This project is the new headquarters office for a real estate company based in Osaka.The relocation was planned in anticipation of a gradual expansion from the current team of 17 staff members to around 30 over the coming years.
In the previous office, all employees were assigned fixed desks. However, due to the frequent fieldwork of the sales team, desk usage was often inefficient.
Additionally, there was a growing need for spaces that supported a variety of activities beyond work—such as having lunch, taking breaks, bringing children to the office, or holding casual internal meetings.
As a result, the new office was required to go beyond merely providing workstations and instead embrace a diversity of working styles and ways of spending time.
The site is a 300㎡ corner unit located on the 18th floor of the "Nakanoshima Festival Tower", facing southeast.
With its panoramic views, gently curving R-shaped exterior wall, and sunlight that shifts softly from morning to early afternoon, the space offered unique spatial characteristics. So we deside to make design based on the unique spatial characteristics.
The floor plan follows an arc-shaped configuration, offset from the curved exterior wall.
From the center of the arc, the space is zoned in radial layers: a reception and waiting area for visitors, followed by fixed desks, high counter seating, and face-to-face tables, continuing seamlessly toward the window-side area with relaxation spaces and sofa seating.
On either side of this arc-shaped work area are the meeting rooms for visitors and a back-office zone for staff use.
The main work area features seamless, arc-shaped desks without partitions, allowing for future increases in staff without disrupting the layout.
In addition, a variety of workspace types—standing desks, high counters, and collaborative tables—are arranged throughout, enabling each employee to choose a working style that suits their tasks.
Along the windows, three distinct spatial types—closed sofa, opened sofa, and raised-floor relaxation spaces where shoes can be removed—are provided.
These allow staff to select how and where they work or rest, according to their individual rhythms.
The columnar elements that line the space like a colonnade are finished with a soft gradient of colors—burgundy, beige, and blue—reflecting the adjacent zones and gently linking their differing spatial characters.
While offering a rich variety of settings, the arc-shaped composition unifies them into a seamless landscape.
Layered zoning that unfolds along the arc subtly divides the space while generating a diversity of experiences.
As sunlight slowly travels across the arc throughout the day, the space itself becomes a canvas of temporal change.
By drawing out the full potential of the R-shaped wall and the shifting natural light, the office aspires to be a place where each staff member can work and rest freely, within a spacious and flexible environment.