finished in July 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow
The column-free office space with a hybrid structure of a precast concrete outer frame and steel construction improves the flexibility of office layout and significantly enhances the convenience of users.
In addition, the exterior windows have natural ventilation window units that can be opened and closed freely by attaching a detachable handle, allowing for direct air intake.
Team Members
Hiroshi Satake
Kenji Matsuoka
Rei Sato
Kazuhiro Yasufuku
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Naomichi Sode (SS Co., Ltd), Oak Konan Shinagawa, 2022
Image #2: Photographer Naomichi Sode (SS Co., Ltd), Oak Konan Shinagawa, 2022
Image #3: Photographer Naomichi Sode (SS Co., Ltd), Oak Konan Shinagawa, 2022
Image #4: Photographer Naomichi Sode (SS Co., Ltd), Oak Konan Shinagawa, 2022
Image #5: Photographer Naomichi Sode (SS Co., Ltd), Oak Konan Shinagawa, 2022

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