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Entwurf • Design Fumiko Takahama Architects, JP-Tokio
Bauherr • Client Jins Holdings Inc., JP-Tokio
Standort • Location 3-1, Nishikicho, JP-Tokio
Nutzfläche • Floor space 4245 m 2
Fotos • Photos Takumi Ota, JP-Tokio
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 166

JINS HEADQUARTER

IN TOKIO

In May 2023, the offices of the eyewear brand Jins reloca-
ted to a Tokyo high-rise building. This was rented in its
entirety for interim use as the building will be demo-
lished in the near future. Fumiko Takahama Architects
5 were commissioned with the remodelling. The limited
utilization period resulted in a concept based on reducti-
on rather than addition and diverse communication.

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B oth bring a wealth of experience from extremely renowned architec-
ture firms! She – Fumiko Takahama – studied architecture in Tokyo
and at ETH Zurich, completed internships with Christian Kerez and HHF
Architects in Switzerland and worked for Herzog & de Meuron from 2007
to 2012 before setting up her own office in Tokyo. He, Tomohiko Komat-
su, studied engineering in Tokyo, completed an internship at Aires Mate-
us in Spain and worked at Shigeru Ban from 2015 to 2021 before joining
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Fumiko Takahama Architects as a partner. With the headquarters for
the eyewear label Jins in Tokyo, the office landed a major commission,
as the task was to convert a nine-storey high-rise building with no less
Grundriss 5. Obergeschoss • Floor plan level +5 than 4,245 square metres – not for eternity, but as an interim solution.
The concept is based on two ideas: “Create space by demolishing” and
“Museum x Office”. The former means creating space by subtraction,
by opening up walls and floors and, at the same time, minimizing the
additive and the new as much as possible. All in the spirit of limiting
resources. The “Museum x Office” is intended to be a place where ideas
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and creativity are stimulated, like in an art museum. The resulting work
14 13 ambience with its shell-like charm – lots of bare concrete – is intended
12 to encourage employees to proactively help shape their workplace by
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devising new ways of working rather than providing a passive environ-
13 ment where everything is set for them . On the 5th to 8th floors, the
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13 actual office area, a new atrium called Open Art Tube was produced by
Grundriss 9. Obergeschoss • Floor plan level +9 1 Vordach • Canopy removing floor panels. A new, gleaming white steel staircase now con-
10 9 8 2 Eingang • Entrance nects the floors. The glass balustrades around the airspace, laminated
3 Cafeteria • Onca Coffee
4 Flur • Korridor with prismatic foils, shine in rainbow colors. A biological, plant-based air
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6 5 Harappa • Harappa
6 Galerie • Gallery filter has been installed at the foot of the atrium to improve the indoor
5 7 Presseraum • Press room air and as a work of art. In addition to this communicative centre, there
8 Studio • Studio
9 Offenes Labor • Open Laboratory is the Harappa area (photo right), which means “field” in Japanese. This
4 3 2 1 10 Trainingsraum • Training
11 Luftfilter Fabbrica dell‘Area • Fabbrica dell‘Area unusual installation consists of 200 wooden stools that can be sunk into
12 Offene Kunstgalerie • Open Art Tube
13 Arbeitsplätze • Work Area the floor, creating either a flat event area or a seating landscape. The café
14 Konferenzraum • Conference room on the ground floor is also open to external guests and a Finnish sauna
15 Lounge • Lounge
Schnitt • Section 16 Sauna • Sauna awaits staff on the top floor. Diverse places for communication!
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