surDL's Jam Base wins Silver A' Design Award

surDL's Jam Base, a workplace interior at Grand Green Osaka, has won a Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition spotlights a co-creation hub built to support flexible collaboration, urban interaction, and adaptable use over time.

Why it matters: - Jam Base shows how workplace design can support flexible, collaborative, mixed-use environments in dense cities. - The project offers a reference point for architects and developers working on co-creation spaces that need openness without losing circulation control. - The award gives surDL international recognition for a user-driven approach to spatial design.

What happened: - The A' Design Award named surDL a Silver A' Design Award winner in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Jam Base. - Jam Base is a workplace interior in Grand Green Osaka. - The project is described as a co-creation hub shaped by innovative spatial design and user-driven architecture. - The recognition was announced June 18, 2026.

The details: - The A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award uses a blind peer-review process with an expert jury panel. - Jam Base was evaluated as an example of strong design within a competitive international field. - The design dissolves the boundary between park and building to encourage serendipitous encounters. - Obliquely oriented volumes and intersecting circulation paths organize the space around a central atrium. - The layout supports simultaneous activity across multiple levels. - The design draws on the Japanese concepts of Midori, Yohaku, and Gocha Gocha. - The project embraces an unfinished quality so the space can evolve through the actions of its users. - Subtle spatial cues are intended to encourage collaboration among business, education, government, and local community members. - The space uses mixed-use programming, modular furniture, flexible layout systems, and environmental graphics. - The project is intended to function as a living collective that supports urban vitality. - The project team included founder Makoto Inagaki, Mengxi Li, Hagane Watanabe, and Mika Kamemura. - Nikken Sekkei Ltd., including Takahiro Oka and Takafumi Yamamoto, supported the architectural and construction work. - Takenaka Corporation also contributed to the project. - A dedicated page with more information is available here.

Between the lines: - The award points to continued demand for interiors that can shift as work, community, and learning blur together. - Jam Base reflects a broader industry move toward adaptable architecture and stronger interior-exterior integration. - The project’s focus on behavior, circulation, and time suggests surDL is treating design as a living system rather than a finished object. - The recognition may help position surDL for future work in adaptive, user-centered spatial design.

What's next: - surDL is likely to continue refining spaces that connect context, user behavior, and changing social conditions. - The project’s research into co-creation environments and circulation patterns could inform future studio work. - The A' Design Award remains open to international entries across industries through its design competition platform.