Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama

R&D Facility Building

This vehicle research and development facility surrounded by forests serves as a hub for the Company’s motto "Making Ever-Better Cars." Under the concept of "spinning," from which the Company’s business originated, the external louvers made of extruded aluminum profiles, crossed in front and back like spinning a thread, perform a solar shading function, and their spindle shape directly represents the corporate branding. The interior design creates a space unique to this location, focusing on the densely forested site environment and the issues inherent in the environment.

Client / Manufacturer

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Toyota, Aichi, JP

Design

TAKENAKA CORPORATION

Nagoya, Aichi, JPShogo Makimura, Takashi Nakaya