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 Spatial Production a 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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