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The Soleil Building Ọfiisi by Akitoshi Imafuku

The Soleil Building Ọfiisi by Akitoshi Imafuku is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.


FàdákàInú Ilé· 2023

The Soleil Building Ọfiisi

by Akitoshi Imafuku

Client: Taiyo Setsubi Inc.

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category

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The Design

About The Soleil Building Ọfiisi

Èyí ni ilé-iṣẹ́ fún ilé-iṣẹ́ agbára oòrùn tó wà ní Osaka. Wọ́n fẹ́ láti ṣàpẹrẹ ìwòye ayé alágbára àti ti ẹ̀mí tó pamọ́ sínú àwọn òkè nípa ṣíṣe àtúnṣe àwọn àpáta ńlá tí a máa ń rí nínú àwọn òkè Jàpánù ní ìlú. Pẹ̀lú àwọn àpáta atọ́ tí a gé àti àwọn àkámọ́ igi tó dúró, ojú-ilé náà ń ṣàfihàn èrò àpẹrẹ "Ìdàpọ̀ Ìṣẹ̀dá àti Iṣẹ́-ọnà." Ojú-ilé àpáta atọ́ láti ilẹ̀ ìsàlẹ̀ dé ilẹ̀ kejì tẹ̀síwájú sí ẹnu-ọ̀nà, àpáta atọ́ náà sì dà pọ̀ mọ́ ère kan lórí kókó ìfẹ́. Iṣẹ́-ọnà tó pọ̀ wà káàkiri gbogbo ilé náà.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

The Soleil Building Ọfiisi jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé The Soleil Building Ọfiisi yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. The Soleil Building Ọfiisi jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

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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