Layered Office, Iwate Prefecture building, Japan architecture, Japanese sustainable architecture design photos

Layered Office in Iwate Prefecture

8 September 2023

Design: NoMaDoS

Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Layered Office Iwate Prefecture Japan

Photos by Ito Takamune Photo Office

Layered Office, Japan

Maruno Ceramic Tiles Co., Ltd. (Maruno INC.) is celebrating its 90th anniversary. This is a plan to rebrand and renovate the headquarters of a company supporting the well-known tile projects of Morioka City buildings. Maruno Corporation has been engaged in tile projects for almost 90 years since its inception, and its headquarters building has a history of 50 years, accumulating long-term technology and history.

Layered Office Iwate Prefecture

The renovation design is not a complete makeover. Still, it uses the concept of tiles, with history “covering” and “stacking” like tiles, using “layers” as the design concept, and designing both exterior and interior in this style.

Layered Office Iwate Prefecture

The design emphasises showcasing the history of Maruno, tiles, and the company’s headquarters building, expressing it like “layers” on the exterior and interior design.

Layered Office Iwate Prefecture

The exterior design uses a “double-skin” structure to improve thermal insulation performance and reduce solar load, among other environmental performance factors.

Layered Office Iwate Prefecture Japan

In the interior design, a “ノ-shaped counter” is set up to trace the history of tiles and display their types and trends. The space design has an exhibition room style, allowing visitors to experience various tiles and their usage.

Layered Office Iwate Prefecture Japan

Layered Office in Iwate Prefecture, Japan – Building Information

Project Name: Layered office
Project Website: https://en.nomados.co.jp/works/sounooffice/
Office Name: Nomados.Co., Ltd
Office Website: https://en.nomados.co.jp/
Contact e-mail: info@nomados.co.jp
Firm Location: 21F, Shin-Marunouchi Center Building, 1-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda ku, Tokyo, 100-0005 JAPAN

Completion Year: 2022
Gross Built Area: 268.53 sqm
Project Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Lead Architects: Fumi Otosaka, Hikaru Chiba
Program / Use / Building Function: Office
Lead Architects e-mail: fumi@nomados.co.jp, hikaru@nomados.co.jp

Architectural Design: NoMaDoS / Fumi Otosaka, Hikaru Chiba
Environmental Design: NoMaDoS / Ryosuke Takahashi
Structural Design: Betania Architectural Office / Shigeki Sasaki
Lighting Design: TILe / Yasuyoshi Iwakabe
Construction: Maruno INC.
Photography: Ito Takamune Photo Office

Layered Office Iwate Prefecture Japan

Photography: Ito Takamune Photo Office

Layered Office, Iwate Prefecture, Japan images / information received 080923 from v2com newswire

Location: Iwate Prefecture, Japan, East Asia

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