Innovation and Production Center Ile-iṣẹ (Factory) by Obayashi Corporation is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IdẹÌkọ́lé· 2021
Innovation and Production Center Ile-iṣẹ (Factory)
Client: Riken Keiki Co., Ltd.
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About Innovation and Production Center Ile-iṣẹ (Factory)
Ile-iṣẹ Innovation and Production Center jẹ́ ilé-iṣẹ́ tí ó ṣàkópọ̀ ìwádìí àti iṣẹ́-ọwọ́ ìṣelọ́po fún ilé-iṣẹ́ tí ń ṣe amóhùnmáwòrán gaasi (gas detector), tí ó wà ní àgbègbè iṣẹ́-ọnà ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ ìlú Tokyo. Àgbékalẹ̀ náà ní ilé mẹ́fà pẹ̀lú àgbègbè tí ó tóbi tó mítà onígun mẹ́rin 24,800. Ilé méjì ni a so pọ̀ pẹ̀lú afárá tí ó so àwọn ẹ̀ka ìwádìí àti ìṣelọ́po pọ̀. Àwọn slits, fins àti louvers fún ojú-ilé náà ní ìrísí tí ó pé kókó tí ó sì lẹ́wà. Àwọn terraces aláwọ̀ ewé tí a gbé kalẹ̀ ní ìwọ̀n gíga kan náà lórí ilé méjèèjì ṣẹ̀dá ìlà-ọ̀run aláwọ̀ ewé kan. Ète àpẹrẹ yìí ni láti ṣe àtìlẹ́yìn fún ìfọwọ́sowọ́pọ̀ láàrin àwọn ẹ̀ka, àti láti mú ìmọ̀ àti iṣẹ́ àṣeyọrí ọpọlọ pọ̀ sí i.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Innovation and Production Center Ile-iṣẹ (Factory) jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Innovation and Production Center Ile-iṣẹ (Factory) yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Innovation and Production Center Ile-iṣẹ (Factory) ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This building is innovation center and production center for a gas detector manufacturer in an industrial area on the suburbs of Tokyo.
This project is part of the consolidation and reorganization of the facilities of Riken Keiki, the pioneer of gas detectors in Japan. By relocating and consolidating its development and production sites from central Tokyo to the suburbs, the company aims to increase intellectual productivity and speed up the development process. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Floor:6, Area:24800 square meters
- Tags
- architecture, facade, R&D Center, Production Center, Tokyo, suburbs
- Production Technology
- The main facades of the two buildings are unified by the same method of integrating different volumes with an L-shaped motif. The linear elements such as slits, fins, and louvers are used to express a sensor-like impression of precision and sophistication. The façade, with its delicate and diverse expressions, is unique and does not look like a production facility at first glance in the industrial area.
In addition, by placing the green terraces at the same height of the two buildings, we created a green skyline. The green skyline creates a richness in the industrial landscape. - Design Challenge
- The most difficult part was the planning of the bridge connecting the two buildings.
The bridge was penetrated into the building and supported by the beams on the second floor of both buildings. The Innovation Center is earthquake-resistant, while the Production Center is seismically isolated, so the two buildings would move differently during earthquakes. In order to follow the movement of the two buildings, the one side is supported by pins and the other side by rollers. - Research
- Based on the hypothesis that intellectual productivity can be improved by increasing opportunities to switch minds throughout the day, the interior design was based on the keyword "switching " of the researcher's thinking.
Switching methods include color switching and color temperature switching.
Color Switching: In the innovation center, each floor is given a different floor color.
Color temperature switching: The production center has different lighting color temperatures for production areas and common areas. It encourages the switching of on/off modes. - Inspiration
- We planned the architecture with a focus on how to adjoin the innovation center and the production center, how to integrate them, and how to link the development and production departments. In designing the building, we tried to give form to the client's requirements of creating a presence for RIKEN KEIKI, creating a work environment that inspires imagination and strengthening collaboration between departments and increasing intellectual productivity.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2012 and finished in 2020 on the suburbs of Tokyo,JAPAN
- Operation Flow
- The two buildings are connected by a bridge in order to strengthen collaboration between the development and production departments. In addition to easy access to both sides of the building, the green terrace and the adjacent communication space encourage communication between employees and provide a place to increase intellectual productivity.
In this rapidly changing world, an architecture that enables seamless coordination between development and production will become a base for manufacturing that can efficiently and speedily open up the era. - Team Members
- Architect: Goichi Kamochi, Hiroshi Satake, Kenji Matsuoka, Kentaro Yasufuku, Fuki Sato
- Image Credits
- Keita Yamamoto/ Nacasa and Partners Inc.
Naomichi Sode/ SS Tokyo Corporation
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