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  • Project Title

    Aida Sekkei Precut Division Ibaraki Factory


  • Winning Firm

    MR STUDIO Co., Ltd.


  • Lead Designer

    Nobuaki Miyashita / MR STUDIO Co., Ltd.


  • Awarded

    PLATINUM AWARD, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Commercial / Manufacturing
  • Project Location
    Bando,Ibaraki, Japan
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Completion Date
    May, 2020
  • Client
    Aida Sekkei Co., Ltd.
  • General Contractor
    Aida Sekkei Co., Ltd. + Kawada Industries, Inc.
  • Photographer credit
    Marin Tsutsumi / Aida Sekkei Co., Ltd.

  • Architectural Firm
     
  • Architect Firm / Studio Name
  • Lead Architect(s)
    Nobuaki Miyashita / MR STUDIO Co., Ltd.
  • Other Team Members
    Masahiro Inayama / Holzstra, Takahiro Fujimaki / Aida Sekkei Co., Ltd., Kenichiro Maruyama / KAWADA INDUSTRIES
  • About Firm
    MR STUDIO Co., Ltd., founded in Tokyo in April 2017, specializes in architectural design that identifies and meets the potential needs of each project. The firm handles a wide array of building types, from residential to commercial and cultural facilities, and covers projects from interiors to large urban developments. By incorporating elements like signage, lighting, and landscape into its designs, MR STUDIO creates uniquely contextual and richly sequenced spaces.

This new precut timber factory, designed by Aida Sekkei, features an innovative design with every step of the precut process visible to visitors. The plan includes a floating glass-enclosed viewing corridor approximately 100 meters long, allowing visitors to closely observe the production. The office building is designed with a truss structure using timbers typical for residential homes, creating a vast space that showcases the "factory as a display." The dynamic facade design, exuding a sense of acceleration and speed, aims to symbolize Aida Sekkei's ongoing evolution towards the future.

Bio
MR STUDIO Co., Ltd. is a premier design firm founded in Japan in 2017, driven by the mission to transform spaces into expressions of identity and purpose through innovative architectural concepts. Under the leadership of Nobuaki Miyashita, an architect with nearly three decades of experience, the firm has swiftly gained recognition for its forward-thinking and impactful approach. Each project undertaken is a testament to MR STUDIO’s dedication to exploring and fulfilling the potential needs of its clients, ensuring that every design embodies a distinct identity.

Other prizes
2020, Winner, International Architecture Awards, USA 2021, First prize, AIA-JAPAN Award for Architecture, Japan 2022, Winner, The Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Awards,USA 2022, Winner, International Architecture Awards, USA 2022, Winner, iF DESIGN AWARD,Germany 2023, Winner, The Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Awards,USA 2024, Gold Award & Silver Award, A' Design Award & Competition,Italy 2024, Winner, Green Good Design Sustainability Awards, USA 2024, Winner & Honorable Mention, DNA PARIS DESIGN AWARDS, France 2024, Red Dot Design Award,Germany 2024, AIA International Awards, Merit Award

Credits: Marin Tsutsumi / Aida Sekkei Co., Ltd.