WORK x ation Site Karuizawa Building, Nagano Offices Photos, Japanese Architecture Design
WORK x ation Site Karuizawa, Japan
26 August 2020
WORK x ation Site Karuizawa, Nagano
Design: Yuji Tanabe Architects Ltd.
Location: Roppon-tsuji roundabout, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

WORK x ation Site KARUIZAWA
A renovation project of a commercial building which was used as a restaurant before into workation offices that was to support a flexible working style. The building was located at the Roppon-tsuji roundabout in Karuizawa, Japan. The project was to renovation and refurbish the site together with a newly installed folly. The site with rich greenery was 1028 ?, and the total floor area of the existing building was 274 ?.
The V-form building has two extending wings?…one is one story and the other two stories?…which meet at the vertex point facing the roundabout. On the ground level each wing accommodates an office space of 50?60 ?, and they are placed sandwiching the entrance hall in between them together with the café and wet areas. The original plan placed the service area to the roundabout side and hence the façade was designed to be completely closed.

Although it was bijou, we decided to place the main reception area to the façade area, and that provided the entrance hall filled with light and breeze. Furthermore, we have also set a café terrace around the entrance which also enhanced the attractiveness of the façade.

The first level was divided i...