Bronze Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2020
World Service Head Office Office Building
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Michihiro Matsuo: METAPH ARCHITECT ASSOCIATES
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,886
- Verification code 44B557EFE2 · Verify this award
About World Service Head Office Office Building
This is the headquarters plan of a company that manufactures and sells weddings and tablecloths. He quotes the shape of the table and the softness of the cloth in the buildings and materials, structurally supports the large overhanging circular parts, and gives a sense of floating to create the future. The design is impressive with a large volume, but harmonized with the natural and local environments.
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- Unique Properties
- This is the headquarters plan of a company that manufactures and sells weddings and tablecloths.While citing the shape of the table and the softness of the cloth in the building and the material, the floating large circular form that feels light is empty and the world , Showing the possibility of expanding into the future.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Site area:6408.97㎡ Size:2138.77㎡ Structure:Steel frame Floor: 2
- Tags
- Office, Warehouse , Steel , Architecture
- Production Technology
- In order to express the soft cloth used for the table, a large corrugated iron plate is used for the circular part, and the design gently wraps the building.
- Design Challenge
- Structural support of the large overhanging circular section, and the material that feels light is superimposed on this large volume to form a shape. In addition, it must be in harmony with the natural environment and the local environment in the shape that images the future.
- Project Duration
- The project was completed in Osaka, Japan in February 2020
- Operation Flow
- It will be used as an office, but a multipurpose hall will be opened if necessary. This hall is largely connected to the outside, and the connection between the inside and outside enables expansion of space and use.
- Research
- Many visitors related to the wedding visit and use the building. By overlaying the future of marriage with the future imagined by the appearance and shape of the building, we want to test the emotions associated with architecture.
- Inspiration
- We quoted the shape of the table and the softness of the cloth in the building and the material, and made it a large circular shape with a feeling of floating and lightness. In addition, we created an architecture that allows us to imagine the future and marriage associated with shapes.
- Image Credits
- Michihiro Matsuo: METAPH ARCHITECT ASSOCIATES
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