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This is the second phase of renovations to the visitor facilities at Nikka Whisky's Yoichi Distillery, which will celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2024. Following the renewal of the "Nikka Museum" in October 2021, we were in charge of renovating part of the museum and the newly added "Visitor Center." In addition to products and services, we will convey the charm of Nikka Whisky by enhancing the experiential facilities. "Nikka Museum" [-Taketsuru-ism-] We have created a history that unravels the thoughts that have been passed down to Nikka Whisky founder Masataka Taketsuru, from his upbringing to his studies in Scotland, the establishment of Nikka Whisky, and the Nikka Whisky of today, through Masataka's "words." [-Now and Future-] This displays conveys that Masataka Taketsuru's passion and commitment to quality still live on in Nikka Whisky today, and that Nikka's challenge continues in order to deliver a variety of delicious and enjoyable experiences in the future. The "Visitor Center" was designed as a prologue to the tour, creating a sense of anticipation for visitors.

TBS has adopted the area concept of "Shake the World. AKASAKA," aiming for the "Akasaka 2-chome and 6-chome District Redevelopment Plan" and the operation and completion of existing areas (TBS Broadcasting Center, Akasaka Sacas, TBS Akasaka BLITZ Studio, TBS Akasaka ACT Theater, Akasaka Biz Tower) by 2028. As the third phase of this plan, "Akasaka BLITZ," which has previously served as a live performance space and delivered various content, has been renovated into "BLITZ Studio," a new facility dedicated to television program production. The first floor features displays space collaborating with popular programs, and the third floor has a viewing space for the program studios. For this project, we planned, designed, and produced a monument to attract facilities that will contribute to the revival of Akasaka's vibrancy lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a gallery that allows viewers to experience the history of the station from its opening to the present, in the foyer in front of the "BLITZ Studio" and the stairwell leading to the third-floor concept design. The monument embodies the long-standing connection between TBS and its viewers, while also proposing a circular economy from an SDG perspective by creatively reusing 1.4 tons of "discarded viewing and broadcasting equipment and materials." The adjoining stairwell serves as a pathway leading from a gallery tracing the evolution of TBS's viewing media over 70 years to the studio viewing area, creating a space where visitors can experience TBS's history from its founding to the present day in a seamless manner.

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.

The first floor of the Panasonic Center Tokyo has been renovated into an interactive displays space where elementary and junior high school students can learn about the environment, think about it, and take action. In this space, while introducing Panasonic's long-term environmental vision, "Panasonic GREEN IMPACT," which is Panasonic's initiative to reduce CO2 emissions, the aim is for each child to find their own idea for "ACT" and become a partner in taking action on environmental issues. As a place where each individual can learn while searching for answers to the challenge of environmental problems, which have no clear answers, the various shapes scattered throughout the space represent the incomplete forms that the children will create themselves. In addition, by posing questions with four large signs, children can look for hints while experiencing game content and hands-on displays. In order to connect large-scale environmental problems to their own lives and actions, the content is set in familiar places such as homes and daily life. Furthermore, games that combine analog gimmicks such as "pushing" and "turning" with digital content, and collaborative work with peers have been designed to provide the fun and learning that can only be experienced through physical activity in a real space.

Taikisha is a world-leading global environmental engineering company that contributes to society through advanced technologies related to energy, air, and water. This project is a plan for a communication space aimed at creating open innovation with Taikisha's customers and partner companies. The reception area on the 29th floor of the Shinjuku Grand Tower, where Head Office are located, was renovated into a showroom, and we were in charge of planning, concept design, and digital content creation for "TAIKISHA INNOVATION GATE Shinjuku," a gateway to co-create new value, aiming to solve the challenges of business partners and social issues.

This is a renovation project for Amada's Global Innovation Center, a company that boasts a world-leading market share in metal processing technology and the sales and development of processing equipment. The brand appeal area, technology displays, communication space, actual machine displays area, and sales negotiation space were planned around the theme of "the value that Amada brings to the world." This facility allows visitors to experience firsthand the "passion for building strong relationships with customers and contributing to society through manufacturing" that has been passed down since the company's founding, as well as the high level of their technological capabilities, and to feel the possibilities of a future walking together with Amada.

This is a project to relocate Head Office of the Wealth Management Group. Based on the theme of "bringing the comfort of a hotel to the office," Wealth Management, being involved in the hotel business, has created a space where employees can leverage their daily work environment for business purposes. In line with the client's corporate philosophy of providing the charm and culture of Japan as "experiential value" and delivering inspiration and stable prosperity to all customers, the new office offers not only a place to concentrate but also a place to relax like in a hotel. High-quality coffee and tea are provided in the workspace, and the design is being tested to see how these "experiential values" can be leveraged for business, ultimately contributing to the prosperity of the client's business.

