ADAL CREATIVE PLACE OSAKA, the Osaka branch office and showroom of a furniture manufacturer with its headquarters in Fukuoka that produces and sells all types of furniture for contract use.
It is located in the heart of Osaka’s business district, Osaka-Honmachi.
The stepped building, designed in accordance with slope restrictions, retains the character and potential of a 40-year-old structure. Its original tiles and continuous rows of small windows, combined with the serene presence cultivated over decades, distinctly define the building’s unique silhouette.
As requested by the client, the office was designed to serve not only as a typical workspace but also as a Live Furniture Showroom. To fulfill this dual purpose, the layout and spatial design were carefully planned to enhance the visual presentation of the products, creating an environment where both daily work and live product showcases can seamlessly coexist.
The existing interior space was characterized by continuous rows of small windows. However, it could not be considered a comfortable environment due to the low ceiling finished with rock-surfaced panels, which exposed the underlying beam shapes and contributed to the space’s raw and expressive character.
At the beginning of the project, we removed all existing ceilings and pre-existing on-site elements and began planning the layout, starting from a clean, open skeleton space.
The concept, "THE SHOW (Mitetteya)", is inspired by a warm and inviting Japanese expression in Osaka often used to encourage people to stop by and have a look. It conveys a sense of casual hospitality and openness, inviting visitors to freely explore and experience the space as if being personally welcomed.
We focused on the unique sense of distance found only in Osaka,
This design is based on the thought that the space consists not only of people but also of furniture. It was constructed as one central design axis that designs the scenery of the visible communication scene, starting from furniture to.
In the entrance hall, extending in an arc the rectangular space which was used as an elevator hall originally, A lack of clear boundaries has led to one space intruding into the next.
Also, viewing through a glass wall encourages to promotion of scenes that spark naturally, drawing human interest like “Framing views through 〇〇”.
In the office area, thin plates are used as dotted accents on the skeleton ceiling in a few selected locations.
This design aims to subtly influence the shift in mindset as one moves from one domain to another domain, while also evoking a sense of “place” within the open space—partly through the soft, calming effect created by the suspended ceiling elements.
Here in Osaka, we look forward to discovering new distances of communication—crafted through furniture, and shaped within a new kind of community.