Works#2021

Focusing on the lives and dreams of the people who played an active role in Himeji Castle, we proposed that visitors experience the value of the structures and objects by displays staging appropriate to the location, such as the armory of the main keep, the Watari Yagura (tower of the castle), and the make-up tower, and be moved by them. Specifically, in order to convey the charm of these structures, we helped create scenes of daily life and dreams along with stories of the people who played an active role at Himeji Castle, focusing on displays scenes and experiences displays that recreate the conditions of those days.

Recently, a new geological layer showing evidence of Jomon people mining obsidian has been discovered at the Takayama displays Site and Hoshikuso Pass Obsidian Mine, a nationally designated historical site. A museum called "Hoshikuso-kan" has opened, allowing visitors to see the excavated layer and experience the lives of the Jomon people. The building's exterior walls have changed color due to age-related rust, conveying a message of preserving and passing on the memory of obsidian. Inside displays, geological layers exceeding 20 meters in length and 5 meters in height rise along both walls of the passageway, recreating their appearance exactly as they were discovered during the excavation. The layers have stepped, uneven surfaces, formed by the soil dug by the Jomon people in search of obsidian. Projection mapping is applied along the lines of these layers, recreating the lives of the Jomon people through video. Through immersive visuals and breathtaking geological formations, you can experience the passion of the Jomon people who, for generations, dedicated themselves to mining the precious obsidian, which was found in only a limited number of locations.

As a successor to the Muroran City Youth Science Museum (opened in 1963), Hokkaido's first science museum, a new facility has opened with "environment" as its theme. The aim is to create displays allow children and people of all ages to become familiar with science on a daily basis and feel hope for the future of the Earth and the region. The environment corner introduces environmental innovation projects that utilize Muroran's unique characteristics and strengths cultivated through manufacturing, as well as initiatives for a sustainable future. In particular, the main displays, "Watching Moruerani," is a virtual displays where visitors walk on satellite images of Muroran spread on the floor and use AR tablets to explore manufacturing sites, renewable energy sites, and natural spots. Visitors can experience scenery that is usually difficult to see in person, such as 360-degree videos of factories and drone footage of natural landscapes. The science experience corner consists of devices that allow visitors to experience the basics and principles of science. Some of the devices from the old building have been remade and reinstalled, carrying on the history of the facility and the memories of the citizens. The scattered devices are connected by experimental counters, creating a more intimate communication space, and playful elements are incorporated into displays, such as large playground equipment inspired by Muroran's natural environment.

Opened in 2021, this luxury club was planned with the aim of bringing vitality and hope for the future to Ginza, one of Japan's leading entertainment districts, which has been hit hard by the headwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic. The name of the club is "Arabesque," which originally means "Arabian-style decorative patterns." The song of the same name, derived from this, is composed of a regular, repeating rhythm and gradually changing interplay of sounds. We wanted to focus on the meaning embedded in the Arabesque decoration and the song and incorporate it into the space. First, we incorporated half-arches, which are arches cut in half, a representative motif of Arabian decoration. By continuing the half-arches, we freed ourselves from a regular composition and created variations in how they are combined. These half-arches are extended from the entrance door to the reception, bar, and hall, and are linked together as if creating the rhythm of the song. The half-arches foreshadow the next step, gradually becoming brighter and more gorgeous, connecting to a fun future. We aimed for concept design gives such an impression, infusing hope and a breath of fresh air.

Since its founding, Panasonic has been committed to supporting the daily lives of consumers and undertaking various initiatives to realize the optimal healthy lifestyle for each individual. In China, where the population is aging rapidly, Panasonic, in collaboration with its Chinese partners, opened a wellness smart town for seniors in 2022. Approximately 1,000 of the residences, known as "Yoro Health Apartments," will feature all-Panasonic housing equipment. A healthy and comfortable space will be realized with the operation of a smartphone, which is deeply ingrained in Chinese society. NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Group was in charge of design, layout of a VIP showroom to introduce the Yoro Health Apartments. In addition to its function as a displays space for products, it is a guesthouse-like space specializing in hospitality for visitors, with a footbath and a cafe.

