PIER THIRTY Group's Western Japan HQ building

Lead Designers Yoshihiro Kato

Entry Description

The PIER THIRTY Group's Western Japan HQ building, built in Kurashiki City in Okayama Prefecture, is a main office building of a company which runs eating/drinking establishments all over Japan. The venue of this building comprises the office space for administrative work and the kitchen for development of new menus as well as for practice by chefs from its each branch as test kitchen.
The test kitchen makes up the central concept of the building, which entails a plan characterized by a test kitchen that’s surrounded by glass and is visible from the entranceway. The façade is comprised of aluminum with LEDs affixed within the panels to give off light. The staircase connected to the second floor has been designed to present a silhouette resulting from of wooden louvers being wrapped around it. 4 types of wooden louver formations bring about changes in how light shines externally. A pendant light using Japanese paper provides a soft light source for the space.