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Work at Nagasaki Office by Mistuhiro Shoji

Work at Nagasaki Office

Silver A' Design Award Winner 2025

This audio description presents a sophisticated executive office interior photographed at night, viewed from a position within a lounge area looking toward a conference space beyond. Beginning in the immediate foreground, a substantial coffee table with an organic, irregular edge profile presents a surface in warm cream and buff tones suggesting natural limestone with subtle fossil-like markings, cool and smooth to imagined touch. Behind this table, a large modular sofa in heathered grey wool upholstery spans much of the foreground width, its cushions appearing softly yielding yet structured, the fabric suggesting a texture like fine tweed against the hand. To the left, a tall rectangular column clad in pale honey-toned oak rises from floor to ceiling, its surface marked by horizontal grain lines creating a rhythmic pattern reminiscent of geological strata, warm as sunlit wood. Beyond this column, floor-to-ceiling windows reveal the deep blue-black of night sky dotted with distant lights suggesting an urban landscape, cool as evening air. The middle ground reveals a conference area where a substantial rectangular table in rich terra cotta toned wood, warm as fired clay, seats eight chairs upholstered in caramel leather backs with ivory fabric seats. Above this scene, the ceiling presents a dramatic mirrored surface that reflects the entire conference arrangement, creating a doubled image that amplifies the sense of vertical space. The right wall features panels of deeply figured walnut wood in warm amber brown tones, illuminated by accent lighting that emphasizes the dramatic grain patterns. Overhead, the ceiling combines the mirror surface with dark charcoal panels and exposed structural elements in blackened steel. The overall atmosphere suggests quiet sophistication and warmth despite the nocturnal setting, with pools of amber light creating intimate zones within the generous volume.

Located in the heart of Nagasaki's old city center and its rich natural surroundings, Work at Nagasaki is a workplace that blends the grandeur of the natural landscape with a contemporary work style. This next generation co-working space, which is based on the theme of incorporating the changing landscape over time, is a creative space that emerges with a sense of floating in the elegant nature of Nagasaki's landscape and urban materials, blending them together beautifully.