JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED OFFICES01 · The short answer
A counter, built into the office itself
The pattern is a bar counter on the work floor rather than a separate lounge. Cybozu, whose Tokyo floor already holds a cafe, a workshop and a small shop, puts it plainly.
“The Cybozu Cafe serves coffee inside the office, and the CYBOZU BAR counter gives the floor a place to gather after work. Both are part of the office itself, not a separate facility.”
02 · Free, including the alcohol
Sansan pays for the drinks under a programme with a name
At Sansan’s Shibuya head office the green open area called Park holds more than a hundred people. Under the Yoriai programme, drinks — including alcohol — and snacks are free, and people eat lunch and toast after work in the same room they meet in.
03 · The counter as a stage
pixiv runs its internal events from the bar
pixiv’s bar counter is the heart of internal events such as #P-HUB. A coffee-loving club, #z-coffee, brews here, and the vending machine nearby is free, its line-up changing with the seasons and a staff vote.
04 · A bar inside the canteen
SEGA SAMMY changes the room in the evening
SEGA SAMMY’s staff canteen is designed as the inn where a journey rests: buffet and à la carte menus, darts and cards for the people who want to talk, and a bar in the evening. One room does lunch and the evening both.
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