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CASE STUDY 04Shimizu Hokuriku Branch Office(Coffered ceiling and Kimusuko)

Light and visual environment design by fusing tradition and computation

To support the one-plate office space introduced in CASE 03, RC wall columns were placed along the perimeter to form a lattice beam frame. As a result, natural light is actively captured from the open outer wall surface, while ensuring a spacious interior space. Additionally, we planned a skylight to deliver sufficient light to the deep central area of the footprint, aiming for a “bright and comfortable workplace.”

CASE STUDY 03Shimizu Hokuriku Branch Office(Creative Field)

Realizing the "creative field*" with computational design

We aimed to create an office (creative field*) that encourages more creative and flexible working styles by mixing various work areas on one plate. Using computational design, we explored the possibilities of new workspace planning from the relationships between "people" and "activities" and the characteristics of "space".

CASE STUDY 02ANA INTER CONTINENTAL Beppu Resort & Spa

Creating an "umbrella" using computational design that controls the line-of-sight while remaining elegant

Using the idea presented by the interior designer of a “forest of umbrellas,” we employed a computational design approach to effectively block the line-of-sight from the upper guest rooms to the open-air bath.

CASE STUDY 01Tokyu Community Technical Training Center NOTIA

Approaching 3 themes through computational design

We planned for the core training space to be the "Training HUB," and the “Support Space” to be the areas surrounding the training HUB where there will be contact with the external environment. We imagined a composition that would produce a complex effect by creating a mutually complementary relationship. The central "Training HUB" is a RC structure and the "support space" is a S structure, taking in ambient light and wind to create various inside/outside relationships.