Crossover Lab 办公室设计 by Sachiko Umeoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 银奖 in 室内空间与展览设计 Competition Category.

银室内· 2023

Crossover Lab 办公室设计

by Sachiko Umeoka

Client: MITSUI Designtec Co.,Ltd.

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 室内 Category

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The Design

About Crossover Lab 办公室设计

在重新构想后流行办公室的未来时，未来的办公室需要通过协作创造附加值，而不仅仅是一个独自工作的地方。因此，应将办公空间重新定义为人们聚集以放大想法的地方。同样，采用福祉，可持续性和地区的独特思想对于履行室内设计公司的社会责任至关重要。跨界实验室的设计旨在体现这些想法，以成为未来工作场所的指南针。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Crossover Lab 办公室设计是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Crossover Lab 办公室设计将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Crossover Lab 办公室设计是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: When reimagining the future of the post-pandemic office, the future office needs to be aimed at creating added value through collaboration, not only a place to work alone. Therefore, office space should be redefined as a place where people gather to amplify ideas.
Also, adopting the unique ideas of wellbeing, sustainability, and locality is essential to fulfill social responsibility as an interior design firm.
CROSSOVER Lab is thoroughly designed to embody those ideas to be the compass for the future workplace.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project spans across 3 levels, with a total area of 6,506 square meters in size.
Tags: Office, CROSSOVER Design, Corporate identity, Sustainable, History of Ginza, Wellbeing, locality
Production Technology: Upcycled and sustainable materials were proactively incorporated in our design.
For instance, a mix of wood residue and resin was used as a tabletop in the reception area, waste clothes were reused as surface materials, sustainable cork and carbon neutral carpet tiles were adopted into flooring materials and wall panels made from coffee grounds were installed on the work area wall.
Design Challenge: Expressing our company's design policy, "Combine new value while making use of the old" by merging simple texture of concrete with sophisticated Japanese technology.
Art wall decorated with “Sakan paint” an ancient Japanese plasterer technology combines a wall monitor which visualizes our collaboration with various clients using the digital art content technology. Artworks depicting Sakuma Shozan who used to live in the neighborhood, the thinker of “Bakumatsu", the end of Edo period, was installed on the reception area wall to symbolize the new workstyle in this office.
Research: Firstly, we reviewed our Corporate Identity to re-share how our firm should be. Also, interviews with managers, workshops by selected employees and analysis of work style by each department were executed to search for new style of work and to apply new functions to the new office. In design phase, we thoroughly researched the history of East Ginza and incorporated it into our new office design. After completion, “infiltrating program” was executed for all employees to instill new style of work at the new office.
Inspiration: We renovated three floors of the building that has carved a history of 60 years into unique spaces, based on the concept of CROSSOVER. The idea is to combine our knowledge and methods of space creation cultivated in various fields with the personality and expertise of individuals.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2020 and finished in June 2021 in Tokyo.
Operation Flow: To activate the idea of CROSSOVER at the office, we designed a variety of workspaces in each floor for staff to choose by their needs. It drives more serendipities and chances of co-creation.
Team Members: Creative Director: Shinichi Mitsuki
Chief Designer: Midori Sano
Chief Designer: Sachiko Umeoka
Chief Designer: Kana Honda
Chief Designer: Kyohei Otsuka
Chief Designer: Taku Sugiyama
Chief Designer: Yusuke Fujimoto
Image Credits: #1: Photographer Nacasa & Partners Inc. , 2022
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