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This is a renovation project for the GORA KADAN FUJI GOLF golf course, located on the majestic, undulating ground at the foot of Mount Fuji, adjacent to the GORA KADAN FUJI hotel, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2025. Our company was responsible interiors and FFE concept design of the common areas of the approximately 2,600m2, two-story clubhouse, including the entrance, lobby, lounge, restaurant/bar, suites, shops, lockers/bathrooms, as well as the interiors working drawings, basic and working drawings the facilities, supervision, and interiors /FFE construction for the entire building. With an eye toward creating a sense of quality that would align with the Gora Kadan brand of luxury hotels, we created a modern and elegant clubhouse space using brick, wood, and marble as the main themes.

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, a neighborhood directly connected to JR Takanawa Gateway Station, and THE LINKPILLAR 1 SOUTH, a skyscraper located directly opposite the station, boast an outstanding location with excellent access to major areas of the city center as well as Haneda and Narita airports and Shinagawa Station. The JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo, located on the 23rd to 30th floors of the building, is the second JW Marriott brand hotel in Japan named after founder J. Willard Marriott, and is one of the most prestigious brands among the more than 30 brands operated by Marriott International. Our company was responsible for interiors construction of public areas such as the lobby, restaurant and bar, pool, and banquet hall of the JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo, which will have its grand opening on October 2, 2025. To embody concept design of Yabu Pushelberg, an internationally acclaimed concept design studio that has worked on many luxury hotels, including Marriott, we worked together with project management and local architects over a period of just over three years.

This project involved rebranding a 40-year-old hotel located near Kirishima Shrine at the foot of the Kirishima Mountains in Kagoshima Prefecture as "The Pulse Kirishima." The old hotel was purchased by a real estate investment fund and underwent a complete renovation. We designed the interior and concept design of the entire building, and collaborated with a local general contractor for construction, enabling the hotel to open in just one year from the start of design.

All floors of Loisir Hotel Shinagawa Seaside are located on high floors, with the reception and conference rooms on the 16th floor and seven floors of guest rooms on the 17th to 22nd floors. For this latest renovation, we were responsible for renovating the 50 guest rooms on the 18th floor. Taking advantage of the hotel's unique location and focusing on its convenient access to tourist attractions, we reflected concept design in the first experience of the stay. Based on the concept of "a space where the first step of a journey begins," we aimed to create a space where guests can feel the hospitality of the hotel by dividing the stay experience into smaller parts and incorporating concept design into that "first action." Furthermore, to take advantage of the unique scenery of the area, we incorporated the colors of the container terminal in the port area in front of the hotel into the FF&E, incorporating the outside scenery into the space as a backdrop.

We renovated the Mountain Center, located at the base of the Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu slopes in Abuta District, Hokkaido. The facility consists of two floors: a shop and ticket counter on the first floor and a restaurant on the second floor. The renovation expanded the first-floor sales floor by 1.6 times, and the second-floor restaurant, renamed "sanshoku," underwent a complete redesign along with its spatial presentation. The design interpreted the facility as a place to see off guests arriving at Grand Hirafu and onto the slopes, and a place to welcome guests returning from the slopes. By blending the generous, concept design nature of Hokkaido with the newly enhanced, cool brand identity symbolized by "Hirafu Blue," and sprinkling these elements into the vibrant, one-of-a-kind atmosphere unique to resort facilities, we aimed to create a space that offers a unique, cool yet warm experience.

Tokiwakan, a ryokan inn in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, was beloved by many literary figures during the late Meiji period. The Ume Annex, originally built as a detached building, has been reborn as "THE COVE," a Gamagori Classic Hotel accommodation facility, offering a whole-house rental experience. Based on the concept of "encountering the blessings of the region surrounding Mikawa Bay and enjoying them with all five senses," the hotel makes the most of the renowned building, a registered tangible cultural property, and the views it commands, nestled on a hill overlooking Takeshima Island in the tranquil Mikawa Bay. Furthermore, by adding a touch of "newness" where necessary, the hotel creates a pleasant contrast and an extraordinary lodging experience. The hotel is packed with the charms of the region, featuring artwork using traditional techniques handed down in the area and the development of original drinks crafted by local people using local ingredients.

Ceravie Resort Izumigo Co., Ltd. operates hotels, cottages, and dog resort facilities in 11 locations across Japan. We were in charge of renovating the restaurant at "AMBIENT Azumino Hotel," a mountain resort surrounded by the Northern Alps. The background to the plan was to improve the efficiency of operations by expanding and consolidating the restaurant, which was previously divided into two floors, the basement and the first floor, onto the first floor, and to create a resort atmosphere with the magnificent Northern Alps visible from the observation terrace on the first floor, thereby improving the value of the customer experience. The plan was to create an extraordinary atmosphere using space, furniture, and decorations that reflect the region's unique culture, history, and crafts, and to create a new live kitchen that uses local ingredients to create cooking methods unique to the area, and to incorporate elements that will make customers want to stay again.

The venerable RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, which has a history of 90 years since its founding and has been loved by many guests, including state guests and the Imperial family, as the "Guest House of Osaka," has introduced the "Vignette Collection," one of the brands of IHG Hotels & Resorts, and has made its grand opening as the "RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka Vignette Collection" in preparation for the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in April 2025. The hotel has been renovated into a space that will be loved for generations to come, inheriting the hotel's history and identity and incorporating the charm of the beautiful surrounding scenery unique to the city of water. In this renovation, we were responsible for concept design of the entrance, reception, public areas, guest rooms, banquet halls, and gym, as well as working drawings and construction of the guest room area, art, and FF&E.

