Dezeen promotion: Matteo Belfiore Architecture and Shukoh have used anti-microbial ceramic surfaces by Fiandre Architectural Surfaces across the interior of a new headquarters for a cyber company in Tokyo, Japan.
Fiandre Architectural Surfaces is an Italian surface manufacturer that specialises in creating ceramic surfaces for use in architecture projects.
Matteo Belfiore Architecture and Shukoh used products from Fiandre's Urban Active Surfaces collection to create the headquarters for computer engineering company Cybernet, which has been designed to prioritise the wellbeing of its employees.
Fiandre's Active Surfaces products react with light via a process called photocatalysis, which creates an oxidation reaction that destroys bacteria and viruses. Fiandre's Urban Active Surfaces feature throughout Cybernet's new headquarters
The headquarters is made up of two main areas, a "garden" lobby, which takes cues from Japanese rock gardens, and an office area that is divided into three zones between glass partition walls.
The lobby was designed to welcome visitors and employees to the office and features rock and pebble-shaped seating placed throughout the space.
The grey ceramic tiles are used throughout the lobby and surrounding workspaces
Both the office and shared spaces are linked through their use of Fiandre Architectural Surfaces' Urban Active Surfaces photocatalytic ceramic flooring.
The grey ceramic surfaces, which provide ease of upkeep, provide a neutral b...