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Panasonic Laboratory Tokyo (hereinafter referred to as PLT) has been renovated as a Tokyo R&D hub that practices new ways of working in the With/After COVID-19 environment. PLT was established in Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo in April 2016, and then moved to its current location in Shiodome Hamarikyu in December 2018. As the "Human-Tech Research Institute," it has been operated as a "co-creation lab" that conducts collaborative innovation activities such as AI-HUB and Robotics-HUB, which involve collaboration with both internal and external partners, centered around engineers who develop advanced technologies that are close to people. In the With/After COVID-19 environment, we have re-evaluated the values and functions required of the office, taking into account the fact that it has been positioned as a hub that practices collaborative innovation with both internal and external partners since its inception, and has been redesigned with PLT members based on the concept of "SHARE." "SHARE" means "sharing" various things such as "thoughts and experiences," "information and context," and "colleagues and encounters" of the people who work together at PLT. PLT is using its office renovation as a new "SHARE" starting point, and as an R&D hub for "questioning, feeling, and sharing" well-being in daily life and work, as well as an office that will revitalize co-creation innovation activities, it is a facility that aims to be constantly updated with the tenants taking the lead. <Our Project Members> [Sales/Project Management] Ryo Sugaya [Planning/ concept design] Sayaka Koga, Ryosuke Naga, eiei haymanmyint [Production/ construction] Yosuke Ito

The Fukushima City Creative Business Salon Development Project was a public proposal competition held in July 2021, and our Tokyo Head Office was awarded the contract, with the Tohoku Branch taking over the design. The project involved renovating the permanent displays room of the Fukushima City Industrial Exchange Plaza on the second floor of Corasse Fukushima, a complex facility adjacent to JR Fukushima Station West Exit, to create a new business exchange hub with coworking spaces and shared offices, aiming to renovate the facility into a comfortable space for business people, freelancers, and university students. The area covers approximately 755 square meters. Fukushima is particularly known for its vibrant photography scene, and a gallery displays the rich natural beauty and seasonal landscapes of the area, as well as cultural and artistic works reflecting the rich sensibilities of Fukushima residents, was installed on the wall of the coworking space. concept design concept for the salon is the "Four Seasons Gallery," combining Fukushima's seasonal events with the rich sense of color of its people. It is a gallery created together with the citizens of Fukushima, designed to provide a more relaxing space for viewing art. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] While a spacious layout was required in light of the post-COVID era, there was also a need for zoning that considered profitability and securing sufficient seating. The shared office, business networking space, coworking space, and meeting rooms each required different environmental tastes for the floor, walls, and ceilings, as well as a layout and furniture selection that would suit the needs of various users, such as business people, freelancers, and university students, to ensure the facility could be used comfortably by everyone. [Solution] As a creative space for generating new businesses, we leveraged the large area of the facility and developed the entire space into two zones with different images. The business networking space is an active, bright, natural, and comfortable cafe-like zone, with white as the base color for the walls and floor of the corporate PR displays, creating an environment that evokes the warmth of wood, and furnished with easily movable furniture to suit various uses such as seminars and networking events. The coworking space is a calm lounge zone, with gray as the base color, and a contrasting environment created by using dark brown and dark-colored wood on niche walls, and furnished with furniture that suits the diverse needs of individuals, such as comfortable sofas, large tables, and counter seats for focused work. Furthermore, to foster connections with the local community and build a stronger sense of community, we aimed to enhance the functionality of the corporate PR displays displays and add the "Shikisai Gallery," which will be created in collaboration with the citizens of Fukushima, thereby aiming to create new connections between the people who use the facility and the city. <Our Project Members> [Development] Akihiko Nishimura [Sales/Project Management] Keisuke Yoshida [design, layout] Takayuki Kobayashi, Kenichi Suzuki, Makio Miura [Design Management] Kazunobu Nakamura [Production/ construction] Johei Saito

COLOPL, Inc. has been creating unprecedented "new experiences" under its mission of "Entertainment in Real Life"—making everyday life more enjoyable and wonderful through entertainment. In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we believed that creating an environment that facilitates communication, in addition to a safe working environment, was crucial to continuing to provide people with new experiences. Therefore, we created an office that aims to be a "cutting-edge infection control-focused office based on scientific evidence." We have created an environment where employees can increase their productivity and thrive by streamlining operations and fostering the creation of original ideas in line with the new era. Linoleum, an antiviral natural material and carbon-neutral material, is used for flooring and furniture, contributing to the realization of a sustainable society that takes SDGs and ESG into consideration. We have aimed to improve the motivation and productivity of creators with features that encourage communication, such as standing meeting spaces, a game corner equipped for use in research and development, and a bear library with a wide range of books. DE-SIGN Inc. was in charge of overall project management, SIGNAL Inc. was in charge of concept design, and our company was mainly in charge of interiors, furniture, and signage graphics construction. <Our Project Members> [Sales & Project Management] Kaori Murakami [Production & construction] Katsuya Banno, Nozomi Iwashita, Ikuho Oiwa

