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At the demonstration plant "RITE Future Forest" exhibited by the National Institute of Global Environmental Technology (RITE) at the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo), we provided comprehensive production from planning, concept design, architecture, displays design and supervision to operational support. The facility is engaged in demonstration experiments of future technologies that are expected in the future by combining both DAC (Direct Air Capture)*1, which directly captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and CCS (Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage)*2, which stores carbon dioxide directly from the ground. This project aims to create a new forest in the future, by capturing carbon dioxide emitted by humans with human power. In the Guidance Building, we also worked on architecture as a demonstration experiment for new technologies, and realized the world's first future wooden construction technology, the CLT*3-fold structure hanging method, based on the concept of the forest of the future. The hang-up method is a conceptual method in which triangular CLT panels that are tightly connected to each other by hinge hardware are laid on a horizontal surface, and a specific part is lifted by a crane to deform it like origami under its own weight to form a folding plate structure. This time, by using this construction method, it was also an architectural demonstration project to create a large space with a structure with an expressive expression and to promote the spread of CLT structures that have both concept design, functionality, and construction. As a result, an architectural space that exudes a sacred atmosphere that exudes a sense of tightness has emerged, and the CLT folding structure itself made of domestic cedar has become a unique building that realizes an acoustic environment like a concert hall that resonates with displays videos and performances. After the exhibition, there are plans to relocate to the RITE headquarters in Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture in order to use it as a sustainable building. Through exhibiting at the Expo and subsequent utilization, we addressed various social issues such as reducing carbon dioxide emissions, minimizing waste, and promoting the spread of CLT structures. *1 Technology to reduce CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere by removing CO₂ from the atmosphere *2 Technology to collect emitted CO₂ and store it in the ground *3 Wood-based materials made by layering and bonding the ground sheets so that the fiber directions are orthogonal after arranging them.

This is Kawasaki Heavy Industries' displays space at the "City of the Future" pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo). displays concept is "Mobility Instinct Laboratory." The Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group's vision of a mobility society in 2050 is expressed through an experiential displays using a full-scale mobility vehicle. Through visitors' experiences of "seeing," "touching," and "experiencing," the space provides a sense of great hope and expectation for the future of mobility. By combining a spatial presentation that combines a futuristic feel with an immersive feeling using large LEDs with displays and experience using a full-scale mobility vehicle, the space allows visitors to experience the future of mobility as if it were their own.

EARTH MART, the signature pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition in Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo), was produced by Kundo Koyama. Based on the theme of "Considering Life through Food," it shares the potential of the food culture cultivated by the Japanese people and the evolution of food through technology, creating a space for considering "new ways of eating" that will lead us into the future. The design, which showcases "life" in a supermarket setting typically filled with "food," allows visitors to experience and gain insights into the background of life. Discovering value in everyday scenes provides an opportunity to reflect on the choices we make in various daily situations. Furthermore, the space is constructed using living materials such as "vegetable flowers" and "recycled eggs made from eggshells." The content itself was developed in collaboration with various people involved in food (farmers, sushi chefs, biotechnology researchers), creating an "integrated worldview" that unfolds in the space, thereby conveying its message. By resetting various assumptions through these "fragments of life," visitors can become aware of what is truly important to life, develop gratitude and kindness, and experience a subtle happiness. This product embodies Producer Koyama's desire to leave you with a lasting impression that makes you want to cherish mealtimes just a little more than yesterday.

Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City, hosting the Osaka-Kansai Expo, are exhibiting at the "Osaka Healthcare Pavilion Nest for Reborn," a joint collaboration between industry, academia, and the public sector. As the lead displays joint venture, we were responsible for the master plan, schematic design, working drawings, and construction. The basic concept of the pavilion was to "experience a life where future medical care and healthcare are ubiquitous, while also displays as an experiment in future society that will connect to a legacy." We expressed this concept through the future themes of "healthcare," "city," "food and culture," and "entertainment." The main program, the "Reborn Experience Route," allows visitors to measure their health data with a "Body Measurement Pod" and meet their 25-year-old selves. Together with this 25-year-old version of themselves, they can experience the future of healthcare and urban life envisioned by approximately 20 exhibiting companies, primarily from Osaka, and experience a rebirth of their future selves. This exhibition was created with the hope that it would inspire people to be reborn and take a new step towards a "future society where life shines." [Characteristics of the project] displays was created with the hope that it would inspire people to be reborn and take a new step towards a "future society where life shines." The hope was that it would inspire people to be reborn and take a new step towards a "future society where life shines." This was made possible by bringing together the hopes of the general producer, advisors, exhibiting companies, and many other stakeholders.