This sliding kiosk changes its appearance to suit the location, time, and environment around the world. concept design, which combines kitchen units with various seating units as needed, allows for deployment regardless of the size of the installation space. Its most distinctive feature is that when closed, it blends into its surroundings, and when opened, a café space appears. The mirrored facade reflects the surrounding environment, changing its appearance like a chameleon. As a kiosk unique to % Arabica, which operates globally, no matter what country or location a store is in, it's not a simple copy-and-paste concept design, but rather takes on a unique character specific to that place. The photo shows the first store to open, located on Ningbo Heyi Avenue, consisting of four units. Its sophisticated appearance blends seamlessly into the atrium of a high-end shopping complex. Amidst the recent pandemic, which has prompted reflection on the role of cafés, the demand for kiosks where people can enjoy coffee outdoors has increased. Unlike traditional kiosks that simply sell products from a stand, this store features a new concept where the unit slides open during business hours to create a semi-outdoor seating area, and additional seating areas can be set up around it.

To provide guests with the hotel's concept of "experiencing Hokkaido," we planned the ultimate locally sourced hotel with sustainability in mind, while cherishing the culture and way of thinking that has been valued in this region. In the exterior, interiors, and structure, we not only used Hokkaido-produced wood, stone, and soil as building materials, but also aimed to use materials to the fullest extent by making furniture from leftover building materials. Furthermore, some of the furniture in the hotel lounge was made in Asahikawa, a town famous for its furniture, using Hokkaido-produced wood, and the regularly held market events are held in cooperation with local producers, creating connections between the hotel and the community in various ways, both in terms of soft and hard aspects. In the restaurant, we not only use Hokkaido-produced ingredients (agricultural products, seafood, dairy products, etc.), but also ingredients from producers whose faces we can see, and in the guest rooms, we have installed wooden speakers and record players in honor of Sapporo, the city of jazz, and have set up art with beautiful photographs of various parts of Hokkaido by five photographers, we have incorporated elements that allow guests to deeply experience Hokkaido through all five senses. Whether your destination is Sapporo or you're using it as a starting point, this hotel offers a unique and unforgettable experience in Sapporo, the gateway to Hokkaido.

This project involves creating video content and producing and installing displays for the "First Prefectural Office Building" (a reconstructed facility) at the Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-tsu Museum, which allows visitors to experience the historical space from the time of the prefecture's establishment. The "First Prefectural Office Building" is a reconstructed building that was formerly the Hyogo Magistrate's Office of Osaka, where the prefectural office was located when Hyogo Prefecture was established on May 23, 1868 (Keio 4). The prefectural office building, including the governor's office at the time, and the former residence of a constable have been recreated, allowing visitors to experience the lost historical space of the late Edo and Meiji periods. To make this historical space more accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of ages, the "Virtual Visit!" virtual tour, which is experienced by wearing time goggles, allows visitors to experience the drama of the late Edo and Meiji Restoration that unfolded at the first prefectural office building using the latest MR technology.

With the establishment of Benda Industries' new Head Office and technical research institute, we have created a new displays space, "BENDA INNOVATION TEC GALLERY." Our company was in charge of concept design and interiors displays construction. To powerfully communicate "Made in Japan's technological prowess to the world" and to increase the interest, satisfaction, and empathy of business partners and employees, we created a memorable space based on the corporate color, Benda Blue. We aimed for a space that will be a starting point for further leaps forward 100 years from now, where innovation spreads and intersects from the center of the gallery, connecting the world in a circle (ring).

Waphyto's Nihonbashi Takashimaya store was born under the innovative approach of plant biomethodology. "PHYTO" means plant, and "WA" means "Japan" from "Wa", "From Higashi-Mikawa", and "Honzogaku". We created a space where you can feel the heartbeat of people and nature, which is appropriate for the name Waphyto, which expresses the wish that people and nature are in beautiful harmony. In the place that is paired with the round shelf board that imaged drops falling from the leaves, details associated with human activities are dropped, and the thoughts put into Waphyto are expressed by harmonizing using traditional Japanese methods and silver ratio. express.

