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Architects: Takenaka Corporation
- Area: 11897 m²
- Year: 2020
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Photographs:Nakasa & Partners
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Manufacturers: AIR WATER INC, Okamura Corporation, Showa Yotal Co, YKK AP, Yodogawa Steel Works, channel original
Text description provided by the architects. Platform where People, Nature, and Information Interact. As the hub of Konica Minolta's imaging IoT/AI development and business creation in the Kansai area, this is a development base where diverse human resources gather. We wanted to create a patchwork of environments such as inside/outside, light/dark, movement/stillness, and open/closed, not by the type of furniture or interior design, but by the composition and planning of the architecture.
The goal was to create a serendipity-filled ABW (Activity Based Working) practice where new relationships are dynamically and agilely generated through the selection and movement of each person's place in a non-homogeneous environment.
The long and narrow plan (120m x 30m) is designed to allow free flow of people without any pathways by arranging stairs and EVs separately, and the staggered and stacked cross-sections create outside spaces in the right places to enjoy the rich natural environment while considering the privacy of the surrounding houses. We hoped that the architecture would function as a platform where people, nature, and information could interact and contribute to the creation of corporate innovation.
