カタリバ
Office @ Nakano, Tokyo
Design: Sunao Koase, (Ayaka Seki) /SNARK Inc.
Client: Katariba
Sign design, Color direction: Taku Sasaki, Yua Houzaki, Leo Arimoto /YOHAK DESIGN STUDIO
Steel products: gambit
Construction: Total Project
Sound design: Sound Couture Inc.
Acoustic design: Fly Sound Inc.
Total area: 485.3㎡
Completion: Oct. 2024
Photo: Ippei Shinzawa

「どんな環境に生まれ育った10代も未来をつくりだす意欲と創造性を育める社会を実現する」という理念のもとに活動している認定NPO法人カタリバのオフィス移転計画。コロナ禍によるリモートワークが8割を占める中で、「集まる理由」や「価値」をクライアントと共に模索しながら形にしたプロジェクトである。「対話の生まれる場づくり」という要望に応え、建物全体が意識的につながるよう、”縁側”をキーワードに空間を構築、各フロアに縁側的な要素を設けた。ベンチを向かい合わせに配置したり、動線上にハイカウンターを設置することで、自然と対話が生まれる場をデザインした。空間全体は明るいグレートーンでまとめ、キーカラーである「カタリバグリーン」をアクセントとすることで、親しみやすい雰囲気を演出している。サイン計画はYOHAK DESIGN STUDIO、サウンドデザインはSOUND CoUTUREに依頼し、視覚や聴覚といった空間全体の環境を総合的につくり上げた。この場を利用する人々から生まれる対話やつながりが、この場の価値をさらに高めるだろう。

 

This is an office relocation project for Katariba, a certified nonprofit organization committed to creating a society where all young people—regardless of their upbringing—can nurture the creativity and motivation to shape their own futures. In a post-pandemic work environment, with around 80% of staff working remotely, the project was developed in close collaboration with the client to explore the purpose and value of gathering in a shared space. In response to the client’s desire to “create spaces that foster dialogue,” the design centers on the concept of the engawa—a traditional Japanese architectural element that blurs the boundary between inside and outside. Engawa-like features were incorporated on each floor to encourage casual, spontaneous interaction, such as placing benches face-to-face or installing high counters along circulation paths. The overall space is unified in soft gray tones, accented by “Katariba Green,” the organization’s signature color, to create a warm and approachable atmosphere. Signage was designed by YOHAK DESIGN STUDIO, and sound design was handled by Sound Couture Inc., resulting in a spatial experience that engages both sight and sound. The conversations and connections that emerge here will continue to deepen the value of the space over time.