JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED OFFICES
Concept
A pre-war building, still the head office
The Nisshōkan was built in 1928 on the plot where Shibusawa Eiichi — the banker usually called the father of Japanese capitalism — had his house. Heiwa Real Estate still has its head office there, in the old stockbroking quarter of Kabutochō.
The work inside is contemporary. The floor carries a lounge for talking, booths for not talking, meeting rooms in several sizes, and rooms set aside purely for lying down.
01 · Lounge
Where the talking happens
The lounge is the company’s communication space: somewhere to relax, and somewhere to meet a colleague without booking a room.
02 · Welfare
A coffee server and a canteen service
A coffee server and a company meal service sit alongside the lounge, so a break does not need a trip outside.
03 · Equipment
Ten batteries on the shelf
Ten portable battery packs are kept ready to be carried to whichever seat someone has chosen that day.
04 · Focus booths
Talking is not allowed
For solo work there are booths with multiple displays and height-adjustable desks. The rule attached to them is simple: as a rule, no conversation.
05 · Meeting rooms
Large, small, board, guest
Meeting rooms come in large and small, plus a board room and a reception room for visitors.
06 · Rest rooms
Sofas and beds, separately for men and women
The rest rooms have sofas and simple beds, and are provided separately for men and women.
