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Only one person works at this biophilic office. It's still a space to learn from

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On the ground floor of a residential apartment building in Nagoya City, Japan, Tomoaki Uno Architects designed the Forest Office for Meito Arts Association. - Edmund Sumner
The architect was given carte blanche from the client to ‘make something interesting’ and turned to inspiration from the Ise Shrine in Ise, Japan. - Edmund Sumner
The space draws on the presence of massive trees that surround the approach to the sacred space. - Edmund Sumner

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Floor Area
126 sq-m

A grid of tree trunks turn a single-person office in Nagoya City, Japan into a biophilic forest, sharing an important message about workplace wellbeing.

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