Articles By Okamura
The Office Now, as Seen from Layout Data (Part 1)
In this issue, we introduce data that we can reference when setting benchmarks for office design, such as how much space should be allotted per employee, or how many meeting rooms are necessary.
Sustainability
Design never loses its place. The new values of design including reusability
What exactly is a business which designs with an awareness of the discarding stage of a product?
Sustainability
Slow is more , Architect Kengo Kuma
We ask Kengo Kuma, one of the architects behind the New National Stadium, how he sees Japan and the world after 2020.
Sustainability
Making a cozy future
Electricity is every nation’s backbone infrastructure, so power companies must be tightly controlled pyramidal organizations. Here’s a “green” electricity company that topples the
Sustainability
Architecture of Resistance
Beijing is transforming along with the advancement of the economy. Architects are taking a stand, sounding a warning about how good old cultures are disappearing.
Culture
6 values of the danish way
Denmark is a small country of 5.7 million people. How did it become one of the world’s happiest countries? Six key words for understanding the “ultra-welfare state”.
Culture
What the Japanese can learn from hygge
A Lesson from the Danish Ambassador
Workplace Survey
The Office Now, as Seen from Layout Data (Part 1)
In this issue, we introduce data that we can reference when setting benchmarks for office design, such as how much space should be allotted per employee, or how many meeting
Workplace Survey
The Office Now, as Seen from Layout Data (Part 2)
Regarding the shape of the desk top, bench desks are the most popular, accounting for about 70% (Fig. 5, top). Bench desks make it easier to adjust to fluctuations in the number of users, compared
Workplace Survey
A New Protocol for Online Meetings
Online meetings are a means of communication that is characterized by the sharing of visual and aural information among multiple people who are in remote locations, unlike telephone calls, which
Event Reports
Neocon 2022: A Day at the Show
We spent a day walking the show, checking out what is new and trending in 2022.
Event Reports
Neocon 2022: Is Hybrid Work Here to Stay?
During the pandemic many people began working from home. Now that life is returning to normal, will they return to the office, or will they continue to work remotely?
Ergonomics
The Posture
To keep ideal posture in each situation, Okamura recommends five different postures.
Ergonomics
How to Choose an Office Chair that Adapts to You
Sitting posture adds a tremendous amount of pressure to the back.