2012 IES Illumination Awards

Reiko Chikada Lighting Design Inc. received Award of Merit for "Sky Hall Toyota Sub Arena" and "Tohoku University Center Hall and Book Cafe."

Sky Hall Toyota Sub Arena (Budo-kan and Sub Hall)

Our lighting design was required to express the spirits of Japanese martial arts and to provide a harmonious illuminance and light colors with the main gymnasium that had been completed before to form a night scape as one facility. In Budo-kan and Sub Hall, we emphasized the pillars to represent the dynamism and stylistic beauty of martial arts.

Toho University Center Hall and Book Cafe (Aobayama Higashi Campus)

The university is located in Sendai City, which was heavily damaged by the earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011. The rectilinear main building (Dining Hall and offices) and the spiral Book Cafe building were used as temporary shelters for the citizens. Both the Dining Hall and the Book Cafe are used mainly in the daytime. There, we added utilitarian and visually relaxing pendant lights to functional architectural lighting to create a cozy atmosphere for students. (Plan: Tohoku University School of Engineering, Architectural design: Yamamoto Hori Architects)