Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Desain Interior Kantor Pusat by Tomohiro Katsuki

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Desain Interior Kantor Pusat by Tomohiro Katsuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Ruang Njero lan Pameran Competition Category.

PerungguNjero Griya· 2020

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Desain Interior Kantor Pusat

by Tomohiro Katsuki

Client: Prism Design

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Njero Griya Category

11,677

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #98988

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Desain Interior Kantor Pusat

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo minangka interior kantor pusat kanggo perusahaan type foundry, manggon ing lantai lima gedhung ing Minato-ku, Tokyo. Kantor iki nyakup wilayah 431 meter persegi lan dirancang adhedhasar panyawijining kerja analog lan digital. Meja mawa wangun C nyengkuyung tugas kreatif lan kolaborasi antarane karyawan. Layar gedhe kang dipasang ing tengah tembok tetep gegandhengan karo Creative Lab ing Fukuoka, saengga loro lokasi kasebut bisa komunikasi kanthi cara online. Bangku kanthi wangun undhak-undhakan ing cedhak lawang mlebu nggampangake rapat santai karo tamu. Materiale kalebu karpet tile, kayu, Corian, waja, lan papan gabus.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Desain Interior Kantor Pusat menang A' Design Award Perunggu, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain sing luar biasa sing dicirikake dening kreativitas, kapinteran lan kaweruh sing landhep. Pemenang Perunggu iku artefak sing trampil banget lan kreatif banget sing mbuktekake pengalaman sing jembar, imajinasi lan kapinteran para desainer. Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Desain Interior Kantor Pusat dikarepake dadi barang sing dihargai banget, dikagumi lan ditresnani, profesional lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perunggu iki ngemot praktik sing paling apik ing seni, sains, desain lan teknologi, lan apik banget ing perhatiane marang rincian. Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Desain Interior Kantor Pusat nyukupi kabutuhan kanthi apik, nutul kekarepan, ngaya rasa lan narik rasa pengin weruh.

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