Architecture, Building and Structure Design Embraced in Recycled Steel Office by Nobuaki Miyashita Embraced in Recycled Steel is an office building for a steel recycling company in Yamaguchi, Japan. The exterior adopts a stacked structure inspired by steel billets, with special coatings that create textural variation. The interior uses angle steel, flat bars and deformed steel bars as finish materials, bringing structural elements into open view. Barcode and QR code motifs extend through the spaces, and seamless LED fixtures shaped like billets are combined with steel louvers on the ceiling. The building has four floors above ground and a maximum height of 19.9 meters.
Golden A' Design Award Winner
Embraced in Recycled Steel Office by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Embraced in Recycled Steel Office earned the Golden A' Design Award in 2025 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other remarkable designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Nobuaki Miyashita and see why Embraced in Recycled Steel Office design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Embraced in Recycled Steel
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Embraced in Recycled Steel Office by Nobuaki Miyashita Embraced in Recycled Steel is an office building for a steel recycling company in Yamaguchi, Japan. The exterior adopts a stacked structure inspired by steel billets, with special coatings that create textural variation. The interior uses angle steel, flat bars and deformed steel bars as finish materials, bringing structural elements into open view. Barcode and QR code motifs extend through the spaces, and seamless LED fixtures shaped like billets are combined with steel louvers on the ceiling. The building has four floors above ground and a maximum height of 19.9 meters. Embraced in Recycled Steel earned the Golden A' Design Award, one of the highest levels of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Golden A' Design Award winner designs combine strong original designs with outstanding professional planning, and are selected by a grand jury, as exceptional entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated designs are voted through blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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