Enjoy 2 free articles a month. For unlimited access, get a membership now.

Designers Free Surface Gallery

Nakadoi Architect and Artisans

SAVE SUBMISSION
Bronze
Meeting booth - Hiroki Nakadoi
Front entrance - Hiroki Nakadoi
Meeting booth - Hiroki Nakadoi
Meeting booth - Hiroki Nakadoi

1 / 15

Sponsor
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Small Office
6.07
6.39
5.81
6.00
6.07
Darren Xu
Darren Xu Founder and CEO at Spider Creative
5.64
6.64
4.8
5
5.52
Mauro Brigham
Mauro Brigham Founder and Creative Director at ncbham
Good and clear distribution of func...
6
6.25
5
5
5.56
Zhongli Wang
Zhongli Wang Partner at Catanian
6.48
6.94
6.26
6.87
6.64
Katie Kasabalis
Katie Kasabalis Cofounder at Kasawoo
7.5
7.5
7
6
7
Asha Sairam
Asha Sairam Principal at Studio Lotus
5.5
6.5
6
6.8
6.2
Philip Staszewski
Philip Staszewski Partner Architect at Ivy Studio
6
6.5
6
6.5
6.25
Daniel Kaven
Daniel Kaven Co-Founder at William Kaven Architecture
5.62
4.71
5.76
6.57
5.67
Simon Schmolling
Simon Schmolling Head of Architecture at Meiré und Meiré
6.07
6.74
5.78
5.97
6.14
Ad de Hond
Ad de Hond Founder and Creative Director at ADH.design
Functional spatial design which is...
6.2
6.94
6.12
6.2
6.37
Mark Bithrey
Mark Bithrey Founder and Creative Director at B3 Designers
I like the spirit of the space, but...
5.5
5.5
6
6
5.75
Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin Founder and Creative Director at AMD Interior Architecture
6
6
5
5
5.5
Pengzhan Du
Pengzhan Du Chief Architect at Engineering Design Management Center of Bureau of public works of Shenzhen Municipality
5.6
6
5.5
6.5
5.9
Catalina Soffia Baeza
Catalina Soffia Baeza Creative Director at Yáneken
I like the purpose and the function...
6
5.69
6
6.62
6.08
Lindsay Roth
Lindsay Roth Design Director at Gensler
7
7
6
5
6.25
Steve Lastro
Steve Lastro CEO and Future of Living Advisor at Linq-X
6
7
6
6
6.25
Client
Designers Free
Floor area
90 ㎡
Completion
2021
Budget
EUR 55,000 (7.5million Yen)
Social Media
Instagram
Workplace

This is a small workplace for a surface design company in Osaka (Designers FREE .Inc.) that has exhibited at many international design exhibitions. Materials from all over the world are processed here and converted into digital data, which is then printed into a variety of products. The new location required a workshop area , scanner area , desk space , and meeting booths, all within a limited footprint.

The existing tenant space had a ceiling height of nearly 6M and a concrete structure with a strong presence, and we came up with a plan to utilise the size of this space. By incorporating different floor heights, frames according to function and circulation, the aim was to create an office space with a gradual connection of activities within a single room, while dividing the area.

The upper part of the room is dedicated to surface design, where richly textured natural materials, archived photographs from around the world and surface designs can be displayed. The meeting booths, located one level higher, provide an excellent overview of these exhibits. It serves as a place for communication and contemplation of ideas and brands.

Wunderkammer rooms, which were once popular in medieval Europe, functioned as a social space where curiosities from the East and West were collected according to the collector's tastes. As the meaning of gathering and working in real spaces has been questioned since the outbreak of the pandemic, we hope that the textures collected and produced through the eyes of designers will bring messages to real spaces and become offices where communication can emerge.