As the discourse about the way we work continues past the original pandemic concern and past the hybrid, remote, or what was once called traditional office space; employers and employees alike are still revisiting mental comfort requirements of a post-pandemic worker. While there are many types of work environments and worker needs that have to be addressed separately (besides the white-collar or knowledge worker), from a design and policies front; one particular, newborn model has been popping up in recent years, thus far seen through some unique, smallscale yet norm challenging Japanese offices.
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Down to Earth Practice: How Some Japanese Architects Have Taken their Offices to the Streets
https://www.archdaily.com/976895/down-to-earth-practice-how-some-japanese-architects-have-taken-their-offices-to-the-streetsHana Abdel
House of Komajii / Kazuyuki Takeda
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Architects: Kazuyuki Takeda
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: JIMBO ELECTRIC, NICHIHA, Yoshino Gypsum Co.,Ltd.
https://www.archdaily.com/793533/house-of-komajii-kazuyuki-takedaDaniela Cardenas
XYYX Apartment / Naf Architect & Design
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Architects: Naf Architect & Design
- Area: 235 m²
- Year: 2011
https://www.archdaily.com/319654/xyyx-apartment-naf-architect-designJonathan Alarcón