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Architectural Informatics Lab

Yasushi Ikeda Laboratory

Phygital Working Environment

Members: Eri Sumitomo, Shimono Akari, Liguo Wang, Yuki Watanabe, Goro Onuma

In recent years, work styles have drastically changed as remote communication through web meetings and chat has become mainstream. While this shift has increased convenience, it has also created issues such as reduced communication and productivity. To address this, the project proposes a “Phygital Workplace Model” that blends physical and digital environments, supported by an AI agent capable of sensing, processing, and adjusting workspaces intelligently to create a more natural and adaptive way of working.

In recent years, work styles have drastically changed as remote communication through web meetings and chat has become mainstream. While this shift has increased convenience, it has also created issues such as reduced communication and productivity. To address this, the project proposes a “Phygital Workplace Model” that blends physical and digital environments, supported by an AI agent capable of sensing, processing, and adjusting workspaces intelligently to create a more natural and adaptive way of working.

For the proposal of a phygital workplace model, we are collecting case studies of innovation centers and future centers. We are researching and organizing how office designs are being experimented with, where physical and digital elements, as well as workstyles and lifestyles, are seamlessly integrated.

For the proposal of a phygital workplace model, we are collecting case studies of innovation centers and future centers. We are researching and organizing how office designs are being experimented with, where physical and digital elements, as well as workstyles and lifestyles, are seamlessly integrated.

In addition to collecting case studies of innovation centers and future centers, we are also conducting research and analysis on key enabling technologies. In particular, from the perspective of the “fusion of digital and physical,” we have established two axes: "private - shared" and "ambient - aware", and are mapping each case along these dimensions.This approach allows us to visualize where current technologies are concentrated and to explore the potential for future developments.

In addition to collecting case studies of innovation centers and future centers, we are also conducting research and analysis on key enabling technologies. In particular, from the perspective of the “fusion of digital and physical,” we have established two axes: "private - shared" and "ambient - aware", and are mapping each case along these dimensions.This approach allows us to visualize where current technologies are concentrated and to explore the potential for future developments.

We will begin by defining the values required for future workplaces based on an analysis of existing case studies, and then create conceptual diagrams and videos to illustrate these ideas. Next, we will move into the development phase to realize these values, leveraging mign’s AI technologies as the foundation and translating them into office design and applications. Starting in April 2026, we plan to test and validate these implementations in a newly planned office space in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, to evaluate whether the intended effects are achieved.

We will begin by defining the values required for future workplaces based on an analysis of existing case studies, and then create conceptual diagrams and videos to illustrate these ideas. Next, we will move into the development phase to realize these values, leveraging mign’s AI technologies as the foundation and translating them into office design and applications. Starting in April 2026, we plan to test and validate these implementations in a newly planned office space in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, to evaluate whether the intended effects are achieved.

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