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  Project Title

  Aida Sekkei Precut Division Ibaraki Factory

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  MR STUDIO Co., Ltd.

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Nobuaki Miyashita / MR STUDIO Co., Ltd.

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  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
  MR STUDIO Co., Ltd.
• 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.