Bronze Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2022
Global Hub Square Offices
- A' Design Award 2022 Bronze Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Pasona
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 10,337
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About Global Hub Square Offices
Global Hub Square is an office building complex set in a forest on Awaji Island, Japan. The project moved a Tokyo office to a quiet natural site surrounded by fresh air and sea breeze. Large windows bring sunlight and wind into the interior and open the rooms to the landscape. A cafeteria serves healthy meals made with local food to both employees and island residents. The architecture recalls a temple through a series of graceful arches and a large central staircase. The total floor area is 2257 square meters.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The work style has changed dramatically in Japan after the Corona pandemic. The design labo client decided to move their Tokyo office to a remote island. They choose a site in the middle of the forest, where no offices or traffic jam are around, instead, fresh air, sea breeze and nature are surrounding the location. The client wanted a beautiful view of the landscape, large windows to let in plenty of sunlight and wind come inside, and a cafeteria, where both employees and resident of the island could enjoy healthy meals made with local food.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Lot size: 2980 square meters
Building area: 1415 square meters
Total floor area: 2257 square meters
Total area of office building: 844 square meters
Total area of food & beverage building: 719 square meters
Central building: 694 square meters - Tags
- Offices, Office, Nature, Temple, Architecture,
- Project Duration
- the project was completed in April 2022 in Awaji Island, Japan.
- Inspiration
- The island where this building is located is said to be the first island created by a deity in Japanese mythology.The deity loved the island and lived there for the last days of its life. The design labo imagined the temple as it might have existed there and the resulting design is a series of graceful arches, with a large staircase in the middle that, metaphorically, leads to heaven. the goal was to create an environment where people can feel the blessings of nature and work safely in cooperation with the residents
- Image Credits
- All images: Photographer Ikumori Yamamoto, 2022.