As the host country of the 2025 World Exposition, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo), which will be held under the theme of "concept design a Future Society for Life," this pavilion, based on the theme "Between Life and Life," seamlessly connects displays and architecture, allowing visitors to experience the significance of "circulation." The Japan Pavilion, with its circular structure embodying the relay of life, exudes a unique presence as a pavilion of a host country. While the flow of visitors is naturally drawn into the pavilion as they walk around it, its most distinctive feature is the countless wooden planks arranged in a circular pattern. The gaps between these planks allow visitors to glimpse the interior, and the continuity between inside and outside, displays and architecture, encourages visitors to become aware of the "in-between" aspect of the pavilion's theme. Another unique feature of this pavilion is the concept of a "Japan Pavilion that eats garbage." Microorganisms will decompose waste generated within the Expo site and convert it into energy and water. This "living pavilion" allows visitors to relive this process through an installation* and experience how the energy and water generated power the Japan Pavilion. By circulating the three-zone pavilion, visitors can sense the significance of "circulation," a Japanese aesthetic, and truly feel part of this long and magnificent story. Additionally, by using primarily cross-laminated timber (CLT) as "wooden boards" and steel for the structure, the pavilion uses CLT in as simple and symbolic a way as possible. The CLT used in the Japan Pavilion is planned for reuse by companies and local governments across Japan after the Expo ends, and has been designed for easy dismantling and repurposing. By understanding the value of "circulation," which underlies the Japan Pavilion's theme, "Between Life and Life," we aim to encourage visitors to reexamine the circulation that surrounds us and explore the future of society and hints for a sustainable future. Our company is responsible for displays concept design (schematic design, working drawings), construction, and operation of the Japan Pavilion. *A contemporary art form in which the entire displays space is experienced as a work of art. The audience walks around the space and enjoys the work through sights, sounds, and more.

This pavilion for the Osaka-Kansai Expo uses realistic materials to express the rich stories of Qatar's people, land, and sea. The space is composed of real sand that recreates the desert landscape with delicate gradations, aluminum that resembles the deep sea covering the floor, walls, and ceiling, and a giant curtain with intricate embroidery that symbolizes the country's cultural richness. We designed an experiential displays space in which Qatar's traditional crafts and landscapes emerge in a fantastical way amid materials that directly appeal to the visitor's sensibilities.

We were responsible for design, layout, sign and graphic concept design, interior administration, furniture and fixture manufacturing, environmental features, and construction of the restaurant "Lounge & Dining" at the 2025 World Exposition, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo). This facility is concept design to be a "place of hospitality" welcoming guests from Japan and abroad, and combines high-quality spatial presentation with comfort. We aimed to create a space that would create a memorable and special experience for people gathering from all over the world.

Lawson's new store, opening within the 2025 World Expo, Japan site, is located in front of the East Gate entrance, which is directly connected to Yumeshima Station (Osaka Metro Chuo Line), the closest station to the site. The store features noren art representing each of the 47 prefectures and wall art inspired by Lawson's vision of a "Happy Lawson Town"—a symbiotic society created by the connections between Lawson's nationwide network and each local community. The store also incorporates many sustainable building materials, such as wood and single-wall pipes, in anticipation of future use after the Expo ends. Furthermore, the store's unique concept design incorporates Lawson's roots, which began in 1975, such as the logo and milk cans of the first store, conveying its unique identity and communicating its essential value as a "community hot station" that lives alongside the community, from the past to the future.

We have planned a Mie Prefecture booth to be exhibited in the Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo). The Mie Prefecture booth is based on the theme of "The Origin of the Japanese Spirit" and has been designed as a space where visitors can experience the charms of the "beautiful country of Mie," including its rich nature, history, diverse culture, and food. It is an experiential booth that allows visitors to experience Mie with all five senses through valuable displays and content that can only be found at the Expo.

The Malaysian Pavilion, exhibited at the 2025 World Expo in Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo), is a space that comprehensively expresses the tradition, diversity, and advanced nature of the multi-ethnic nation of Malaysia, with the theme of "INTERWOVEN - Weaving a Harmonious Future." At the center of the pavilion is the symbolic "Tree of Harmony," about 10 meters tall, whose leaves are hand-woven by artisans from all over Malaysia using sustainable natural materials, and whose trunk is an organic structure made by weaving fast-growing bamboo in a spiral shape. The morphological language of this design is also deployed in displays floor, lighting, and graphics, symbolizing the network that weaves the entire pavilion. As a pavilion where diversity intersects to weave one big story, it has become a place that embodies hope for a harmonious future.

