Office and Factory
Stacked Crystal Form

Office and Factory for DAISHINKU CORP.

This project establishes a smart factory integrating headquarters and plant functions adjacent to the existing research facility. Inspired by stacked crystal chips, the design symbolizes Daishinku's products in architectural form. This motif extends across the exterior and interior, creating an open, continuous workspace that embodies the company's identity while enhancing connectivity. The lighting plan reflects the angles of crystal cutting, integrating this distinctive feature into the spatial design to create a dynamic and functional environment.

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Unique Properties

This project integrates Daishinku’s head office and production functions into a smart factory. The exterior design is inspired by stacked crystal chips, with layered rectangular volumes of varying thicknesses representing Daishinku’s history of technological advancement and its future growth. The shifting shadows created by the random arrangement of these volumes recall how crystal subtly deforms under pressure and temperature changes, yet retains a stable frequency.

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architecture, office, lighting design, smart factory, quartz device

Production Technology

The office building's lighting design is inspired by the angle of crystal chip cuts. The thickness of a chip determines its resonant frequency, while the angle affects its stability. Based on the 35.15-degrees AT-cut, 38-degrees CT-cut, and 52-degrees DT-cut, the line lighting incorporates these angles to create an innovative lighting environment that embodies the identity of Daishinku. The design integrates circadian rhythm-based color temperature variations to enhance intellectual productivity.

Design Challenge

Just as a quartz chip’s thickness and angle define its frequency characteristics, the architecture was designed by layering volumes of varying thicknesses. This innovative approach integrates technology and design, creating a space that embodies the brand of Daishinku.

Project Duration

This project was completed in 2024 and is currently in operation. The construction site is located in Kakogawa, Hyogo, adjacent to Daishinkuʼs existing Central Laboratory. Designed as a smart factory, it integrates advanced production systems and energy-efficient technologies to minimize environmental impact.

Operation Flow

This project is a smart factory that integrates Daishinku’s advanced technology with innovative design. Each floor is organized around an atrium pierced through the center, with natural light from the skylight spreading across each layer. This not only enhances energy efficiency and openness but also stimulates encounters and communication among workers on different floors.

Research

Research Objective: Integrating smart factory concepts with architectural design. Result: The spatial design reflects the thickness and angle of quartz chips, visualizing the identity of Daishinku. Impact: This innovative approach enhances energy efficiency and intellectual productivity.

Inspiration

Just as the thickness and angle of a crystal chip determine its specific frequency, the architecture layers volumes of varying thicknesses to shape the space. Inspired by the physical properties of crystal, the design extends the motif of stacked crystal chips throughout the building’s exterior and interior, visualizing the identity of Daishinku. The integration of architecture, interior, and lighting design creates a space where technology and design harmonize.

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Image #1-#5: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, Variations, 2024

Project Overview

Stacked Crystal Form Office and Factory has been a Golden winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2024 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

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Nobuaki Miyashita was recognized with the coveted Golden A' Design Award in 2025, a testament to excellence of their work Stacked Crystal Form Office and Factory.

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Nobuaki Miyashita's Stacked Crystal Form Wins Golden A' Design Award for Innovative Smart Factory Architecture

Tokyo-based architect Nobuaki Miyashita has been honored with the Golden A' Design Award 2025 for "Stacked Crystal Form," a groundbreaking office and factory complex in Kakogawa, Hyogo, that seamlessly integrates Daishinku's headquarters and production functions. Completed in 2024, the project draws inspiration from the physical properties of crystal chips, symbolizing technological advancement and corporate identity through layered architectural forms.


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