The hotel is directly connected to Kitahiroshima Station on the JR Chitose Line, the closest station to Hokkaido Ballpark F Village. The first to third floors are commercial facilities, and the fourth to thirteenth floors are the hotel with a total of 158 guest rooms. We were mainly in charge of concept design and construction of the hotel lobby and the guest room floor on the 11th floor, which has a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters theme. The lobby space is sprinkled with baseball-themed elements, and the ceiling features an image of the Fighters' home stadium, S.Con Field HOKKAIDO, and the Fighters colors are used to create an exciting space. The Fighters floor has a corridor as a gallery space, where autographed uniforms and photos of players are displays, and the guest rooms are chicly coordinated in black to evoke the image of S.Con Field, and you can see the stadium from the windows.

This is a renovation project for an inn located in the western part of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture. This project is the second and third phase renewal of "Atara Yoru Nishiizu," named after a poem in the Manyoshu collection, "A wonderful night that is a pity to see it end." In the first phase, we renovated the suites and bar, in the second phase, we renovated the guest rooms, and in the third phase, we renovated the façade, lobby, rooftop terrace (foot bath), common corridor, and live kitchen, and we were in charge of the complete renovation. We created an experience where you can enjoy the evening, with spacious and comfortable guest rooms where young couples and married couples can relax, a lobby where you can roast and eat marshmallows while soaking your feet in a foot bath, and a rooftop terrace with a foot bath where you can enjoy watching the horizon of Nishiizu.

We designed and concept design the entire house, from design administration concept design the interior design and exterior concept design. The site overlooks the Sea of Japan, and the area is known as a scenic spot with a dynamic topography called "cave". On the other hand, if you look at the surrounding area, you will see that the labyrinth-like intricate alleys create a unique streetscape. This is a feature unique to this area, with a square-shaped structure with cranked intersections to prevent the north wind from blowing through. By incorporating this unique alley structure into the ground floor plan, the architectural volume is segmented and harmonizes with the surrounding environment. The exterior and entrance hall are structured like a topography based on the motif of the ria coast, and the continuity with the streetscape is ensured by setting back from the south side. On the other hand, the north façade is raised one step higher than the surrounding area, and has a three-dimensional square-shaped structure intended to prevent the north wind from blowing through to the city. For the exterior finish, in order to echo the external characteristics of the ria coastline, with its rocky surface at the bottom and lush trees at the top, we used rock-like concrete with exposed aggregates for the lower layer, and wood-grain concrete with cedar board formwork for the upper layer. Both the aggregates that appear on the surface and the cedar board formwork materials are made from materials that can be collected in the area, and we hope that the unique expressions of the materials will weave the unique scenery of the location into the future. In addition, by applying this two-tiered structure to the finishes of the interior spaces as well, it creates a sense of unity with the architecture, contributing to fostering a sense of unity between the inside and outside.

The hotel is located near Kokusai Street in Naha City and has a total of 88 guest rooms. It features a variety of spaces, including four restaurants, a pool, a jet bath, a sauna, and a gym. Inspired by Okinawa's unique mix of diverse cultures, the hotel's concept design concept was mid-century modern, and we aimed to create a hotel with a story that makes it seem as if it had been standing there for a long time.

We exhibited "Being Furniture" at DESIGNART TOKYO 2024, Japan's largest concept design and art festival (with the theme "Reframing - The Beginning of Transformation"). "Being Furniture" is a project that reconsiders the relationship between people and objects. We create many things every day in our spatial concept design projects, but behind the scenes, we feel that there is a big issue with these things being discarded or no longer used while still fully usable. When we think about a situation in which an object is used for a long time and with great care, it is often the case that a relationship is formed that gives rise to an attachment to the object. In such cases, we noticed that we have gone from a sense of "owning and using" to a sense of "being with" the object and caring about it. Therefore, we thought that noticing this change in sensation might be one way to solve the problem. The furniture presented in the project is not particularly sturdy or functional. Rather, it has a certain instability and whimsy that makes us want to care for it. If furniture changes from "being" to "being there," how will we interact with it? Through a series of experimental concept design in this project, we ask society about the transformation in value between people and objects. Our company's vision is to "open up all kinds of spatial possibilities starting from the 'creativity' of each individual," and we are working to create spaces that enrich people's hearts. As part of this, we continue to exhibit at concept design events both in Japan and overseas in order to take on the social issues we face from a creative perspective and create a cycle of communication, exchange, and innovation through our output.

Set in the 1920s America during the era of construction, this bar is based on the "speakeasy" concept, a culture at the time where people would smuggle alcohol behind the scenes, disguised as beauty salons or law offices. JANAI HOTEL is the third in the "JANAI" secret bar series, which incorporates the speakeasy system to create a place where only those who find the concept interesting can gather. Opening a painting that at first glance does not look like a door, you enter a secret bar that can only be reached by those who have cracked the password. We were in charge of design, layout, and architectural design the tenant.

This is a trial project towards "creating an inclusive stadium where everyone can enjoy themselves." For the first time, "Sensor-Friendly Tickets" will be sold at the professional baseball Eastern League official game to be held on Sunday, September 22, 2024, with the cooperation of the organizers, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nippon Television, and Tokyo Dome.