New Office Promotion Award/Creative Office Award
Hitachi, Ltd. Central Research Laboratory Collaborative Creation Building
| address | Kokubunji City, Tokyo |
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| Completion date | March 2019 |
| scale | 16,000㎡ |
| Number of residents | Approximately 730 people |
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- The above information is at the time of completion.
Accelerating innovation creation through open collaborative creation. A facility that will be the core of the new research and development base "Kyosou-no-Mori."
Hitachi, Ltd. focuses on social innovation business centered on services and products that combine a wide range of social infrastructure technologies and IT.
In April 2019, we opened "Kyosou-no-Mori" as a new research and development base within the Central Research Institute in Kokubunji City, Tokyo, in order to accelerate more open collaborative creation activities and generate global innovation. The new "Collaborative Creation Building" has been constructed as the central facility.
2nd-3rd floor central staircase
2nd-3rd floor central staircase
The central staircase that sweeps through the second and third floors creates a sense of unity throughout the building. The communication corridor around the stairs has a variety of spaces that can be selected according to the content of the activity, allowing visitors to see researchers and designers engaged in a variety of activities.
1st floor “NEXPERIENCE”
1st floor “NEXPERIENCE”
A collaborative creation space where workshops can be held with customers and partners.
1st floor “NEXPERIENCE”
1st floor “NEXPERIENCE”
We can also accommodate small-scale workshops or large-scale workshops for up to 60 people. Supports new value creation by making full use of ICT and analog tools. Movable furniture is arranged so that the layout can be freely changed according to the purpose.
1st floor cafe library
1st floor cafe library
A communication space with bookshelves installed as partitions. Books are regularly selected according to themes.
1st floor cafe library
1st floor cafe library
A communication space with bookshelves installed as partitions. It can also be used for casual lectures and workshops.
2nd floor project base
2nd floor project base
A place where ideas born from collaborative creation can be prototyped both digitally and physically.
2nd floor project room
2nd floor project room
A base camp where you conduct projects for a certain period of time with co-creation partners to solve specific problems. Four rooms are available to promote multiple themes.
2nd floor "Mori no kutsurogi space"
2nd floor "Mori no kutsurogi space"
By daring to ``take off your shoes,'' you encourage a shift in consciousness, inducing intimate dialogue and relaxing rest.
2nd floor design atelier
2nd floor design atelier
Space for prototyping designs. Equipped with tools such as special lighting and machine tools.
2nd floor design atelier
2nd floor design atelier
Space for prototyping designs. Equipped with tools such as special lighting and machine tools.
2nd floor conference room
2nd floor conference room
Communication corridor
Communication corridor
A shared space located in the center of the 2nd to 4th floors. A variety of areas, including sofa spaces and high counters, will be provided to support interaction between people who gather both on and off duty.
Window area facing the atrium
Window area facing the atrium
We have a variety of spaces available to suit your needs, including high concentration booths, dialogue booths, and telephone booths.
4th floor office space
4th floor office space
hot desking operation to allow for an autonomous work style that is not tied to location, including telework and satellite offices.
3rd floor office space
3rd floor office space
The facility will have assigned seats as it will house digital technology researchers who will be conducting highly intensive work.
open kitchen
open kitchen
An open kitchen is installed on each floor. There are two rooms on the north and south sides of the rooms on the 3rd and 4th floors. A space is essential as a place for people to gather and create conversation and a sense of community.
Komorebi Terrace
Komorebi Terrace
The zelkova trees that were unavoidably felled during construction were recycled as the top of the large table on the Komorebi Terrace on the first floor west of the Collaborative Creation Building.
User's Voice
Hitachi, Ltd.
Mr.Kenta Kumagai, Social Innovation Collaborative Center
Itoki has been involved in creating collaborative spaces for Hitachi,Ltd. and has a deep understanding of collaborative creation, so we asked them to participate as a design working member in this project. In an effort to engage in open collaborative creation with customers and partners, we consider the necessary facilities and their details from the building design stage to the end, and propose the spaces, furniture, and ICT tools necessary for Hitachi,Ltd.'s collaborative creation on a case-by-case basis. I received it. This facility is filled with many originally developed products.
Comment
Designer
Masanobu Shimamura
I have been involved in the planning of this Kyosou-no-Mori project as a member of the design task team from the basic architectural design stage, as it is a facility that will realize Hitachi's "new form of collaborative creation."
By taking advantage of the rich nature and spacious spaces that are not found in the city center, and proceeding with comprehensive planning from architecture to interior design, lighting, furniture, and ICT, people can gather and spend a comfortable time. Instead, it is a place where we welcome customers from all over the world and realize collaborative creation. People who live here can spend their time here as if they were living there and find their favorite place.
It is a place for unique designs born from collaborative creation and challenges with design task members and related parties, both inside and outside of ITOKI.
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Designer
Rie Nishioka