HARIO Satellites is the first concept shop of HARIO, a Japanese domestic heat-resistant glass manufacturer. This shop is located at the Tokyo Haneda international airport new shopping district, with a new hotel development nearby mainly for inbound visitors. As the client requested, all the retail in this area was expected to embody the “Japanese culture”. Innovation by Japanese craftsmanship： Instead of having the conventional design approach, such as using typical Japanese material like wood and stone, we try to create the architecture design that is innovated by Japanese craftsmanship. We believe that the uniqueness of craftsmanship can show the core value of Japanese culture and have a better presentation for the visitor of the concept shop. Shop made by raw material of the brand products: We decide to create the space with a “White Sand Wall”, using Australian white sand, which is the raw material for HARIO product, to represent the identity of the client. The white sand wall also needs the traditional Japanese plastering method called “Sakan”, whose quality is highly dependent on the craftsmanship level. The specially made wall is using Australian pure white sand and combining with Japanese plastering technique. As for the technique of making “White Sand Wall”, the first layer is made with grey plaster with extremely uneven texture. On the second layer, the finished surface is made with the “White Sand”. Combining with the plastering technique from the Sakan wall makers, we create a pattern with organic strips that can seamlessly express the luxury of marble. Judging Criteria ■Functionality: HARIO Satellites is the first concept shop of a Japanese domestic heat-resistant glass manufacturer, meaning that its initial function is to contribute to brand recognition. Therefore, we consider it should be differentiated from normal retail, besides attracting customers for the economic value, the design of the interior ought to represent and reflect the client’s identity of client’s product. Furthermore, due to its location, the embodiment of Japanese native culture is also one of our objectives during the design development. Those goals are achieved through the White Sand Wall. ■Innovation and Creativity: SPATIAL IDENTITY Representation of culture and identity has always been one of the most heated discussing in the design field. Conventional approaches normally applied local material in composition with eye-catching graphical elements that are product-related. Although this method is deliverable and understandable for most clients and customers, we doubt this method sometimes lacks an understanding of design and the fundamental value of culture. In HARIO Satellites project, the identity of design should be represented by the core identity of the shop along with an understanding of local culture, we call this type of identity “Spatial Identity”. For Example, the identity of glass is usually related to its transparency and reflectiveness, but we consider the product raw material can better represent the material identity, in addition, it shows the individuality of HARIO glassmaker. Therefore, the origin of the HARIO glass product, white sand from Austria beach becomes the main interior design element of this concept shop. Furthermore, the utilization of white sand can differ from the popular image of Japan, design with wood-related material. For the finish method, we decide to integrate Australian white sand with the Japanese plastering technique “Sakan”, a traditional wall finish procedure that is highly relied on the skill level of workers, and representing one of the fundamental Japanese culture, “craftsmanship”. We believe that a combination between raw material of glass and Japanese craftmanship creates accurate “Spatial Identity” Japanese glass manufacturer HARIO. ANALYTICAL CRAFTSMANSHIP Since white sand is not the material that used for Japanese plastering wall, making of the interior wall also become a challenge for the skilled worker. We introduce a method using contemporary ideology to support and control the results of traditional craftsmanship, we call this design process “Analytical Craftsmanship”. During the design process of the interior wall, Japanese plastering skill is the only hand-making technique to use for making the white sand “Sakan” wall. To communicate more efficiently with workers, we applied the contemporary analysis method to evaluate the outcomes. With the assistance of data analysis, workers were able to tackle the issue more quickly and make a better improvement. As for the result, we were able to reach our expectations in rather a short period of time. Based on the experience during the concept shop project, we realize that to continue the legacy of craftsmanship in today’s architecture, “Analytical Craftsmanship” should be incorporated during the design process to help to improve the productivity and quality of workers. Not only this can continue the artistic and cultural value in craftmanship, more importantly, but it can also prevent those techniques from being eliminated by the industrial world and modern days architectural production. ■Sustainability: We designed the White Sand Wall, which covers the entire shop while taking care of sustainability at the same time. The material applied is picked up from the sand for glass manufacturing, which was not used and would be thrown away otherwise. Therefore, the white sand for HARIO Satellite is not only natural but recycled material.