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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Intelligent Logistics Center PROTO in Ichikawa, Japan by Bureau 0–1July 29th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Bureau 0–1 Bureau 0–1 designed a showroom to experience firsthand the futuristic logistics center in which robots and people work together. This facility is located in a gigantic distribution depot that opened in April of 2018 and operated by Daiwa House Group. It is a first project for Bureau 0–1 that exceeds 1000 m². [Opened in June of 2016, DPL Ichikawa is the distribution depot located in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.] Nested in the depot with its rough, industrial aesthetics, we created a new world that begins with the carefully choreographed circulation, and eventually, leading up to the meeting space from which you can see the futuristic distribution system. Under the design concept of “Tectonic,” we sought to design a space that evolves with the systems, technology, and people who work there, and can transform over time.  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky
 Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky Path to the Observation Platform Japan is at the cusp of inducting a new logistics system. This project endeavored to capture the sense of excitement and exploration at the beginning of the new era of evolving logistical technology. The space is designed in a way to experience firsthand this experimental system. One of the ways this elation gradually builds up is by the design of circulation system.  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky From the entry hall, the visitors gravitate through a narrow corridor, articulated by a slightly bent wall. On the left, a band window opens up the view to the canals leading into Tokyo Bay. As you go on and step into a dimly lit interior of the depot, the new scene exposes a six-meter height industrial space juxtaposed by the breathtaking series of “folded walls”. This space was generated by systematically shifting office spaces, and as the result, the sequence is characterized by this dynamically undulating wall increasing its amplitude as you progress.  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky Turning the corner right at the end of this corridor, you are welcomed into a space called the “plaza,” where you can interact with the nine-monitor display system and various technological components. Going further, the spatial climax is the observation platform 1.4-meter high. From behind its glass wall, you finally grasp the expansive entirety of Intelligent Logistics Center PROTO. While Earth appears to be immobile, we know that it is constantly flowing in a dynamic flux. Architecture is also inherently thought to be static, but here, we strived to infuse the sense of movement governed by an unseen rule. While this space and program is experimental and prototypical in spirit, it was also imperative to have a clear mid and long-range goals. We can imagine this facility’s working-style, people, system, and technology to evolve over time. As such, the space is designed with tolerant margins to accommodate any future physical and software developments. During the design phase, we were careful to create a space in which parts-to-whole relationship would engender a well-balanced reciprocity — a house-inhouse composition and the rule-based folding walls leading to the observation platform.  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Jan Vranovsky  Image Courtesy © Bureau 0–1  Image Courtesy © Bureau 0–1  Image Courtesy © Bureau 0–1  Image Courtesy © Bureau 0–1  Image Courtesy © Bureau 0–1
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