Ajinomoto Cec 客户体验中心 by Stoked Associates

Ajinomoto Cec 客户体验中心 by Stoked Associates is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 室内空间与展览设计 Competition Category.

铜室内· 2023

Ajinomoto Cec 客户体验中心

by Stoked Associates

Client: Ajinomoto Malaysia Berhad

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 室内 Category

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The Design

About Ajinomoto Cec 客户体验中心

味之素客户体验中心（Ajinomoto CEC）坐落于马来西亚森美兰州Bandar Enstek清真产业园区内新建工厂之中。空间入口处设有一面大型LED视频墙，在员工与访客步入信息展馆（Infoseum）之前予以迎接。随后，一条隧道引领参观者依次了解企业发展历程、企业服务与产品体系。投影映射技术与音响系统为参观体验提供支持，烹饪工作室则举办以"味道"为主题的互动体验活动。简洁的线性造型语言，令人联想起甘蔗在风中摇曳的动态韵律。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Ajinomoto Cec 客户体验中心是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Ajinomoto Cec 客户体验中心将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Ajinomoto Cec 客户体验中心出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ajinomoto Malaysia Berhad has officially opened its new factory in Bandar Enstek Halal Hub, Negeri Sembilan in conjunction with its 60th Anniversary in Malaysia. It will demonstrate the whole new brand image to the public eyes with the new customer engagement centre. The new factory is a smart factory and certified Green Building. Advanced technology that optimizes operations through automation and digitalization is incorporated to improve efficiency and productivity.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 16880mm x Depth 9500mm x Height 3200mm
Tags: Interior Design, Experience, Customer Engagement Centre, Cooking Studio, Factory
Production Technology: The design team introduced a 3000mm height x 4800mm width LED video wall as a welcoming feature to greet the employees and visitors. It could visually engage with people before entering into the Infoseum. Projection mapping with sound system are integrated as part of the customer experience journey.
Design Challenge: Corporate branding, customer experience and safety are the highest priority for this project. The design team deep dived into Ajinomoto history milestones, product and technology information and the methodology to create a seamless experience journey for the visitors. There are multiple discussions with stakeholders and business units to achieve the final outcome where able to showcase Ajinomoto spirit to their audience.
Research: Ajinomoto is rich in history. Creating new values, enhancing life and social contribution is part of the company mission. The design team continue to follow the purity of one of the Japanese fundamental philosophy of life ikigai where everything have its own purpose. The space design reflects effective, reliable, reconnect and elevate to demonstrate Ajinomoto encouraging achievement. Digital information was introduced through various interactive technology embedded within the space. Using clean and linear lines to resemble the idea of Ajinomoto to always be focus on the vision and mission to the people and to the society.
Inspiration: In the new Ajinomoto CEC, we captured the poetic movements of the sugarcanes that waves in the wind when it brushes through the tips. This is our statement made at the entrance of the Infoseum, where it located strategically at the lobby. We focus in creating dynamic space movement experience for visitors. At the same time, we continue to follow the purity of one of the Japanese fundamental philosophy of life Ikigai where everything have its own purpose.
Project Duration: The project design started in July 2021 and construction finished in November 2022 at Bandar Enstek Halal Hub, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Operation Flow: By combining future essentials into every day lifestyle needs. Our design approach aligned with Ajinomoto vision to co-create value together with customer. There are several interactive spaces created to engage with visitors from the touch down area with a large LED video wall, leading through the tunnel into the history of Ajinomoto, corporate services and products. An interacting cooking session with visitors to have self experience with the Umami taste happen in the cooking studio.
Team Members: Collaboration Partner: Okamura International Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Project Director: Kathy Fong
Project Lead: Stephanie Lew
Project Manager: Fregen Lim
Designer: Austin Lee
3D Visualizer: Jimmy
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Bricksbegin, Ajinomoto Customer Engagement Centre, 2022
Image #2: Photographer Bricksbegin, Ajinomoto Customer Engagement Centre, 2022
Image #3: Photographer Bricksbegin, Ajinomoto Customer Engagement Centre, 2022
Image #4: Photographer Bricksbegin, Ajinomoto Customer Engagement Centre, 2022
Image #5: Photographer Bricksbegin, Ajinomoto Customer Engagement Centre, 2022