Head Office
Nippo Junction

Head Office for Nippo Corporation

Nippo Head Office is built over a multilayered intersection of urban infrastructure, a traffic artery, an expressway, and a park. Nippo is a leading company in road construction. They define "Michi", which means "street" in Japanese, as the basis of their design concept as "what connects a variety of components". Michi connects the building with the urban context and also connect individual workspaces with each other. Michi was enhanced to forge "creative connections" and to realize the "Junction Place", a unique workplace possible only here at Nippo.

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Unique Properties

This project is rebuilding the Nippo Head Office built over a multilayered intersection of urban infrastructure, an expressway and a park. Nippo is a leading company in road construction. By drawing this multilayered intersection of Michi (street in Japanese) on laminated workplace, Michi connects not only physical spaces, but also the individuality and distinctiveness of each place. Michi was enhanced to forge creative connections and to realize a unique work place possible only here at Nippo.

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architecture, facade, glass, headquaters, nippo, doubleskin, tokyo, japan

Production Technology

The Edge between urban environment ,Facade Double skin glazing on the north-east sides are arranged in a staggered folding fan layout optimized for natural ventilation, reduction of direct sunlight and opening out to vistas, actively engaging prevailing winds and direct sunlight, and minimizing usage of blinds. The cavity between double skin glazing is used for natural ventilation and for reducing wind speed and ambient city noises to provide an open workplace connected to urban elements

Design Challenge

The Metropolitan Expressway runs at the foot of the new headquarters. The Metropolitan Expressway is a river before the Tokyo Olympics. Therefore, a revetment retaining wall of the river was left in the site, and it was necessary to construct the basement while leaving it. A seismic isolation structure is adopted so that the headquarters function can be maintained even in the case of a large earthquake.

Project Duration

Completion: 2018/6 Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo,JAPAN

Operation Flow

Columns are placed between Quiet Michi and Ie spaces, defining a soft boundary. Each department or team can set its own relationship with Michi by variating the layout of the Ie zones for column intervals. The columns have inserts that allow a wide variety of boundaries to be set up according to worker needs. such as soft boundaries defined by furniture or partitions between columns and privatizing the Michi for how each space is used is possible

Research

Japan needs an exterior plan to prepare for typhoons, and very careful consideration was required for setting the wind pressure of the double skin facade. Since this exterior incorporates a stone, by setting the interlayer displacement and construction accuracy at the time of the earthquake carefully, a very delicate exterior is realized.

Inspiration

The Michi is also expressed in the NIPPO logo and slogan, which is also the identity of this company. We regard Michi as the connection between various elements, and put Junction into the concept. Specifically, it is an attempt to reorganize the connection between neighboring cities and the connection between work places, which were sparse at the former head office, with the new head office plan. At the same time, it is a plan to re-identify the identity of a company.

Image Credits

Photographer:Hiroshi Funaki、Shota Hiyoshi Kawasumi Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office Co.,Ltd

Project Overview

Nippo Junction Head Office has been a Silver winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2019 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

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Takahiro Ichimaru,Tetsuya Tatenami was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2020, a testament to excellence of their work Nippo Junction Head Office.

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Revolutionizing Workspaces: Nippo Junction Redefines Corporate Headquarters

Nippo Junction, a cutting-edge head office redefining workplace connectivity, was completed in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan in June 2018. The project, led by architects Takahiro Ichimaru, Tetsuya Tatenami, and Nobuyuki Abe, is a testament to innovative design and functionality, seamlessly integrating the company's identity with urban elements.


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