Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama / Japan
TAKENAKA CORPORATION / Japan
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DFA Design for Asia Awards 2025 l Bronze Award l Spatial Design l Workspaces
Threads of Innovation
Encircled by forests in Toyota City, this R&D hub intertwines technology and ecology through the motif of “spinning.” Aluminium louvers echo the company’s origins, while thinned local timber—bundled into structural beams and acoustic walls—revitalises neglected forests, achieving harmony between environmental renewal and engineered precision.
