Japanese studio Geneto Architects has used a medley of mirrors, windows and framed prints to divide the spaces in this Tokyo office (+ slideshow).
The project aimed to provide the office's workers with interesting sight lines, which would both reflect the spaces they occupy and give glimpses into the goings-on in rooms beyond.

Located on the fourth floor of a building in the Minato-ku area, the office is home to aTokyo, a company that production manages Art Fair Tokyo.
With the company's focus in mind, Geneto Architects worked to embody the concept of "changing the event to art" within the workplace. This meant attempting to rethink daily office life as a special experience that would be slightly different every time.

To do so, they inserted three box shapes into the 103-metre-square open space, using wood-wool cement board as walls. These boxes serve as a meeting room and offices for the president and chief director. The remaining space became an open office for all staff and a more informal meeting area with couches.

To partially open up the enclosed spaces, Geneto Architects cut into the walls to insert frames that hold glass, mirrors or art prints.

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"The openings cut out by the frames separate the space ambiguously and get the visibility to both the interior and exterior," said the architecture firm. "You will experience both events that happen inside and ou...