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AWARDIDA 2017, Gold
WINNING COMPANYGarde Co., Ltd.
WINNING DESIGNERChristopher Brooks
CATEGORYInterior Design-Conceptual
PROJECT NAMEMetLife Japan Headquarters Project
AWARDIDA 2017, Silver
WINNING COMPANYGarde Co., Ltd.
WINNING DESIGNERChristopher Brooks
CATEGORYInterior Design-Office
PROJECT NAMEMetLife Japan Headquarters Project
METLIFE JAPAN HEADQUARTERS PROJECT
Company Garde Co., Ltd.
Client MetLife Insurance Company
Design Team Junya Sakai, Hidekazu Tsutsui, Yoshiyuki Manaka, Shinyin Lee, Naoto
Sudo, Miho Okubo, Jiyeon Kang, Francesco Ristori, Seiko Inoue
Project Director Christopher Brooks
Credits Photographer: Nacasa & Partners
Prize 1st Place in Interior Design / Conceptual
Entry Description
The MetLife Vision 2020 “Bringing Our People Together” entailed the objective of unifying
7 various offices into 2 locations defined under a single corporate culture. The design is a
reflection of MetLife’s global presence derived from the rich Japanese culture to create a
dynamic, collaborative, transparent, efficient, and human work environment that promotes
wellbeing and communication. The project features 26 uniquely designed collaboration
Clubs, 2 café spaces and a “Bento” area, 3 reception and client areas, 2 training centers,
2 TechLife areas, game rooms and various wellness spaces.