Note Architects has developed an office for Nomura Sanko in Shinagawa-Ku Yokyo, Japan.

This project, located near a nostalgic shopping street in Shinagawa City, Japan, was designed for a locally-based construction company.

In planning, it was intended that the office would be open to the community, in an effort to build a stronger sense of local community.

By reconstructing the Hangen no Ma – lined with pillars 910 metres wide – as a tangential line connecting the city, this project has built a diverse relationship with the ever-changing city.

"We realised a way of connection unique to this city by referring to Japan's traditional boundaries," said Note Architects.

This project has been longlisted in the workplace project category of Dezeen Awards 2024.

Studio: Note Architects
Project: Office Nomura-Sanko
Credits: Nomura Sanko Inc