Thanks to creative design and architectural teams at Suppose Design Office, Airbnb Tokyo’s head office officially has a new home on one of the busiest streets in Shinjuku, Japan. With its combined goals of created productive and functional workspaces that are also enjoyable, and tying in the company’s philosophy of being able to “belong anywhere”, the team really established a space with distinct personality.

多亏了假设设计办公室的创意设计和建筑团队，Airbnb东京总部正式在日本新宿最繁忙的街道之一建起了一个新家。该团队的目标是创造出富有成效和功能性的工作空间，这也是一种令人愉快的工作空间，并将公司的理念捆绑在一起，使其能够“属于任何地方”，从而真正建立了一个个性鲜明的空间。

In conceptualizing their space, even before they began building, designers decided to aim for making a space that feels a bit like a neighbourhood. From the friendly reception area that greets both guests and employees every day, to the break areas that are inspired by cheerful outdoor cafes, to the wooden paths that lead from meeting room to meeting room, the entire atmosphere is simple, fluid, and comfortable to be in.

在概念化他们的空间，甚至在他们开始建造之前，设计师决定把目标放在一个感觉有点像邻居的空间上。从每天迎接客人和员工的友好接待区，到受到欢快的室外咖啡馆启发的休息区，再到从会议室到会议室的木路，整个气氛简单、流畅和舒适。

Rather than simply establishing the floor plan and layout themselves as a design company, this team actually decided to get employees of their client company actively involved. To do this, they interviewed actual Airbnb Tokyo employees to get their take. From here, they chose what kinds of communal work tables, adjustable desks, project tables, and private or semi-private phone booths would be included. This makes for a space that the people working there feel truly comfortable in.

这个团队并不是简单地把平面图和自己布置成一个设计公司，而是决定让他们的客户公司的员工积极参与进来。为了做到这一点，他们采访了Airbnb东京的实际雇员，以得到他们的支持。从这里，他们选择了什么样的公共工作表，可调节的桌子，项目表，以及私人或半私人电话亭将包括在内。这使得在那里工作的人们感到真正舒适的空间。

In terms of the actual productivity spaces, one of the primary features of the office is the Engawa, or the elevated platform in the centre of the office. This features tatami mats that are inspired by traditional Japanese culture, once again working on that theme of belonging wherever you are. In this space, employees are encouraged to remove their shoes, sit cross legged on their cushion, and face the spectacular view the platform affords them.

就实际生产力空间而言，办公室的主要特征之一是恩加瓦，即办公室中心的高架平台。这里的特色是受日本传统文化启发的刺青垫，再一次以你身在何处的主题为主题。在这个空间里，员工们被鼓励脱掉鞋子，交叉坐在垫子上，面对平台提供给他们的壮观景色。

In adapting an already existing building to an office group that wanted a more diverse space, one of the biggest challenges was dealing with the very low ceiling that’s typical of Japanese architecture in that area. Rather than trying to build an entire new ceiling, which wasn’t possible, designers created the illusion of a higher ceiling by painting it black and dropping the lights a little lower, as though the space behind and above the lights extends much higher up.

在将一座已经存在的建筑改造成一个想要更多样化空间的办公集团的过程中，最大的挑战之一是如何处理这个地区非常低的天花板，这是典型的日本建筑。设计师们没有试图建造一个完全新的天花板，这是不可能的，而是通过把天花板涂成黑色，把灯弄低一点，从而制造出一个更高天花板的错觉，就好像灯光后面和上面的空间延伸得更高了一样。

As with all Airbnb offices, certain elements are inspired by different iconic cities that the company has well known listings in. In the case of the Tokyo office, several meeting rooms were actually themed after different cities, including Barcelona, Prague, and Tiajuana. This truly harnesses the sense of traveling the world but finding yourself able to work in any “city”.

与Airbnb的所有办公室一样，某些元素受到了该公司知名上市公司不同标志性城市的启发。在东京办事处的例子中，几个会议室实际上是以不同的城市为主题的，包括巴塞罗那、布拉格和提华纳。这确实利用了周游世界的感觉，但却发现自己能够在任何“城市”工作。

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CATEGORIES: Interior Design • Public Space

类别：室内设计·公共空间