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KONICA MINOLTA PLANETARIA YOKOHAMA, ALMOW | International Design Awards Winners

KONICA MINOLTA PLANETARIA YOKOHAMA

CompanyALMOW

Lead DesignersYuuki Kawanami

Project LocationYokohamaGateTower, 1-2-5 Nishitakashima, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-0011, Japan

ClientKonica Minolta Planetarium Co., Ltd.

CreditsPhoto by Nacása & Partners Inc. / Satoru Umetsu

Prize(s)Bronze in Cultural Interior Design / Other Cultural Interior Design

Entry Description

While conventional planetariums mainly target families and children, PLANETARIA Yokohama is branded with the main target being adults who have healing and intellectual curiosity.
The setting of foyer is not general cosmic feel like other facilities, it produces a high quality and relaxed flow of time by emotionally expressing earth with abstract expressions that stir the imagination.
To enhance dome experience holistically, we focused on visualization of natural phenomena such as light and wind by adding lighting, sound, and scent effects.
To express nature on earth resonating five senses.

Awards and Prize

「iF DESIGN AWARD 2023」Winner