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TOYOTA · SPACESV1 · Spaces

John's Apartment — a brand moment you could walk into.

An apartment as a showroom: Toyota models in the context of life, not on a stage. One of our founding cases.

IndustryAutomotive
Year2008
Reach1 pilot
RegionShowroom Cologne
Toyota — Project image
01 · STARTING POINT

The situation.

In 2008 Toyota wanted to move away from the classic exhibition format. The goal: a space where the car is part of everyday life rather than the centrepiece.

They asked us because we thought of space as a medium, not as a sales floor.

02 · SOLUTION

What we built.

The result was "John's Apartment" — a fictional walk-in apartment with living, working and daily-life spaces. The vehicles appear in matching situations; digital elements tell the backstory.

Media integration, lighting control and hardware were woven invisibly into the architecture. The format became a reference for immersive automotive experiences — and a starting point for many of our later projects.

Solution detail
03 · OUTCOME

What it delivered.

+64%
dwell time vs. standard showroom
12
media scenes in the space
2008
our founding case
CAPABILITIES IN USE

What we brought to the table.

Immersive ExperienceShowroomHardware Integration
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