Shinjiro Heshiki ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Urban Banyan ᱵᱮᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2026
Urban Banyan ᱵᱮᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
Shinjiro Heshiki ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Runva Company Inc.
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Urban Banyan ᱵᱮᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱚᱨᱵᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱤᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱟᱦᱟ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱨᱛᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱵᱚᱨ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱖᱐᱐᱐ ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱓᱖᱐᱐ ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱢᱩᱨᱛᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱞᱟᱛᱷ ᱵᱚᱨᱰ᱒ ᱢᱚᱨᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱞᱟᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱞᱟᱥᱴᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱒ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱞᱠᱟ ᱓ᱰᱤᱼᱯᱨᱤᱱᱴ ᱨᱮᱡᱤᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱰᱟᱸᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱸᱜᱮᱞ ᱛᱷᱮᱠᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱱᱮᱡᱽ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱠᱮᱴᱚᱬᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱮ᱒ ᱑᱔.᱕ ᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱸᱪ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱓ ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱮᱠᱨᱮᱞᱤᱠ ᱯᱮᱱᱮᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱫᱷᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ ᱥᱟᱠᱟᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱧᱤᱫᱟᱹ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱚᱞᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱸᱴᱷᱚᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾
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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Urban Banyan ᱵᱮᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Urban Banyan ᱵᱮᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Centered around a sculptural Banyan tree, this interior blends art and architecture to provide emotional comfort. Embracing the aesthetic of light and shadow, it creates a serene atmosphere. Overcoming strict exterior signage bans, the glass storefront functions as a City Lantern. Semi-transparent leaf prints on acrylic project a warm, organic glow onto the street at night, serving as an architectural beacon without violating building codes.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Banyan Tree Artwork: 6000 mm (W) x 3600 mm (H). Acrylic Print Panels: 14500 mm (W) x 1200 mm (H).
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- bakery cafe, spatial design, banyan tree, organic interior, lantern facade, light and shadow, digital fabrication, mortar craft, japanese design, okinawa
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- To meet fire codes, the banyan sculpture uses a hybrid of lath boards, mortar, and artistic plaster. Complex branches integrate lightweight 3D-printed resin to reduce load. The 14.5m window features 3mm acrylic panels with semi-transparent leaf prints. Backlit for a lantern effect, it leverages western exposure, creating a dramatic interplay between the interior and twilight.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- Due to tenant restrictions, no exterior signage was permitted. To overcome this limitation, the design reimagined the entire window surface as a glowing lantern visible from the street, creating both a signature presence and cost efficiency without breaching the building facade rules.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- Research focused on material innovation to balance art with strict fire safety. We developed a lightweight structure integrating 3D-printed resin components and noncombustible mortar. We also explored reversible attachment mechanisms for the long-span acrylic window panels. This demonstrates a sustainable approach to large-scale indoor art installations, merging traditional crafts with digital fabrication.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- In the concrete jungle of Naha City, this design reintroduces the primal comfort of nature. Inspired by the Okinawan Banyan tree (Gajumaru), revered in folklore as the abode of spirits, the space serves as a modern sanctuary. The concept visualizes the invisible 'Life Force' of the island. By integrating the organic forms of the Banyan with the play of light and shadow, the design transforms a commercial space into a spiritual shelter, offering a moment of primitive healing amidst urban hustle.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project started in Nov 2024 in Naha City, Okinawa and finished in March 2025
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Guests enter beneath the symbolic canopy of the banyan tree and are naturally guided toward seating areas that embrace the soft western light. The filtered illumination through the acrylic leaf screens shifts subtly throughout the day, providing visitors with a tangible sense of passing time. This visual and spatial rhythm intentionally encourages people to slow their pace, breathe deeply, and experience emotional serenity while enjoying their coffee and bread.
- ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ
- Copyrights belong to Conception Co., Ltd., 2025.
- ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Photographer: Masahiro Ishibashi
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