Tokyu Land Corporation's Sapporo branch, which continuously provides comfortable housing and new lifestyles centered on the brand "BRANZ", is based on the brand message "Environmentally advanced, from housing." We create well-being lifestyles that are friendly to both people and people, and create green homes for a sustainable future. This time, it is a renewal project aiming to create an office suitable for creating such an environmentally advanced condominium. We reviewed the value and functions required of the office, and designed it based on the concept of "Open Living" to create an environment that promotes well-being not only for customers who visit our office, but also for our employees who spend their daily lives.

The HU Group's mission is "to create new value in healthcare." The "HU Bioness Complex" is the core facility of its healthcare business, symbolizing this mission. This is a place where the future of all life is created through the fusion of "Bio," the accumulation of life data, and "Business," the creativity that brings innovation to the industry. To realize the facility's concept of "connecting, showcasing, and nurturing," our company was comprehensively responsible for "communication concept design," encompassing everything from concept design the working environment for employees, planning and producing spaces and content that introduce the value offered by the facility to guests, to branding including facility naming, logo, and signage, as well as promotion and operation such as novelty items, leaflets, and opening events.

We were in charge of the planning, concept design, and construction of the entrance renovation for Head Office (main building) of Oji Holdings Corporation. The concept was "Forest Field." To express the company's commitment to working in harmony with forest resources in the entrance, we aimed to create a realistic space where one can feel the healing power of a forest even while in an office building in the heart of the city, by effectively arranging native trees and wooden furnishings. The wooden furnishings were made from coniferous trees such as fir and larch, and hardwoods such as oak and birch, harvested from the company's own forests. We made extensive use of solid wood to create a beautiful and warm space that is unique to wood.

LINE Corporation (now LINE Yahoo!), which develops and deploys a wide variety of IT services, relocated Head Office to a new office in Yotsuya to accommodate the increase in employees due to business expansion and to further improve operational efficiency. This was a large-scale project consisting of 10 floors. Based on the company's common concept design concept, "A space that creates WOW," the 23rd floor features a reception and cafe space, while the top floor (30th floor) houses a mobile space where LINERs (employees) can freely rearrange meeting rooms. Functional concept design were also incorporated into the work areas, creating a comfortable workplace. We were responsible for all aspects of the 21,435.20 m² (approximately 6,500 tsubo) total floor area, including stacking, layout, interiors concept design, architectural design, and equipment planning. We also manufactured custom-made furniture during construction.

This project involves the rebuilding of the new office building for Usufuku Honten, a company that was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Usufuku Honten is a fishing company with a history of over 130 years, founded in 1882. With the philosophy of "living in harmony with the sea," they operate in deep-sea tuna fishing and tuna longline fishing, playing a role in the reconstruction of Kesennuma and Tohoku. For the exterior concept design, they have reproduced the copper plates used on the exterior walls of the old main building, which were washed away by the tsunami, and created a new copper scale wall. Over time, the copper plates will change in texture and color to resemble those of the old main building. In addition, elements of tuna fishing boats have been extracted and incorporated into the architecture, such as curved windows and railings. Our company's concept design responsibilities included the exterior concept design, the first-floor entrance, the second-floor office, and the president's office and reception room on the third floor.

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).

This project is an upcycling initiative that displays "SCRAP," a byproduct of building and interiors materials, into "FURNITURE" for reuse and return to the Earth. According to the Ministry of the Environment, Japan's industrial waste generation in fiscal year 2020 amounted to 373.82 million tons*, with nearly 1 million tons of scrap generated per day. We, as creators who work with a variety of materials daily in our concept design work, believe we have a responsibility to take the lead in communicating to society and our communities about the recycling of limited Earth resources. We have formed a team of young creators within the company and are planning and operating this project as a social contribution activity. We enclose and complement shredded waste materials as furniture in a transparent surface made of recycled vinyl, and displays in an art-style displays to convey our message, touring offices and public spaces both domestically and internationally. This project is a traveling sustainability initiative that involves displays materials for a certain period, then returning them to interiors and construction sites as interiors resources, and finally encapsulating, supplementing, and displays the next batch of waste materials. To reach a wider audience, a launch displays was held in the entrance space of our own office to solicit sponsoring companies, and we have received support from many sponsoring companies, local residents, and educational institutions. By allowing people to "see, learn about, and touch" "interiors waste materials" that they don't usually see in their daily lives, we are creating an installation-style displays that allows everyone to intuitively grasp the message, hoping to provide an "opportunity" to think about a better future and a sustainable society. *Source: Ministry of the Environment, "Total Emissions in FY2020"

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