At that time, SOICHIRO is said to have noticed the people around him that the power of the back office (administrative department) becomes stronger with increasing companies and that many companies lose their dynamics as soon as a new building is built. Soichiro, who adhered to a practical approach, wanted to avoid such a situation in a way. The large and medium -sized companies mostly invented the great inventions of the past by the large companies. So he said: “Never forget the city council.” The most important guideline of the Aoyama building, “from an office to a place of thought” comes from this idea.
The engineers of this time look back and say that the factory was filled with the idea that everyone thinks and do it together. Soichiro's wish not to maintain this spirit in the Aoyama building is reflected in the reward of suggestions for improvement, the ideas competition after working time in the factory and not in the headquarters in the headquarters luxurious than in the factory.
Takeo Fujisawa thought about his interactions with the architecture designers when the Aoyama building was designed for the first time.
“The world has changed so much and we are about to enter the 21st century. So what is different about the buildings of the 1960s? It cannot be a normal design and a normal structure to which the world is used to, which is embarrassing. Honda is proud of his consistently high overall level of technology. It is very easy to design a factory building as user -friendly, but the headquarters are informal. This is not good enough. In addition, Honda was not made by one person. I wanted the opinions of everyone who will use this place to be hard thinking. I told the architect what led to the current building (Aoyama building). Therefore, no other company can imitate us. “
Up to 700 Honda engineers should be involved in the Aoyama construction project. Takeo Fujisawa's will and Soichiro Honda's philosophy. Although the two founders had very different personalities, their last big project to hand over the staff to the next generation was today's Aoyama building.
To continue the philosophy of the founders in the Aoyama building, which changes their shape over time and with Honda's new dreams. This is the next big task for Honda.