Fontworks Inc. Tokyo 本社オフィスのインテリアデザイン by Tomohiro Katsuki

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo 本社オフィスのインテリアデザイン by Tomohiro Katsuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅賞 in インテリア空間・展示デザイン Competition Category.

銅インテリア· 2020

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo 本社オフィスのインテリアデザイン

by Tomohiro Katsuki

Client: Prism Design

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in インテリア Category

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The Design

About Fontworks Inc. Tokyo 本社オフィスのインテリアデザイン

Fontworks Inc. Tokyoは、東京都港区のビル5階に位置する書体メーカーの本社オフィスインテリアである。面積431平方メートルのオフィスは、アナログワークとデジタルワークの融合をコンセプトに計画された。C字形のデスクがクリエイティブな作業と社員同士のコラボレーションを支える。壁面中央に設置された大型ディスプレイは福岡のクリエイティブラボと常時接続され、2拠点がオンラインでコミュニケーションできる。エントランス近くの階段状ベンチでは、来客とのカジュアルな打ち合わせが可能である。素材にはカーペットタイル、木材、コーリアン、スチール、コルクボードを用いている。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo 本社オフィスのインテリアデザインは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Fontworks Inc. Tokyo 本社オフィスのインテリアデザインは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Fontworks Inc. Tokyo 本社オフィスのインテリアデザインは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

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