Design Feature Stories 01
Artful graphics
DIALOG and Capcom’s animators worked together to create a digital projection.
Capcom Corporate Workplace, Burnaby
CapCalm, and Game On!- Location
- Burnaby, BC
- Client
- Capcom Game Studio, Burnaby
- Completion
- 2017
- Size
- 4,831 sq m
- 52,000 sq ft
- Collaborators
- Applied Engineering Solutions Ltd
- BMZSE Structural Engineers
- CBRE
- Panther Creative
- Turner Construction
- DIALOG Services
- Interior Design
- Mechanical Engineering
Gaming company office designs are typically loud and busy, but not Capcom's Vancouver headquarters. Capcom wanted a refined space that offered moments of reflection, where visitors and employees could be inspired by the company’s legacy but still inspired to grow into the future. 'CapCalm', an homage to the company's Japanese roots, was born, providing a meditative response to the maturing industry and the creative team's need for a little Zen amidst the stressful world of video game animation.
We are in a very stressful industry, and anything we can do to keep the place more calm and more focused can help employees and us get our work done.Bryce Cochrane, Creative Director, Capcom
It Started With a Sketch
Japanese-ish The team's interest in tatami mats started an exploration of the company's country of origin.
Design Feature Stories 02
The projection features one-of-a-kind Capcom koi that gently swim in a two-storey void.
Design Feature Stories 03
Folded meeting rooms
The origami theme continues to unfold throughout the space as motifs on glass...
Design Feature Stories 04
and carries on into the meeting rooms.
Zen meetings
Sand gardens encircle meeting rooms, metaphorically segregating them from the rest of the office.
Zen meetings01
One leaves previous thoughts and work in the office when travelling over stones to enter the meeting room, stepping into a new arena designed for collaborative creativity.
