Hino Meeting // Hamura Plant
Hino Motors
Hamura Shi, JP
Feb // 2020
Hamura Shi, JP
Feb // 2020
We are incredibly fortunate that Hino Motors, Ltd., one of the largest Japanese manufacturers of trucks & buses, is one of our key sponors.
We were invited to one of their plants outside of Tokyo, a massive complex of hangars, roadways, & office buildings.
Our small group was transported from the entrance gate to our meeting site in a full-size bus. The entire interior of the bus was curtained for our 15-minute journey across their campus. Though we were granted permission to document our meeting, the plant itself was hidden from view.
We were invited to one of their plants outside of Tokyo, a massive complex of hangars, roadways, & office buildings.
Our small group was transported from the entrance gate to our meeting site in a full-size bus. The entire interior of the bus was curtained for our 15-minute journey across their campus. Though we were granted permission to document our meeting, the plant itself was hidden from view.
Design considerations, road protocols, techinical production, & implementation strategies are being spearheaded by these Hino experts:
- Jun Yamada
- Toshiaki Hayata
- Kazutaka Sakai
Based on email correspondence, the Hino team created preliminary design sketches for the 2-ton truck they will provide for us. Our initial ideas included a small room in which Fukushima residents could meet, share experiences & generate collaborative writings.
A vast array of specialty trucks, from policitical vehicles & touring advertisements to cafes, campers & mobile ‘traditional gardens’ inspire our conceptualization process.
So much has changed in a short period of time. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been reconceiving design concepts to ensure safe & meaningful interactions.
A vast array of specialty trucks, from policitical vehicles & touring advertisements to cafes, campers & mobile ‘traditional gardens’ inspire our conceptualization process.
So much has changed in a short period of time. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been reconceiving design concepts to ensure safe & meaningful interactions.
