Startup Base Camp

A "small city" where companies meet, gather, create, and disseminate information

  • Business Spaces
  • The entrance is a white space with a message. By scanning the barcode on the wall, you can access information about the tenant companies.

    The entrance is a white space with a message. By scanning the barcode on the wall, you can access information about the tenant companies.

  • A map of the entire office. Signage showing the locations of tenant companies and event information.

    A map of the entire office. Signage showing the locations of tenant companies and event information.

  • A colorful collaboration area. The workspace and meeting rooms are separated by glass, creating a lively atmosphere throughout the floor.

    A colorful collaboration area. The workspace and meeting rooms are separated by glass, creating a lively atmosphere throughout the floor.

  • A bar counter inspired by the hills of a park. Can be used for standing meetings and parties.

    A bar counter inspired by the hills of a park. Can be used for standing meetings and parties.

  • Startup Base Camp
  • A map of the entire office. Signage showing the locations of tenant companies and event information.
  • A colorful collaboration area. The workspace and meeting rooms are separated by glass, creating a lively atmosphere throughout the floor.
  • A bar counter inspired by the hills of a park. Can be used for standing meetings and parties.

Photo: TOSHIHIDE KAJIHARA

About the Project

Overview Startup Base Camp is Japan's largest incubation facility for IT venture companies, aiming to make Japan a world-class "IT transmission center." We aimed to create a new office model suited to the work style of entrepreneurs and leaders, where they can gather, share their passion and practice, stimulate each other, and create innovation.
Issues/Themes In addition to providing a highly productive workplace, Startup Base Camp will incorporate mechanisms to stimulate collaboration and competition between companies, creating a space for "real communication" that is unique to the company.
Space Solution/Realization By replacing the energetic individuality of the company with vivid colors and scattering them throughout the office space, we produced lively environment. Half of the floor space was made into a shared area, allowing employees to work freely away from their desks. The workspaces arranged in a checkerboard pattern were made into a "city area," while the cafe, meeting rooms, and shared areas were made into a "park," proposing a new workspace that would become a "little city" for companies, where they could "meet, gather, create, and share."

Basic Information

Client CyberAgent Ventures Inc.
Services Provided Design, Layout
Our Team Design, Layout: Naoki Yasumoto
Awards "JCD DESIGN AWARD 2012" BEST100
Location Tokyo, Japan
Open February 2012
Website http://www.cyberagentventures.com/startupbasecamp/
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