Informatica — Tokyo: the asanoha pattern in tile

Informatica, a data-integration company with offices on four continents, did not want its offices to be clones of its Bay Area home. NicholsBooth Architects designed the 930 m² (10,000 sq ft) Tokyo workspace to share familiar features with the rest while reflecting Japanese refinement and work culture.

Company Informatica ↗Location TokyoCompleted 2015Area about 930 m² (10,000 sq ft)Design NicholsBooth ArchitectsArchitect of record Steven Leach Associates

Concept

Individual but part of a whole

NicholsBooth worked with Informatica and its global design partners on a space that is recognisably Informatica and recognisably Tokyo.

Inspiration came from the Japanese seasons and traditional patterns.

01 · Asanoha

A thousand-year-old pattern

The asanoha, a pattern about a thousand years old, was made with local art tile.

02 · Seasons

Japan, inside

Seasonal references run through the workspace, alongside elements shared with other Informatica offices.

CompanyInformatica ↗

DesignNicholsBooth Architects

PhotographyMasaya Yoshimura Photography

SourceOffice Snapshots, “Informatica Offices – Tokyo”, re-reported by WALL ↗

PublishedOctober 2026

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