HIOS Tokyo HQ Office, Sumida City Commercial Building, Tokyo, Japanese Modern Architecture, Japan, Photos
HIOS Tokyo HQ Office in Tokyo
10 Jun 2022
Design: Masashi Miyamoto Architects/mmar
Location: Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan

Photos: Cody Ellingham and Masashi Miyamoto Architects/mmar
HIOS Tokyo HQ Office, Japan
Following the relocation of the head office of HIOS, known as a pioneer of electric screwdrivers, a new office building renovation project of 1720 sqm was completed in 2019. The existing steel-structured five-story building was reused and adapted to the needs of the new headquarters.

The new office building will require an office for 60 people; it will provide a showroom, reception room, conference room, design room, laboratory, workshop, and facilities ranging from product development to retail development.
The company has been relocating every 10 years based on the principle of “creating an environment where employees can enjoy being at work, and where they can enjoy being in the workplace.”

Transforming the existing warehouse building, a new circulation drew on the existing building structure, opening previously closed-off areas while introducing a series of interventions that range from repair and restoration to the introduction of contemporary elements.

Providing a new circulation of guests, we proposed the creation of a grand entrance by cutting out the facade and placing void openings to connect two key public spaces: the ‘Meeting lounge...