Innovation Garden OSAKA Center | Takenaka Corporation

About Innovation Garden OSAKA Center

Interaction between people, nature, and information on a platform. This is a development base where varied human resources assemble as the center of Konica Minolta’s image IoT/AI development and business creation in the Kansai area. We sought to create a patchwork of situations such as inside/outside, light/dark, movement/stillness, and open/closed by composing and designing the building rather than the type of furniture or interior design.

The objective was to develop a serendipitous ABW (Activity-Based Working) practice in which new interactions are produced dynamically and agilely via the selection and mobility of each person’s location in a heterogeneous setting.

Innovation Garden OSAKA Center’s Design Concept

By arranging stairs and EVs separately, the long and narrow plan (120m x 30m) is designed to allow the free flow of people without any pathways, and the staggered and stacked cross-sections create outside spaces in the right places to enjoy the rich natural environment while considering the privacy of the surrounding houses. The design would serve as a platform for people, nature, and information to interact and contribute to business innovation development.

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