Japan Sustainable Building Database

Project Outline

The aging building of the Tokyo Branch of Kawamoto Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. (head office: Nagoya, est. 1919), the sales hub of Japan’s leading pump manufacturer for the Tokyo metropolitan area, was rebuilt as a modern office building housing approximately 70 employees.
Located in an area with a mixture of office, retail and residential buildings close to a subway station, the 214-m2 lot faces adjacent properties on three sides and a 15-m length of street on the front northeast side, requiring an innovative, future-oriented building design with maximized floor space.
With a focus on structure and functionality, the integration of architectural features and effective environmental load reduction technologies for a small office building, the property was designed to contribute to the rejuvenation of the surrounding streetscape and to provide a bright, functional workspace that optimizes the limited lot size, a less-than-sufficient floor height of 3.05 meters due to right-of-light restrictions and a building depth of approximately 8-13 meters.

Basic Information

[CASBEE rank]	A  ()
[CASBEE tool used]	CASBEE for New Construction (2008: brief version)
[Location]	Toshima-ku, Tokyo
[Completion date]	2007/1/1
[Site area]	214m2
[Total floor area]	931m2
[Structure]	Steel reinforced concrete/party steel structure
[Floors]	6 floors
[Owner]	Kawamoto Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd.
[Designer]	Nikken Sekkei, Inc.
[Contractor]	Shimizu Corporation, Saikyu Kogyo Co., Ltd., Chuo Denki Koji Co., Ltd.

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Awards

• 3rd Sustainable Building Award, IBEC Chairman's Award (February 2010)
• 7th Environmental and Equipment Design Award in Environmental and Equipment General Design Category (May 2009)
• Japan Association of Architectural Firms Architecture Award, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Award in Small Building category (October 2008)
• Good Design Award in Industrial Office Building category (October 2008)