Tokyo-based Makoto Yamaguchi Design has completed the new headquarters of a Japanese gaming company in Tokyo’s Taitō Ward. “Monospinal” is a building characterized by a series of stacking floors with slanting walls, its architectural style having the contemporary appearance of a traditional Japanese pagoda.

总部位于东京的Makoto Yamaguch设计公司（Makoto Yamaguchi Design）完成了位于东京台东区的一家日本游戏公司的新总部。"Monospinal "建筑的特点是一系列带有斜墙的层叠楼层，其建筑风格具有日本传统宝塔的现代外观。

The new headquarters is a place in which the majority of employees are engaged in creative endeavors. Makoto Yamaguchi Design therefore focused on finding a balance between workplace concentration and relaxation. Areas typically used by visitors can be found on the lower floors with those used by employees on higher levels, including: a fifth-floor dining room, lounge, and gym, seventh-floor executive area, and rooftop pool and barbecue counter. 

新总部是大多数员工从事创造性工作的地方。因此，Makoto Yamaguchi 设计公司将重点放在如何在工作场所的专注与放松之间找到平衡。访客通常使用的区域位于低层，而员工使用的区域则位于高层，包括：五层的餐厅、休息室和健身房，七层的行政区，以及屋顶游泳池和烧烤台。

Monospinal is surrounded by a number of smaller-scale buildings and its second and third floors look onto an elevated railway track (with trains passing every 90 seconds on average in both directions). The building’s slanting walls respond to and manage environmental elements such as light, sound, and wind; moreover, the height of each wall is in direct accordance with the different functions and facilities on that particular floor — walls are higher on lower floors and lower on upper floors. On the third floor, for example, Makoto Yamaguchi placed recording studios and control rooms. These facilities require privacy and seclusion — the higher walls help to reduce noise from the railway line while at the same time reflecting natural light into the interiors. On the fifth floor, where the dining room is located, walls are lower and provide a cropped view of Tokyo’s immense cityscape and sky, making for a more pleasant dining experience.

Monospinal 周围环绕着许多规模较小的建筑，其二层和三层面向高架铁路轨道（平均每 90 秒就有一列火车双向通过）。建筑的斜墙壁可应对和管理光线、声音和风等环境因素；此外，每面墙的高度都与该楼层的不同功能和设施直接相关--低层的墙壁较高，高层的墙壁较低。例如，山口诚在三楼布置了录音室和控制室。这些设施需要私密性和隐蔽性--较高的墙壁有助于减少来自铁路线的噪音，同时还能将自然光反射到室内。在餐厅所在的五层，墙壁较低，可以俯瞰东京广阔的城市景观和天空，用餐体验更加惬意。

Constructed from thin 10-centimeter-wide aluminum plates, Monospinal’s slanted walls present an intriguing form and conceal the building’s varied amenities from external view.

Monospinal 的斜墙由 10 厘米宽的薄铝板制成，呈现出一种引人入胜的形式，并将建筑内的各种设施隐藏起来，不为外界所见。

The project’s structural, facility, and electrical designs were undertaken by Arup. Mitsuhiro Kanada, a senior consultant at Arup in Tokyo, discusses Monospinal’s structural design:

“To adjust the story height and wall angle on every floor and to frame the sky view between the walls without any obstruction by structural elements, we decided to isolate the slanted walls from the main structural frame. With offices on the fourth floor and above, studios on the third floor, and an entrance with a double-story void on the first and the second floors, the building vertically stacks spaces that require different spatial qualities. 

By using the third-floor studio space as a transfer structure with story-high trusses, we connected the relatively small column grid on the upper office floors with the structural system — CFT [Concrete-Filled Tube] columns placed on the four corners of the lower floors consolidate the load on top of the underground seismic isolation devices. This minimizes the number of devices installed while suppressing the pull-out strength, achieving a rational seismic isolation system. 

We strived to bring together the different spatial volumes stacked vertically by a structural system that aligns with the architectural design.”

"为了调整每层楼的层高和墙体角度，并在不受任何结构元素阻碍的情况下在墙体之间勾勒出天空景观，我们决定将斜墙与主结构框架隔离开来。四楼及以上为办公室，三楼为工作室，一楼和二楼为带有双层空隙的入口。

通过将三层的工作室空间作为一个带有层高桁架的转移结构，我们将上层办公楼相对较小的柱网与结构系统连接起来--CFT（混凝土填充管）柱放置在下层的四个角上，以减轻地下隔震装置的荷载。这样既减少了装置的安装数量，又抑制了拉拔强度，实现了合理的隔震系统。

我们努力通过与建筑设计相一致的结构系统，将垂直叠加的不同空间体量汇聚在一起"。

The structure’s balcony arrangement is designed to manage environmental factors such as shielding direct light and soundproofing railway noise; its slanted walls also act as “wind catchers” that help to ventilate the interiors. Key building equipment, including air conditioning, ventilation, lighting, and rainwater utilization, is managed via a central KNX system, helping to improve environmental performance. The building’s technically-advanced control system is operated directly and intuitively on a tablet (perhaps unsurprisingly for a gaming company); linked to a scheduling system, this improves overall energy efficiency. “We built a system where users can input their schedules and all facilities are prepared in advance for them,” says Makoto Yamaguchi. “These operations can be accessed from smartphones as well, and the security and equipment status in the building can also be checked and operated via the same application.”

该建筑的阳台布置旨在管理环境因素，如遮挡直射光线和隔绝铁路噪音；其倾斜的墙壁还可作为 "捕风器"，帮助室内通风。空调、通风、照明和雨水利用等关键建筑设备均通过中央 KNX 系统进行管理，有助于提高环保性能。该建筑技术先进的控制系统可直接通过平板电脑进行直观操作（对于一家游戏公司来说，这或许不足为奇）；与调度系统相连接，可提高整体能效。Makoto Yamaguch 说，"中世纪法式吊灯、现代意大利沙发和盆景树"，这些元素 "和谐地组合在一起，创造出一个充满游戏品质的空间"。说："我们建立了一个系统，用户可以输入他们的日程安排，所有设施都会提前为他们准备好。"这些操作也可以通过智能手机进行访问，大楼内的安全和设备状态也可以通过同一应用程序进行检查和操作"。

Monospinal’s interior and exterior finishes and landscaping incorporate the stylistic elements of a virtual game world, with things that represent different time periods, settings, and regions: a medieval French-style chandelier, contemporary Italian sofas, and bonsai trees are just several elements that “harmonize to create a space imbued with a game-like quality,” says Makoto Yamaguchi.

Makoto Yamaguchi 说，"中世纪法式吊灯、现代意大利沙发和盆景树"，这些元素 "和谐地组合在一起，创造出一个充满游戏品质的空间"。

Building area: 521.52 square meters (5,614 square feet)

Gross floor area: 4,105.74 square meters (44,194 square feet)

Floors: Basement, eight floors, and rooftop

建筑面积 521.52 平方米（5,614 平方英尺）

总楼面面积 4,105.74 平方米（44,194 平方英尺）

楼层 地下室、八层和屋顶