Nagomi
Nagomi is a welfare facility designed for the employees of a factory in the suburbs of Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The name Nagomi means to ease the mind in Japanese. The two-floor building covers 1691 square meters and holds a cafeteria, a fitness center, a gallery, relaxation areas and indoor and outdoor event spaces. A curved form and a sloping roof shelter the approach from winter wind and snow. Trussed wings give the cafeteria a wide open space, where the lines of the wooden ceiling are set in a random pattern to create a light and warm interior.
Nagomi Welfare Facilities by Yuji Iida has been recognized as a grand illustration of architectural design by the A' Design Award & Competition. Nagomi Welfare Facilities earned the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design in 2022. The A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award is a juried, academic and highly prestigious design award which honors outstanding design of skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions, religious structures, infrastructure designs, landscaping projects and more.
