Toshin Takarazuka 學校辦公室 by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Toshin Takarazuka 學校辦公室 by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銅室內· 2022

Toshin Takarazuka 學校辦公室

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: Matsuo Gakuin.

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Toshin Takarazuka 學校辦公室

對於自新冠肺炎疫情爆發以來創建的第二個辦公室，松尾學院面臨的挑戰是找到一種解決方案來保護辦公室用戶，同時保持公司一直珍惜的美學價值。辦公室裡有兩張破碎的雷形桌子，將空間分為員工區和賓客區。玻璃板夾在木板和懸掛在天花板上的複製品之間。玻璃板交替地穿過平行線。這種佈置形成保護罩，同時允許空氣和文件流通。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Toshin Takarazuka 學校辦公室是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Toshin Takarazuka 學校辦公室將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Toshin Takarazuka 學校辦公室出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Matsuo Gakuin preparatory school needed a new office space for its reception and meeting room. However, with the COVID19 pandemic hitting worldwide, this new space must protect its users while guaranteeing an uninterrupted functionality. The space is highlighted by a broken lightning shaped boards running along the office separating it to several entities through a series of alternating glass shields, protecting from the droplets and allowing air and documents circulation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 69sqm
W12740mm x D6885mm x H2490
Tags: Japan, office, covid, post-pandemic, virus, public, protection, shield, interior, work
Production Technology: Both the counter board and its duplicate hanging down from the ceiling were made as furniture pieces, each separated and assembled onsite. The boards were finished in white veneer, and their bases in black veneer. Only the top of the counter board was finished in special antiviral melamine veneer. The glass sheets were sandwiched using slits cut on both lower and upper boards and fixed using transparent caulking on the top board.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this space was the noticeably short design period and a limited budget. This location came shortly after opening a previous one in Osaka, so the concept was kept and readjusted to fit into the space and the program. The challenge was to readjust the concept while creating a different space for a different location.
Research: The research in this project was conducted to find out how to ensure safety in a guest receiving office space in the time of global pandemic. The goal was to find a compromise between total safety of the users and the aesthetic values that the company cheers so dearly. What are the materials to be used and what kind of atmosphere that prevents depression or paranoia in these difficult times? But also, a design that can be operational and feels normal long after the pandemic is over.
Inspiration: This space was inspired by a multitude of solutions that have emerged in response to the global pandemic, that were put together in a way to respond to the functionality needs of the clients operational mode. The imperfections of each solution or the aesthetic value has evolved into the proposed project. All types of spaces from medical facilities to banking institutions were part of the study, that transcended the real world to step on scifi spaces.
Project Duration: Project start: December 2020.
Construction start: January 2021.
Project/Construction End: February 2021.

Location:
Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Operation Flow: The counter divides the space into small entities. The guest area in the center and the staff area surrounding it. The undulation of the counter in a thunder shape creates separate subspaces that starches and its reflection on the mirror and glass makes the space look larger than it is. there is a reception counter, which is supplemented by a high counter. Then two consultation tables. The last consultation table is doubled by a video projection film for online meetings.
Team Members: Tetsuya Matsumoto
Motoaki Takeuchi
Farid Ziani
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, NewNormal, 2021.