WOODY PARTS Factory Office

[Project Description]
A project to renovate the office area on the second floor of a precut factory in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture into a reception, library lounge, and showroom.
We aimed to create a space that fulfills the role and functions of an office while making the most of the unique atmosphere of a factory. Based on the themes of "forests where people walk together" and "wooden spaces where people can live richly", the concept is to understand the growth of trees and support wood and people to walk together.

[Customer issues/requests]
●With “tree” as the keyword, create a creative space where people can gather and interact.
●By deepening your knowledge and understanding of trees and actually touching them, you can create a mechanism that will make you feel closer to trees.
●In addition to looking at and touching trees, by holding workshops, we will also consider contact with wood education and craftsmen.
●The wooden part of a wooden house, mainly the structure, tends to be hidden by the floor, walls, and ceiling in daily life, so it is difficult to have interest in it. In such a situation, we created a mechanism that allows you to feel the material itself of the wood processed by Woody Parts, processing technology, manufacturing staff, and product quality with your five senses.

[Solution]
The reception area was designed so that employees and guests could enjoy the sense of depth in the space. The tables, lighting, and bookshelves that make up the library lounge symbolically represent this.
The showroom utilizes mesh material on the walls to avoid disrupting the atmosphere of the former factory space. Taking advantage of the spaciousness, presentation spaces for both B2B and B2C are provided. To ensure clear presentations, the displays is not merely explanatory, but rather a visually organized space showcasing craftsmanship and technology, resembling an art gallery. Emphasis was also placed on the ease of updating information so that it does not become outdated over time.
In this office, we aim to create a space where, in addition to traditional "manufacturing" using wood, we can also create "experiences" related to "living."

【customer's voice】
●There are more topics that are not products (things), such as the scent and texture of wood.
●We have seen an increase in the number of visitors from management, designers, and planners, rather than on-site staff from housing companies, which are our existing customers.

<Our project members>
[Sales & Project Management] Takuya Kitai, Yoshiki Yamada
[design, layout] Hiroaki Koshizen
[Production/ construction] Kentaro Hirano

Photography: Nakasa & Partners Co., Ltd.