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Furukawa Electric — Tokiwabashi Tower: MIX! OWN COLORS

Furukawa Electric moved its head office, about 750 people, from the Marunouchi Nakadori Building to Tokiwabashi Tower in the TOKYO TORCH district. Under the concept “MIX! OWN COLORS”, staff choose where to work, and UCHIDA YOKO built the AV and ICT environment, from systems to the entrance film.

Company Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (古河電気工業株式会社) ↗Location Tokiwabashi Tower, TOKYO TORCH, TokyoOccupants about 750AV and ICT UCHIDA YOKO
The entrance
The entrance

Concept

Remote first

Just as planning began, a state of emergency cut attendance to about 10 per cent. The ICT plan had to switch from office-first to remote-first, and online meetings became far more important.

Discussions with the company’s ICT working group sometimes ran over four hours, until the team was sure what it wanted.

The office
The office
The office
The office

01 · Signage

Share from anywhere

In the work areas and communication zones, digital signs act as tools for conversation. An AV control system can send the theatre’s video to any monitor or projector, so information is shared without crowding people in one place.

The office
The office
The office
The office
The office
The office

02 · Entrance

History and technology

The entrance introduces the company’s history and technology, with a video and wall design built on the reception theme, “connecting the future”. The executive meeting room handles web meetings of 20 or more, run from a tablet.

The office
The office
The office
The office
The office
The office
CompanyFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd. ↗
DesignUCHIDA YOKO Co., Ltd. (AV and ICT)
Photography© UCHIDA YOKO Co., Ltd. (from UCHIDA’s case studies)
Source内田洋行 導入事例, “古河電気工業株式会社様”, re-reported by WALL ↗
PublishedOctober 2026
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