New Office Promotion Award/Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award/Kinki New Office Promotion Award
Suntory Holdings Limited Suntory World Research Center
| address | Seika Town, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture |
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| Completion date | May 2015 |
| Scale (number of people) | Approximately 450 people |
| Scale (㎡) | 23,600㎡ |
| Design and construction | Takenaka Construction Co., Ltd. |
| Office design cooperation | ITOKI CORPORATION (Office furniture planning, furniture, built-in furniture construction, etc.) |
| Main delivered products | Econifa |
- The above information is at the time of completion.
Diverse knowledge inside and outside the company resonates with each other
A creative base for producing new seeds.
Suntory Holdings Limited opened the Suntory World Research Center in May 2015 as a new research and development base that consolidates the basic research and technology development functions of the Suntory Group. Forest materials from Suntory Natural Water Forest Okudaisen are used for flooring, wall materials, and furniture.
Exterior
Exterior
Suntory World Research Center exterior. The motifs are "water," "green," and "earth."
Entrance hall
Entrance hall
Looking down on the first floor entrance hall. The glass facade connects the building with the water basin and exterior structure of the exterior space, creating a sense of unity as if you were in nature.
Entrance hall
Entrance hall
The entrance hall on the first floor has a tiered meeting space. In the back, you can see the collaboration area on the second floor through the atrium. In addition to flooring, Quercus oak is also used as veneer material for walls.
Meeting room
Meeting room
Meeting room located at the back of the first floor. Quercus oak wood is used for the indoor table tops and benches.
Collaboration room
Collaboration room
On the second floor, there are four collaboration rooms with elaborate designs for each theme, promoting sound creation. The photo is one of the collaboration rooms where after-five collaborations with guests are possible.
Open collaboration area
Open collaboration area
The open collaboration area on the second floor is a place for open innovation with various guests. The office areas on the 3rd and 4th floors are connected by an atrium, creating an open space where you can see the progress of meetings.
Looking downstairs from the 4th floor. Each floor is stacked three-dimensionally, connecting various spaces and flow lines, providing stimulation and creating a shared working atmosphere. There is an open office area on the 4th floor, and a closed lab space can be seen in the front of the photo.
Meeting space
Meeting space
A meeting space located on the intermediate floor connecting the 3rd and 4th floors.
Atrium
Atrium
Looking down from the atrium on the fourth floor. The three-dimensional floor layout allows researchers to move around the offices and labs autonomously, meet new people, and work creatively. The office is hot desking style with wireless LAN installed throughout the building.
Concentrated booth
Concentrated booth
A centralized booth on the 4th floor. It is used when you want to work in isolation, such as when creating a report.
Cafe
Cafe
The third floor cafe is a place for frank interaction. The flooring is made of Quercus oak, and the counter and table are made of Quercus veneer. On the blackboard in the back of the photo, articles featuring staff members, such as introductions to staff members and recommended books, are posted to disseminate information.
Dining room
Dining room
3rd floor dining room. Quercus oak wood is used for the flooring, walls, and table tops. A warm, relaxing place to enjoy your meal.
Box seats
Box seats
Box seats adjacent to the cafe on the third floor. A monitor is permanently installed and can be used for meetings, etc.
User's Voice
Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert Limited
Eiichi Motono, Director of the R&D Support Department
Yuka Nanbu, Manager of the R&D Support Department
When selecting fixtures, we were conscious of the SWR concept, focusing on things that would make it easy to communicate, allow people to work in a different mood, encourage lively discussions, and reduce the burden of work. ITOKI played a central role in the selection of fixtures and made suggestions, including guiding us through ITOKI Tokyo Innovation Center SYNQA and checking the comfort of the actual chairs.
Comment
What we helped with was creating a mechanism that would express Suntory's uniqueness and encourage communication between researchers. Focusing on the diverse atrium space that is a characteristic of the building, you can see the furniture made from Quercus oak from the ''Tennen-Sui-no-mori'', the cafe space with floors and walls, and the office area that can be used in a variety of ways.
At the completed center, researchers could be seen working in various locations within the center of their choice, and could feel the process of realizing the concept of ''Kyo-Sou''.
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Designer
Kenji Ono