Furusaki Tokyo Office by Hiroyuki Niwa, Contemporary Japanese Commercial Building, Interior Architecture
Furusaki Tokyo Office in Nakano-ku
Japanese Commercial Building Project – design by Hiroyuki Niwa, Japan
11 Jan 2019
Furusaki Tokyo Office by Hiroyuki Niwa
Design: Hiroyuki Niwa with Yuki Imafuku
Location: Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Furusaki Tokyo Office by Hiroyuki Niwa
INSPIRATION:

The client requested a total of ten rooms with different natures in a building with 300? area. For an effective use of the limited space, rooms resembling a ?box? (a unit) were three-dimensionally combined and stacked, instead of dividing the building by floors. Such an idea also appears on the façade, forming a symbolic design that confuses viewers about the number of floors, when seen from the sides.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Within this small building with less than 300? area, all functions required for a construction company are densely packed in, including an office, meeting room, factory, loading area for trucks, and bedroom. The small site was fully utilized to form the complex facility. The exterior appearance also shows the functions of the building as a complex facility. Each function was designed as a ?box? and stacked. The interior space of each ?box? has a different theme, emphasizing the diversity.

PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY:

Since the client has the head office and woodworking factory in Fukui Prefecture, timbers from Fukui Prefecture were used...