Location of flexible office spaces in central Tokyo area

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01172
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 04020:Human geography-related
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan University
• Principal Investigator: Hiroyuki Tsubomoto 東京都立大学, 都市環境科学研究科, 助教 (40291570)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: フレキシブルオフィススペース / 就労支援 / 不動産サービスの高度化 / コロナパンデミック / 東京大都市圏

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the development of flexible office space in Tokyo Metropolitan area since the late 2010s, focusing on the distribution of locations and service supply. At the beginning of the period under study, most of the flexible office spaces were located in the city centre and offered space and services designed for use as touchdown space for salesworker and co-working, but the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 led to an expansion of locations to suburban areas, and service content including facility, became more focused on supporting teleworking. The emphasis was on support for teleworking. However, the number of seats provided was limited relative to the total number of office workers, and the locations and opportunities for opening were found to be limited, particularly in suburban areas, which constrained location development.

Free Research Field

人文地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究開始当初は、フレキシブルオフィススペースの役割を、都心地域に限定して展開する不動産サービスの高次化と企業による不足したオフィス床の補完的利用の形態を議論の中心と想定していた。しかし、2020年のコロナパンデミックを機に広域に立地展開が拡大し、今後は制約がありながらも郊外地域に居住するワーカーの就労支援の場所として継続して機能する可能性がある。本研究は転換期の記録となった。