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Village Foods — Tahara: a grand staircase above a central kitchen

Village Foods runs restaurants, directly and as franchises, from its base in Tahara, Aichi, with shops across Japan and abroad. Expecting further growth, it built a headquarters with a central kitchen; Design & Creative Associates designed the 300 m² (3,230 sq ft) office interior and the exterior of the whole building.

Company Village Foods Co. ↗Location Tahara, AichiCompleted 2017Area about 300 m² (3,230 sq ft)Design Design & Creative Associates
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Two floors, two roles

The ground floor holds the entrance hall and the central kitchen; the first floor is for office work.

From the open-ceiling entrance hall, a grand staircase leads straight up, meant to give visitors surprise and excitement.

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01 · Staircase

Wood strips like tiles

The staircase and surrounding walls are finished with wood strips glued on like tiles, so the hall and lobby look solid and professional.

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02 · Office

Figured glass

Upstairs, the office and meeting rooms are divided by figured glass, keeping the space airy while loosely separating it.

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CompanyVillage Foods Co. ↗
DesignDesign & Creative Associates
PhotographyHiroyuki Oki
SourceOffice Snapshots, “Village Foods Offices – Aichi”, re-reported by WALL ↗
PublishedOctober 2026
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