This is a renovation of a museum (a publicly approved facility) attached to a research facility with the longest history as a research institution for buried cultural properties. Through valuable excavated materials from many archaeological sites in the prefecture, the museum deepens understanding of the history of Nara Prefecture, which occupies an important position in telling the story of Japanese history, and has reopened after a period of approximately three years of renovation. In addition to replacing and renovating displays cases in the permanent and special displays rooms due to the aging of displays equipment, new displays have been added, such as life-size replicas of the Horyuji Temple murals and ceramic panels of the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus murals (Asuka Village), as well as a renovation of the cylindrical haniwa corner from the Mesuriyama Tumulus, the largest in Japan. Furthermore, the museum has been renovated to be a museum that can be enjoyed with all five senses by producing the museum's theme song "Mizuyama no Kaze ~ Tamayura" and renewing the in-house broadcasting.

"THE BASE SPORTS BIKE & COMMUNITY" is a project to create a new concept shop specializing in road bikes for cyclists, in response to the increased demand for bicycles during the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing interest in road bikes due to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The exterior "cycling road" extends into the store, allowing customers to enter while still on their bicycles. In the center of the store, there is an artificial turf rest area and experience space where customers wearing clipless shoes can relax comfortably and enjoy events such as test rides, maintenance, and purchasing their favorite accessories to upgrade their bikes, fostering communication among customers through their shared hobby of cycling. The fixtures have pallet bases, allowing for flexible layouts, and the louvers surrounding the sales floor walls have the function of displays bicycles face out. concept design of the new store proposes a space where people can stop along a cycling road in their lives to rest or perform maintenance. <Our Project Members> [design, layout] no.10: Keita Aono, Yu Yoshie [Sales & Project Management] Rikiya Takasugi [building execution] Nanako Yamagishi

This project involved the rebuilding of Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors Sales Co., Ltd.'s showroom and office. The building is an eight-story steel-frame structure, and our company was responsible for interiors design and construction of the café/restaurant on the first floor and the showroom on the second floor. As a new landmark in Yakuin, Fukuoka City, we aimed to create a space that connects with people and the city (region) based on the concept of a "sash" or "belt." The café/restaurant was concept design as an inviting, open space, integrated with the showroom as a communication space. Large digital signage, a turntable symbolically displays automobiles, and a luminous ceiling were also incorporated, incorporating elements to naturally pique the interest of café patrons in cars. The second-floor showroom incorporates an organic design with many curved surfaces symbolizing the "sash," and the ceiling features a concept design pattern that is a stylized version of Mitsubishi's three-diamond logo. Furthermore, the showroom is based on Mitsubishi's brand colors of black, white, and gray, resulting in a simple yet dignified showroom that is distinctly "Mitsubishi Motors." In addition, the space was designed to further update the functionality of the traditional showroom space by including a kids' corner where children can play and have fun when visiting with their families, a corner to promote V2H technology, and a dedicated corner for important business negotiations. construction: PS Mitsubishi/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Transportation Construction Engineering Joint Venture [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] In addition to existing customers, the customer requested a space that would attract a wide range of new customer segments that had not been fully reached before, such as young families and young people who are not particularly interested in cars. [Solution] The cafe restaurant on the first floor facing the main street was designed with openable sash windows to create a borderless space between the terrace seating and the interior, allowing for the display of signage videos and various events on the street, aiming to create a space that can attract a diverse range of customers. The symbolic spiral staircase and atrium leading to the second-floor showroom, along with the unified use of materials, seamlessly integrate the two floors, naturally guiding customers using the cafe restaurant into the showroom. There, they can experience Mitsubishi Motors' V2H technology and the latest advancements, creating an iconic environment where people can feel the potential of automobiles to bring sustainable prosperity and happiness. A kids' corner is placed in the center of the showroom, allowing staff to keep an eye on their children while conducting business, demonstrating a customer-centric approach to planning. Furthermore, consideration for reducing environmental impact has been given to incorporating V2H linked to solar power generation on the building's rooftop, as well as motion sensors and an automatic dimming system for lighting control. <Our Project Members> [Sales/Project Management] Naoki Goto [concept design] Kazuyoshi Takao, Riho Sawada [Production/ construction] Keiji Nakano

