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  • Project Title

    DAISHINKU CORP. HEADQUARTERS AND PLANT


  • Winning Firm

    OKUMURA CORPORATION + MR STUDIO Co.,Ltd.


  • Lead Designer

    Tomoatsu Kusada + Nobuaki Miyashita


  • Awarded

    WINNER, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Workplaces
  • Project Location
    Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Completion Date
    August, 2024
  • Client
    Daishinku Corp.
  • General Contractor
    Okumura Corporation
  • Photographer credit
    Kenji Noguchi / K's Photo Works + Nobuaki Miyashita / Mr Studio Co.,ltd.

  • Architectural Firm
     
  • Architect Firm / Studio Name
  • Lead Architect(s)
    Tomoatsu Kusada + Nobuaki Miyashita
  • Other Team Members
    Tomoatsu Kusada, Satoshi Kikkawa, Kotaro Hino / OKUMURA CORPORATION, Nobuaki Miyashita, Yukari Hirose / MR STUDIO Co., Ltd.
  • About Firm
    MR STUDIO Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based architectural firm established in 2017. The firm focuses on unveiling each project’s latent identity through concept-driven, innovative design across various typologies, including residential, office, hotel, and cultural facilities. By interpreting the site’s context with precision, MR STUDIO creates unique, place-specific architecture. Its holistic approach integrates signage, lighting, landscape, and product design, enriching spatial experiences.

DAISHINKU CORP. is a leading crystal device manufacturer in Japan. This project creates a smart factory integrating headquarters and plant functions on a site adjacent to the Laboratory. The architectural design is inspired by stacked quartz crystal chips, which symbolizes company’s products. It is applied to both the exterior and interior, creating an open, continuous workspace that embodies the identity of DAISHINKU.
The lighting plan reflects the angles of the crystal cut, incorporating this distinctive element into the spatial composition.

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: Kenji Noguchi / K's Photo Works + Nobuaki Miyashita / MR STUDIO Co.,Ltd.

Outstanding Property Award London
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