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.