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Digital Trans Communications — boxes, a bar and a transparent screen

Digital Trans Communications first asked about shrinking its office as remote work spread, then decided to move. About 100 people work for the company but only 20 to 30 come in on a normal day, so Kinomoto Shokai made the 298 m² floor fully free-address with about 50 seats, filled with many “boxes”, each with its own role and finish.

Client Digital Trans Communications Co., Ltd. (デジタルトランスコミュニケーションズ株式会社)Completed October 2023Floor area about 298 m² (6th floor)Design Naoki Izumi (Kinomoto Shokai)
The workspace
The workspace

Concept

Boxes

The client wanted “places to hide away” and “not to have someone behind my back”. The designers lined up boxes across the floor and moved them around until the layout worked.

Each box has a theme and a role and is finished in a different colour or texture, including materials normally hidden, such as light-gauge steel, calcium-silicate board and plasterboard.

The open meeting space
The open meeting space
The open meeting space
The open meeting space

01 · Entrance

A see-through display

At the entrance is a transparent OLED display, described as the first used in an office in Japan. The picture is sharp, yet you can see through it.

The entrance
The entrance
The entrance
The entrance
A meeting room
A meeting room

02 · Gathering

Bar, darts and tiered seats

A kitchen with a bar counter, a darts machine and a free space with tiered seating for company-wide meetings give people reasons to come in. Building communication and culture is the main theme for a company that works remotely.

The kitchen
The kitchen
The workspace
The workspace
The workspace
The workspace
The workspace
The workspace

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