The Osaka office of Nikken Sekkei's interior design studio features a bookcase conceived as a "stand in a stadium" – the latest example of the trend for bookshelf staircases in both home and office interiors (+ slideshow).
Nikken Sekkei – the Tokyo-based architecture firm best known for designing the world's largest television tower, Tokyo Skytree – established Nikken Space Design in 1994 as its interior design department.
The studio already has offices in Tokyo, Nagoya and Shanghai. For its fourth office, in Osaka, the team decided to install a bleacher-style seating structure that faces floor-to-ceiling windows to offer views out over the city skyline.
"We set the bookshelf at the centre of the office, and aimed to create an environment where anyone can pick up a book at any time," the designers told Dezeen.
"The staff can sit there to read, with the view from the high position making a change to their mood."
Constructed from recycled scaffolding planks, the steps are hollow to store books and magazines. When looking for a publication, staff members are encouraged to clamber up the five-level structure.
"We realised the convenience of integrating bookshelves and seats to form stairs," the designers explained. "The bookcase has been designed like a stand in a stadium. It is necessary to climb the bookshelf to find the book you want."
Bleachers – high, deep steps suitable for sitting on that are more typically found in sports stadiums – are becoming popular in offices. Other staircases you can sit on can be found in the workspaces of Evernote, Fairphone and Eventbrite
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