The KOKUYO DIG Office in Tokyo Doubles as a Space for Learning

"Workplaces serve as centers to support business transactions, often with cues from traditional corporate styling but little else. For its new office in Tokyo, the staff at KOKUYO, a leading manufacturer of office furniture, stationery, and supplies, envisioned a combination work and learning hub that sparks child-like imagination. The 5,317-square-foot space, completed by DDAA in collaboration with KOKUYO's own design team, centers on the theme of learning."

"Chain restaurants are popular in Japan, where customers can focus on their own activities even while they are surrounded by fellow patrons. The designers set out to capture this same energy and bring it to the new office, dubbed KOKUYO DIG. The two levels of the headquarters echo those of a typical eatery. A shared area is on the upper floor, while the lower portion is divided into private spaces for groups."

KOKUYO's Tokyo headquarters is a 5,317-square-foot office designed as a combined work and learning hub that encourages imagination. The layout is inspired by family restaurants, offering shared upper-floor areas and lower-level private group spaces to balance focus and social presence. Fixtures and sightlines step up from center to back, while plants act as partitions and green flooring and furniture reinforce a natural palette. A variety of seating, including box-style sofas and low communal tables, accommodates heads-down work and collaborative sessions. Key destinations such as a library, snack bar, and supply dock radiate outward along clear paths to maximize usable space.

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