Sweets bank: ‘a large living room in the city’
Tokyo based firm Nikken Sekkie shelters Japanese sweet company Shunkado’s headquarters in Hamamatsu City, JapanThe set includes a giant wooden table and chairs. Sweets Bank is a whimsical mixed-use building that houses offices, shopsA, and restaurant Within two glass volumes, there is a cafe and bank. Creating a new monument for the town and sweets brand, it is shaped by the concepts of creating ‘a large living room in the city’ where people can gather, and Shunkado’s corporate slogan: ‘We want people to spend family time at the table with sweets’. ‘The aim was to create vitality in the city via a community-based complex that connects people,’ Take note of the architects.
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Nikken Sekkie’s giant dining set-up tops the glass volume charts
Sweets Banks is made up of two main elements: furniture that provides shelter from rain and sunlight, and glass boxes for comfort. The 13-times larger table and chairs were modeled after actual furniture dimensions to solve structural, mechanical, and drainage systems. Glass boxes were created in a simple, yet abstract way as a backdrop for the giant sculptures.
Sweets Banks is designed to be curious, eye-catching, and ‘Instagrammable’ to enhance the image of both the town and the brand. ‘In the modern age of social media, in which a single photo can instantly capture hearts and minds, the image of the building itself becomes the medium, attracts people to regional cities, and creates memorable experiences for posting to the world,’ Notes the team at Nikken Sekkie.
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Image by Kenta Hasegawa
Project info
name: Sweets Bank
location: Hamamatsu City, Japan
architecture: Nikken Sekkei
interior design: TANSEISHA
construction: SHIMIZU CORPORATION
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