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Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Bulego Nagusiaren Barne Diseinua by Tomohiro Katsuki

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Bulego Nagusiaren Barne Diseinua by Tomohiro Katsuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Barruko Espazioa eta Erakusketa Diseinua Competition Category.


BrontzeBarrualdea· 2020

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Bulego Nagusiaren Barne Diseinua

by Tomohiro Katsuki

Client: Prism Design

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Barrualdea Category

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The Design

About Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Bulego Nagusiaren Barne Diseinua

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo tipografia-fundizio baten bulego nagusiko barne-diseinua da, Tokioko Minato-ku auzoko eraikin bateko bosgarren solairuan kokatua. Bulegoak 431 metro koadro ditu eta lan analogikoaren eta digitalaren arteko fusioaren inguruan planifikatuta dago. C formako mahai batek lan sortzaileak eta langileen arteko elkarlana bultzatzen ditu. Horma baten erdian kokatutako pantaila handi batek Fukuokako Creative Lab-arekin konexioa mantentzen du, bi kokalekuek online komunikatu ahal izateko. Sarreraren ondoan dagoen eskailera-formako aulki batek bisitariekin bilera informalak egitea ahalbidetzen du. Materialen artean, alfonbra-baldosak, egurra, Corian, altzairua eta kortxo-taula daude.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Bulego Nagusiaren Barne Diseinua Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Bulego Nagusiaren Barne Diseinua oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Bulego Nagusiaren Barne Diseinua beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

Behind the Design

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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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