Information
| Title | HEISHIN Ltd. Shiga Factory R&D |
| Builder | HEISHIN Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Location | Takatsuki-cho Higashimonobe, Shiga, JAPAN |
| Construction | Maywa Komuten, Ltd. |
| Architectural elements | Japanese Style , Solar, Passive Solar |
| Awards | The 40th SDA AWARD The 19th NIKKEI NEW OFFICE AWARD (Kinki block) Special Prize (Space Award) H18 Kansai Lighting Technology Promotion Society Award |
| Publications | COMTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN vol.2 JIA Architect of the Year Excellent Architecture Selection Archiworld 132 |
Concept
The site is in the country side and also just in front of the Hokuriku Highway which is running through the beautiful national scenery. Through the double glass in which inside glassfiber sheets melted to form very mild light with graduations as if light were coming thorugh the Japanese-shoji. Not only employee and visitor but also passenger by motorcars on the road would have the feeling of Wa ( very mild Japanese feeling of hospitality), and also the building would be able to appeal to them the company vision receiving I.S.O.14001. Our plan is to keep inside temprerature in 25 degree in centigrade all year round by the effect of ventilation system thoguht the double-skin facade. we succeed to reduce energy 74％ for air-conditioning and 80％ for lighting system.
