Information
| Title | ECOPALLET Shiga Factory |
| Builder | ECOPALLET SHIGA CO.,LTD. |
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| Location | 2002-24-25 Kouji Kounan-cho, Kounan-gun, Shiga, JAPAN |
| Construction | SKY BUILDING Service Co., Ltd |
| Architectural elements | Pallet, Isoband, Top Light |
| Awards | 4th Nissc Iso-band (Insulation Wall) Design Contest Special Prize |
| Publications | hiroba 2004.10 |
Concept
This is a recycling factory which makes palettes from waste plastic coming from households. There are two parallel production lines: one for sorting, crushing, and washing the collected plastic to make palette material, and one for transforming them into palettes. The colors of the interior differ by each process but are all in bright colors to bring out a clean image. The exterior is designed with silver “Isoband” and rainbow colored skylights to match the company name.
