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
Balcony House / Takeshi Hosaka Architects
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Architects: Takeshi Hosaka Architects
- Area: 48 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Lixil Corporation, MIHAMA TSUSHO, Maxray, SK Kaken, Tokyo Gus
https://www.archdaily.com/902002/balcony-house-takeshi-hosaka-architectsPilar Caballero
Double Helix House / Onishimaki + Hyakudayuki Architects
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Architects: Onishimaki + Hyakudayuki Architects
- Area: 88 m²
- Year: 2011
https://www.archdaily.com/777435/double-helix-house-onishimaki-plus-hyakudayuki-architectsDaniel Sánchez
En yu-An / Fumihiko Sano Studio
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Architects: Fumihiko Sano Studio
- Area: 37 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: studio PHENOMENON
https://www.archdaily.com/512716/en-yu-an-fumihiko-sanoKaren Valenzuela
CC4441 / Tomokazu Hayakawa Architects
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Architects: Tomokazu Hayakawa Architects
- Area: 36 m²
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Professionals: C3 Design, Ejiri Structural Engineers
https://www.archdaily.com/511827/cc4441-tomokazu-hayakawa-architectsKaren Valenzuela