Architects:Moriyuki Ochiai Architects and Harumaki Project

Area:600m²

Year:2024

Photographs:Daisuke Shima

Lead Architects:Moriyuki Ochiai Architects and Harumaki Project

Design Team:Moriyuki Ochiai Architects, Harumaki project

General Constructing:Seieidensetsu

Engineering & Consulting > Other:Hiro & associe

City:Shinagawa City

Country:Japan

The light of transient waves reflecting fleeting changes in nature and time – We designed shared office spaces intended to bring together a diversity of Japanese manufacturing companies and spark the co-creation of new cultural and business values through organic exchanges.

Deliverables included spaces that stimulate creativity and foster interaction among the diverse artisans working in the shared office who promote the use of traditional Japanese manufacturing techniques. Moreover, we sought to reflect on the history of the district of Gotanda, an area whose name echoes its rural rice farming origins. Thus the idea is to create an office space that harmoniously incorporates these elements.

A kimono is born from a single piece of cloth, origami is the art of transforming a single sheet of paper into various forms. Furoshiki is a single piece of cloth used to wrap objects of all shapes and sizes. Limited resources have spurred a variety of Japanese innovations that have made their way into the creation of everyday goods. In celebration of this cultural heritage, we endeavored to create a space that satisfies various functions and requirements through the ingenious volume of a simple flat surface, made of aluminum, a limited material.