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Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Disenyo ng Interior ng Punong Tanggapan by Tomohiro Katsuki

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Disenyo ng Interior ng Punong Tanggapan by Tomohiro Katsuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award na Bronse in Disenyo ng Interyor na Espasyo at Eksibisyon Competition Category.


BronseInteryor· 2020

Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Disenyo ng Interior ng Punong Tanggapan

by Tomohiro Katsuki

Client: Prism Design

A' Design Award na Bronse Winner in Interyor Category

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The Design

About Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Disenyo ng Interior ng Punong Tanggapan

Ang Fontworks Inc. Tokyo ay isang interior ng punong tanggapan para sa isang type foundry, na matatagpuan sa ikalimang palapag ng isang gusali sa Minato-ku, Tokyo. Sumasaklaw ang opisina ng 431 metro kuwadrado at nilikha batay sa pagsasanib ng analog at digital na gawain. Isang C-shaped na mesa ang sumusuporta sa mga malikhaing gawain at kolaborasyon sa pagitan ng mga empleyado. Isang malaking display na nakalagay sa gitna ng dingding ang nananatiling konektado sa Creative Lab sa Fukuoka, upang ang dalawang lokasyon ay makapag-ugnayan online. Isang hagdan-hugis na bangkô malapit sa pasukan ang nagbibigay-daan sa mga impormal na pagpupulong kasama ang mga bisita. Kabilang sa mga materyales ang carpet tiles, kahoy, Corian, asero, at cork board.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bronse

Ang Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Disenyo ng Interior ng Punong Tanggapan ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse, isang lubhang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga natatanging disenyong nakikilala sa pagkamalikhain, katalinuhan at talas ng isip. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bronse ay mga likhang lubhang mahusay at kapansin-pansing malikhain na nagpapatunay sa malawak na karanasan, imahinasyon at pagkamaparaan ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Disenyo ng Interior ng Punong Tanggapan ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na bagay na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan sa sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya, at mahusay dahil sa pansin nito sa detalye. Ang Fontworks Inc. Tokyo Disenyo ng Interior ng Punong Tanggapan ay kahanga-hangang tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan, humahaplos sa mga hangarin, bumibighani sa damdamin at umaakit sa pag-uusisa.

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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