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ITOKI CORPORATION (headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Minato) has undergone a major renovation of its head office, ITOKI TOKYO XORK, as a new central office for the post-COVID era, and opened it to the public on April 26, 2023.

After the coronavirus pandemic, work locations have become more diffuse and fluid, and hybrid work has become established. On the other hand, problems such as the weakening of the relationships between individuals and individuals and organizations and the sense of belonging to the organization are emerging, and the role of the center office is changing from a place where people gather to carry out work to a new role. There is a need to transform the place into a place that is attractive and has a variety of functions.

Itoki envisions the role of the center office in the future as ``a place specializing in experiences that can only be found here'' through real communication, and ``a place that connects individuals and organizations by fostering a sense of belonging, attachment, and mutual trust.'' We see it as a place to connect with society, where we communicate our brand identity and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.

The renewal is based on the "Activity Based Working (ABW)" concept, which Itoki has been implementing since 2018, and adds a "comfort" perspective to XORK Style (workers), a comprehensive work style strategy that maximizes self-discretion and allows offices to design their own work style autonomously. The perspective of "comfort" has been added to "Zork Style", a comprehensive work style strategy in which employees design their own workstyles autonomously. By further diversifying the space, we will create a "comfortable working environment" in the office workers, thereby fostering a positive mindset and maximizing creativity. Our goal is to transform "gathering" into power, improve productivity, and create new innovations.

With a design that takes ABW and comfort into consideration, people naturally gather and foster connections. In a space surrounded by real natural materials, you can choose from a variety of environments and working comforts that suit your activities, such as lively↔quiet, bright↔dark, open↔enclosed, and you will feel positive and productive.・Able to work with high creativity.

We have adopted a new LED lighting system that combines the values of both natural light and artificial light, and the light environment such as color temperature and illuminance changes according to the flow of the day.

Through spatial design, technology, and furniture, we will strengthen the seamless connection between "gathering" and "dispersion" and transform hybrid meetings. We are also promoting the elimination of floor power sources by actively using mobile batteries.

Additionally, as a trial initiative for Metaverse XORK (virtual collaborative space), visitors can experience face-to-face communication between a 3D virtual space and a real space through a display installed inside XORK.

The resin waste from ITOKI chairs, which cannot be reused, is crushed and reused as highly decorative interior materials. We also select materials with low environmental impact from the viewpoints of recyclability, natural materials, and durability.

Realtime Office Viewer is a BI tool (*) that acquires and integrates office workers activity and work engagement data occurring at ITOKI TOKYO XORK and office layout data, and displays them on a 3D model of the office. Viewer)” is being tested. This allows you to see areas where office workers are active, areas with high occupancy rates, and areas that contribute to work engagement. ITOKI aims to realize ``Office 3.0,'' which proposes the optimal office operation and construction for customers based on data, so that offices can be changed to match the ever-changing work styles. From 2024, we plan to provide BI tools and analysis services that integrate and analyze data obtained in offices.

Going forward, ITOKI employees will continue to challenge new ways of working and disseminate information about the future of center offices to society, while also utilizing the knowledge and know-how gained from demonstration experiments in office proposals to customers. Masu.