Sapporo Flower Carpet 2024 is a citizen-participation art event in which participants create large flower paintings using Hokkaido petals and natural materials, with the main venue being the Hokkaido Prefectural Government Red Brick Building and Sapporo Kita 3-jo Square. The aim is to promote the beautiful "flower scenery" of Hokkaido and Sapporo, and to promote the floriculture industry. The event began in 2014 and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, with a total of approximately 3,800 volunteers involved in the production and a total of approximately 640,000 visitors. In 2024, the event will be held from June 28th (Friday) to 30th (Sunday). Fujie Suzuki, a Sapporo native and art director at NOMURA Co.,Ltd. IVD, was invited to design the anniversary carpet (main carpet) commemorating the 10th anniversary of the event. NOMURA Co.,Ltd. IVD was also in charge of the key visuals for this event. The theme of the anniversary carpet is "Weaving, towards the future." The carpet is the largest to date, at 225m², and was concept design and created by Suzuki himself, the first Japanese concept design the Brussels Flower Carpet 2016, which was highly praised both at home and abroad. NOMURA Co.,Ltd. has been providing special support by concept design the anniversary carpet and key visuals, and providing PR and volunteer support. The Sapporo Flower Carpet has been held since 2014. It is run by a public-private partnership between the government (Hokkaido and Sapporo City) and private companies. It is working to develop human resources who will increase the value of the region, run by a diverse group of citizen volunteers, from young children to people working in the neighborhood and foreign residents, and promote understanding of the floriculture industry in Hokkaido for the next generation through collaboration with elementary and high schools.

The shichimi can from Yawataya Isogoro is a famous Shinshu souvenir. The theme of displays held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its sale was "Dissecting the Shichimi Can." The secrets hidden in the small can were unraveled from the perspectives of history, materials, and concept design. A panel concept design that resembled an unfolded label enveloped the small venue, and the shichimi can, a beloved supporting role on the dinner table, took center stage, adding color to the venue. This exhibition was also held at the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum's Civic Gallery, and recorded the highest number of visitors of any gallery displays.

The Panasonic Group Pavilion "Nomo no Kuni" is a pavilion based on the concept of "Unlock your nature" that draws out the potential of children through sensory analysis technology and experiences that stimulate the five senses. Utilizing the latest technology from Panasonic Holdings, we have achieved a spatial design that harmonizes with the worldview of "Nomo no Kuni" by using tiles that evoke the tactile sensation of walking on natural ground, natural wood finishes with metallic textures, and concept design techniques that combine with 3D printing. We adopted a spatial and experience concept design approach centered on what we can do for the future of children, incorporating cutting-edge design and construction methods in sustainability, such as reusable tiles and biodegradable concept design printing.

"Marunouchi Street Park" is a social experiment project to examine the future form and utilization of Nakadori Street in Marunouchi, Tokyo. The ninth "Marunouchi Street Park 2024 Winter" was held in 2019, and expanded from the previous three blocks of Nakadori Street to five blocks including Gyoko-dori Street, making it the largest scale event to date. Our company participated as a general planning partner and in charge of operations. The theme of this event was "Bright Street." We were in charge of the spatial design, construction, and operation that made use of the illuminations, a seasonal feature of Marunouchi in winter. We supported the planning and operation of the environmentally friendly resin skating rink, which is popular every year, the Glass House Market with its wide range of products, portrait content and street music perfect for the holiday season, and more. (Event period: November 14th to December 25th, 2024)

As part of an R&D project we have been working on since 2022, we have launched "material record," a project themed on "material = Earth's resources," and have announced the launch of its first product, the audio device "noon by material record" (hereafter "noon"). Focusing on the various sustainable materials that make up the Earth, this product connects "sound" and "materials," creating an experiential art piece brimming with the creativity of the NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Group, which specializes in spatial design. To celebrate the release of "noon," we collaborated with the travel group "MIDNIGHT PIZZA CLUB," comprised of actor Taiga Nakano, video director Ryohei Kamiede, and photographer Yusuke Abe. They were also in charge of the spatial concept design for the publication event (held from December 13th to 15th) for "MIDNIGHT PIZZA CLUB 1st BLAZE LANGTANG VALLEY," a book that compiles travel records and was released on December 12th, 2024. In addition to installing "noon," they also displays photographs of Nepal taken during the trip, and played ambient sounds created by Ryohei Kamide from sound sources collected on his travels through "noon."