Karuizawa Prince Hotel West General Office

Office renovations that generate new ideas and communication

  • Business Spaces
  • The office has free-address seating with a large window that offers a dazzling green backdrop

    The office has free-address seating with a large window that offers a dazzling green backdrop

  • Biophilic design with a high greenery view rate: Employees can feel that they are working in the comfortable "Karuizawa Prince Hotel" even in the office, helping to reduce fatigue

    Biophilic design with a high greenery view rate: Employees can feel that they are working in the comfortable "Karuizawa Prince Hotel" even in the office, helping to reduce fatigue

  • A cafeteria with plenty of natural light: A place to relax and refresh, creating an opportunity for new ideas and communication.

    A cafeteria with plenty of natural light: A place to relax and refresh, creating an opportunity for new ideas and communication.

  • Cafeteria: It motivates employees to use the office and fosters communication between departments.

    Cafeteria: It motivates employees to use the office and fosters communication between departments.

  • Bright and clean entrance space

    Bright and clean entrance space

  • A solution to the low existing ceiling height: Greenery was placed around the ceiling and bright colors were introduced. A green wall was installed at the back to draw the eye further into the room.

    A solution to the low existing ceiling height: Greenery was placed around the ceiling and bright colors were introduced. A green wall was installed at the back to draw the eye further into the room.

  • A magnet area for people to gather: A place for individuals and teams to store their belongings near the office entrance. A simple meeting spot is also located nearby.

    A magnet area for people to gather: A place for individuals and teams to store their belongings near the office entrance. A simple meeting spot is also located nearby.

  • Agile work area by the pond

    Agile work area by the pond

  • Karuizawa Prince Hotel West General Office
  • Biophilic design with a high greenery view rate: Employees can feel that they are working in the comfortable "Karuizawa Prince Hotel" even in the office, helping to reduce fatigue
  • A cafeteria with plenty of natural light: A place to relax and refresh, creating an opportunity for new ideas and communication.
  • Cafeteria: It motivates employees to use the office and fosters communication between departments.
  • Bright and clean entrance space
  • A solution to the low existing ceiling height: Greenery was placed around the ceiling and bright colors were introduced. A green wall was installed at the back to draw the eye further into the room.
  • A magnet area for people to gather: A place for individuals and teams to store their belongings near the office entrance. A simple meeting spot is also located nearby.
  • Agile work area by the pond

Photography: Takuya Nagata

About the Project

Overview Renovation of the employee offices at Karuizawa Prince Hotel West.
The back-of-house (BOH) area for employees, which was located separately on the premises, has been relocated to the former restaurant area in the hotel building.
In response to issues such as communication and productivity that arose from the office being separated from the hotel building, we interviewed the general manager and held workshops with the hotel staff, and took a different approach to planning, planning, and designing the new office.
Issues/Themes Improving employee engagement through such things as "being able to work with a sense of fulfillment," "having a work environment where you can speak your mind," and "your work is highly evaluated."
To create an office that allows employees to work with a clear distinction between time spent concentrating on work and time spent relaxing, leading to improved work productivity.
Space Solution/Realization The office was renovated after listening to the opinions of actual employees in workshops, creating a space that encourages communication. By adopting a free address office with no walls, communication between departments has improved, and meetings can now be held on the spot to discuss customer meal plans and reservations, reducing various operational waste and time costs that were previously difficult to see. This has improved work productivity.
We also installed a cafeteria with plenty of natural light, where employees can relax and change their mood, to create a more comfortable working environment. After-workshops showed an improvement in employee satisfaction and awareness of the workplace.
Design for Environment As the facility operates 24 hours a day, we have adopted a natural light and lighting plan that takes circadian rhythms into consideration.
Additionally, the biophilic design, with a high greenery view rate, aims to reduce fatigue and improve comfort, creating a sense of relaxation and helping to improve concentration.

Basic Information

Client Seibu Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Services Provided Research & Analysis, Facility Concept Planning, Design, Layout, Production, Construction, Project Management
Project Leads at Tanseisha Design Direction: Mai Tsurutani
Design, Layout: Mai Tsurutani
Production, Construction: Wataru Hisa
Project Management: Akari Shimada
Planning, workshop design, and construction cooperation: CLOCK Co., Ltd.
Location Nagano Prefecture
Opening Date 2023年4月
Website https://www.princehotels.co.jp/karuizawa-west/
Tag
Mai Tsuruya

Design Direction and design

Mai Tsuruya

Their design policy is "creating spaces that can make someone smile." Without being limited by their field or area of work, they participate in a variety of projects, including retail design, corporate exhibitions, public open space revitalization plans, aquariums, hot spring facilities, and welfare facilities. By cross-sectionally linking in-house and external soft resources and carrying out planning and design, they strive to create facilities that meet the desires of business owners and create experiential value.

*The shared information and details of the project is accurate as of the date they were posted. There may have been unannounced changes at a later date.