As part of the renovation project for the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills, we supported the renovation of the Mori Art Museum Shop on the 3rd floor of West Walk, as well as the opening of the Tokyo City View Shop on the 52nd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. The curved, original fixtures installed in the Mori Art Museum Shop's sales area create a sense of rhythm by varying their heights while guiding customers along a natural flow. Furthermore, by extending a portion of the white displays wall of the adjacent A/D Gallery into the sales area, we created a seamless relationship that encourages movement between the sales area and the gallery. The Tokyo City View Shop is a compact store located along the passageway, yet it incorporates a freestanding wall that allows for the display of a wider variety of products. <Our Project Members> [Sales & Project Management] Takashi Niijima, Yuka Sunakoda [Production & construction] Masato Takeuchi, Hitomi Nagami Image provided by: Mori Art Museum

The Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016 caused damage to the castle tower. In response to people's longing for the castle tower to be restored to its original form, the city of Kumamoto made it a policy to restore the castle tower as soon as possible. The building was completed in March 2021 with the latest earthquake-resistant technology. In the 400 years since the castle was built, the wishes of the people who have repaired the castle each time there has been a repeated disaster have been carried over, and the message from the people of Kumamoto living in the present for the future of the next 100 to 400 years is contained. At displays, we organized themes in chronological order from the basement to the top floor, and created a space that is easy to understand and impressive through the use of models, videos, and wall concept design, as well as the spatial concept design corresponding to the themes. Focusing not on the castle as a whole but on the castle tower, it conveys the history of the castle at the time of its construction, its architectural design, its defensive functions, the development of the castle and the town, and the thoughts and history of the people who have repaired it every time they have suffered disasters. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] ・ To convey the historical, architectural and spiritual significance of the castle tower, which is a symbol of recovery from the Kumamoto Earthquake. It is also important to communicate that Kumamoto Castle, which has historically suffered from numerous natural disasters, has been revived again after the earthquake. ・ Focusing not on Kumamoto Castle as a whole, but on the castle tower of Kumamoto Castle, sharing roles with the contents of displays of the surrounding facilities, and working for cooperation and complementation. ・ Since there are many restrictions on the preservation environment in the castle tower, basically the actual materials should not be displays, but the historical displays of the castle tower of Kumamoto Castle after the Seinan War should be added. ・ From the perspective of Universal concept design, introduce interactive displays and multilingual audio guides so that a wide range of people can enjoy displays. We received the above request. Solution: With the main focus on the castle tower, we organized the story along a time axis, from the castle's construction to the present, and set themes for each era on each floor. On the first floor is the period of Kato Kiyomasa, who built the castle, and the Hosokawa period, who later became the lord of the domain, the modern period, which experienced a complete fire and reconstruction, and the present day, which is devoted to the Kumamoto earthquake and its restoration. The story is arranged so that you can follow the period from the lower floor to the upper floor.In order to convey the strong will of the people who have repaired the castle tower every time there has been a series of disasters since the Edo period, "I want to restore Kumamoto Castle and pass it on to future generations." the film focuses on the castle tower. In addition, to cater to a wide range of visitors, we planned and realized multilingual audio guides and tactile models of the castle tower. Customer Comments: displays is organized in a way that is easy for anyone to understand and attract interest, such as explanations using models and projection mapping, and multilingual audio guides using title signs and apps, and has been well received by visitors. < our company Project Members > [Development] Masanori Yokoyama [Sales and Project Management] Masanori Yokoyama, Haruka Amano, Anjin Sawada [design, layout] Mitsuyo Ashida, Yuichiro Tsutsumi, Rie Makigara, Nanako Wajun, Yoichi Honda, Naoya Fujiwara [Shaping] Nobuyuki Endo [Production and construction] Yu Ikeya, Yoshikazu Kimura