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Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Innenarchitektur einer Unternehmenszentrale by Tomohiro Katsuki

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Innenarchitektur einer Unternehmenszentrale by Tomohiro Katsuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Bronze in Innenraumdesign Competition Category.


BronzeInnenraum· 2020

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Innenarchitektur einer Unternehmenszentrale

by Tomohiro Katsuki

Client: Prism Design

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Innenraum Category

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The Design

About Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Innenarchitektur einer Unternehmenszentrale

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo ist die Innenarchitektur der Unternehmenszentrale einer Schriftgießerei im fünften Obergeschoss eines Gebäudes in Minato-ku, Tokio. Das Büro umfasst 431 Quadratmeter und ist um die Verschmelzung von analogem und digitalem Arbeiten herum konzipiert. Ein C-förmiger Schreibtisch unterstützt kreative Tätigkeiten und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Mitarbeitenden. Ein großes Display in der Mitte einer Wand bleibt dauerhaft mit dem Creative Lab in Fukuoka verbunden, sodass die beiden Standorte online kommunizieren können. Eine treppenförmige Sitzbank im Eingangsbereich ermöglicht informelle Gespräche mit Besuchern. Zu den verwendeten Materialien zählen Teppichfliesen, Holz, Corian, Stahl und Korkplatten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Innenarchitektur einer Unternehmenszentrale ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Innenarchitektur einer Unternehmenszentrale wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Innenarchitektur einer Unternehmenszentrale befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Fontworks Inc. moved its headquarters from Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, to Minato-ku, Tokyo, for the purpose of providing further communication business and expanding our business.
Even in the new office, build have set keywords such as "Fusion of analog and digital", “fusion of creative and engineering”, “work while playing”, and “collaboration among employees” so that we can embody “Character More Freely”
Dimensions & Packaging
AREA:Total 431㎡
Located on the 5th floor of the building.
Ceiling height:CH2900mm(slab:H4100mm)
Tags
Interior, Office, Design ,Font
Production Technology
From paper media to the on-screen era, there are also many such as AR / VR. It extends to dimensions. In addition to creating a typeface that is optimal for the environment in which characters are displayed, it is essential to develop technologies that take into account the environment of the customer being used.Even in the new office, Fontworks have set keywords such as "Fusion of analog and digital", “fusion of creative and engineering”, “work while playing”, and “collaboration among employees” so that we can embody “Character More Freely” Made. Will create, nurture and provide free ideas in our natural environment so that Fontworks can continue to provide services that are close to such changes in the environment.

MATERIAL LIST
1.Original Color Carpet Tile
2.Concrete PVC & Laminated Sheets
3.Wood PVC
4.PAINT
5.Corian
6.Aluminum Paint &Laminated Sheets
7.Wood Melamine decorative board
8.Artificial greening
9.OSB pattern Original Laminated Sheets
10.Artificial leather fabric
11.BLACK & WHITE Writing Laminated Sheets
12.Steel(BLACK & WHITE Paint)
13.Cork board
Design Challenge
In 2018, when Fontworks celebrated our 25th anniversary, have formulated a tag line called “Character More Freely” with all our employees, and have been developing specific business activities over the past year. The fonts that Fontworks have consistently provided since our founding are also evolving at a tremendous speed in the environment in which they are used. From paper media to the on-screen era, there are also many such as AR / VR. It extends to dimensions. In addition to creating a typeface that is optimal for the environment in which characters are displayed, it is essential to develop technologies that take into account the environment of the customer being used.
Considering their history and beliefs, it was difficult to give an answer on what the future should be like with their approval.
Research
We used various spreadsheet matrices to extract the root of the design.
Fusing the past and the present to find out what the future should be.
Both conventional and latest are needed, Hybridize them to create a new standard.
Inspiration
On the there is an initial “C” -shaped desk that is common to keywords such as “Creative and Collaboration” that are necessary for a new office environment. In addition, a large display that is always connected to Creative Lab from Fukuoka is installed in the center of the wall to enable active communication between the two sites in online. At the entrance, there was a stair-shaped bench and display, and a space for casual communication with people outside the company was created while ensuring
Project Duration
ADD:Nisshin Aoyama Building 5F, 3-4 Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan,
The project design started in Feb 2019 in Fukuoka,Japan and finished in July 2019. Construction started in Tokyo in Aug 2019 and finished in Dec 2019.
Operation Flow
The characters have changed from handdraft typefaces to digital fonts with the times, but both co-exist without changing.
Analog and digital, Traditional and new technologies...
People change, but the essence does not change.
Considers the essence of mankind and expressed office space design from the font.
Team Members
1.Tomohiro Katsuki : PRISM DESIGN
2.Masanori Kobayashi : PRISM DESIGN
3.Yao Di : PRISM DESIGN
4.Naoki Ohtake : Design Studio GAKU
Image Credits
All Photo Image : PHOTOGRAPHER,Katsumi Hirabayashi

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