project: Daikin Interiors
location: Washington, DC
architect: VA-Spaces
lighting designer: StudioHDP
photographer: Judy Davis Photography, LLC

Daikin U.S. Corporation’s new window-filled sustainability and innovation center embodies the concept of Yukimi Shoji – or snow watching windows. The 8,200 sq. ft. office and showroom is a vibrant collaboration space for the Japanese manufacturer.

Designed by VA Spaces and constructed by Bognet, the space incorporates WELL building best practices. The designer applied inventive uses of materials to bring the outside in such as preserved moss on living walls, backlit screens as window alternatives, and creative finishes to support auditory privacy.