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Ogilvy — Tokyo: “The Table”, “The Band” and a loft full of art

Ogilvy & Mather Japan, part of the WPP group, wanted a workplace for the next generation of creative work. Gensler built it on activity-based working: long workstations called “The Table”, a ring of shared spaces around the building core called “The Band”, and wall-sized artworks in a loft-like interior.

Company Ogilvy & Mather Japan G.K. (オグルヴィ・アンド・メイザー・ジャパン合同会社) ↗Group WPPWay of working Activity-based workplaceKey elements “The Table” workstations; “The Band” around the core
Reception
Reception

Concept

Back to communication

To rediscover communication — the origin of media — the agency adopted an activity-based workplace, where each person chooses where to work by the task.

The interior is imagined as a creative loft, with dynamic artwork across whole walls to express Ogilvy’s constantly evolving creative energy.

Artwork across the work floor
Artwork across the work floor

01 · The Table

Working around one long table

On the open floor, long workstations called “The Table” let a team gather round and work while talking.

The Table
The Table

02 · The Band

A ring around the core

Along “The Band”, the route that frames the building core, sit reception, office support functions and spaces for collaboration and getting to know colleagues.

A lounge along The Band
A lounge along The Band
A high table and pin-up wall
A high table and pin-up wall

03 · Art

Walls as canvases

Large-scale artwork runs across whole walls, from the lounge to the meeting rooms.

A mural in the lounge
A mural in the lounge
A meeting room
A meeting room
CompanyOgilvy & Mather Japan G.K. ↗
DesignGensler
Photography© Gensler (from the project page)
SourceGensler, project page “Ogilvy & Mather Japan”, re-reported by WALL ↗
PublishedOctober 2026
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