Front Place Chiyoda Ichibancho / Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc.

"This tenant office building stands just steps from a subway station in the Ichibancho district of Tokyo's Chiyoda Wardan area near the Imperial Palace (the former Edo Castle), steeped in history and culture. Conventional tenant office buildings generally house multiple companies within a single structure, yet their facades fail to reflect the diversity within. On top of this, they lack a sense of connection with the surrounding community and contribute little to the streetscape or the character of the local neighborhood."

"Katsuhisa Kida / FOTOTECA + 25 More SpecsLess Specs Katsuhisa Kida / FOTOTECA Text description provided by the architects. This project addresses these problems by creating a building that connects people to the surrounding urban environment while accommodating increasingly diverse work styles and values. To achieve this, two key architectural elements were incorporated: interior spaces defined by projecting bay windows and an open exterior space."

The building stands just steps from a subway station in the Ichibancho district of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, near the Imperial Palace, within a historically and culturally rich area. Conventional tenant office buildings generally house multiple companies but feature facades that fail to reflect internal diversity, lack connection with the surrounding community, and contribute little to the streetscape or neighborhood character. The project creates a building that connects people to the surrounding urban environment while accommodating increasingly diverse work styles and values. Two principal architectural elements are used: interior spaces defined by projecting bay windows and an open exterior space to engage the street.

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