This is a new office relocation project for Growth Ex Partners Co., Ltd., a company that provides DX support for businesses. The company has moved Head Office to a high-rise floor on the 48th floor of the Shinjuku Nomura Building, and aims to create a "place where employees can be happy and improve performance." The basic concept of the new office is not just a place to work, but a plaza-like space where all employees can gather and where communication spaces that promote encounters and discoveries can be fostered. [Social Issues/Client Issues/Requests] The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed our lives, with more people working and eating at home and flexible working styles becoming possible, but at the same time, the very existence of the office has been questioned. While it is possible to work without problems remotely, the president still wanted "everyone to come to the office." The new office needed to be a place where coming to work is enjoyable and motivation and engagement are enhanced. [Solution] Rather than just an office as a place to work, we explored and designed an office that "has communication at its core, where people naturally want to gather." The office is filled with features that encourage proactive action and serve as catalysts for communication, such as a lounge space where people can work as if they were playing, and a space where furniture layouts can be freely customized according to the purpose. To foster employee pride and boost motivation, we boldly placed artwork by Leslie David, a rising art director active in Paris, throughout the entire space, making coming to work a more enjoyable experience. Combining the image of an "agora," symbolizing a gathering place, with the location on the 48th floor, we proposed the original name "Sky AGORA." <Our Project Members> [Sales/Project Management] Hiroki Nekota [Planning] Kenta Masubuchi [design, layout] Manabu Yamanobe, Tomoya Sato, Shunsuke Ami [Production/ construction] Kazuiso Yoshimura

Our company was responsible for the planning, design, layout, and construction of "Yao Daiichi Shokudo Isshoku," the employee cafeteria that opened on November 1, 2021, at Sharp Corporation's (hereinafter: Sharp) Yao Plant. In proposing the project, we focused not just on creating a stylish space, but on "a proposal that only Nomura could make," proposing a cafeteria that would serve as an internal branding space where people could discover "SHARP's essence" across organizational boundaries and generations, while also serving as an external branding space that could be experienced by visiting business partners and affiliated companies. We implemented three zoning areas: lunch, work, and salon, and designed the cafeteria not only as an employee cafeteria, but also as a place where people can relax, hold meetings with internal and external guests, and connect and communicate. A single red line (Sharp Red) runs through the cafeteria, representing Sharp's history to date and its future. For this project, we considered concept design that would preserve the characteristics of the Yao Plant, which has a history of approximately 65 years as a production base for white goods, while also ensuring hygiene. Furthermore, by utilizing the mezzanine floor, which was previously used for the production line of manufactured products, as displays space for SHARP's iconic historical products, we also implemented an SDG-oriented initiative that reduced waste and removal costs. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] We received a request to create a space that would revitalize internal connections, as communication between business divisions was weak. [Solution] We proposed a space that could be used not just as a place to eat, but also as a "place to work" and a "place to relax." We also proposed displays past products as a "place where communication among employees can be revitalized and where they can feel and discover SHARP's history." <Our Project Members> [Sales/Project Management] Yui Takahashi [design, layout] Shota Umetani, Ryo Yamato, Yusuke Nakamura, Ayaka Miura [Production Management] Yoshitsugu Mukoyama ~Related Links~ [Announcement] ・ NOMURA Co.,Ltd. 's Social Good Activities: Case Study of SHARP Yao Plant "Yao Daiichi Shokudo Isshoku"

"EXPRESS WORK" is a new workspace for JR Central's EX service ("Express Reservation" and "Smart EX") members*1. Located in the Marunouchi Central Building, it consists of two sections: the drop-in type "EXPRESS WORK-Lounge" and the small-scale rental office "EXPRESS WORK-Office". Our company was involved from the concept formulation stage and was in charge of project management, spatial concept design, and construction. "EXPRESS WORK-Lounge" and "EXPRESS WORK-Office" are located in an extremely convenient location directly connected to Tokyo Station, making them particularly convenient for business users who use the Shinkansen. The space is a socially responsible space that takes into account JR Central's efforts in global environmental conservation and regional revitalization. interiors features upcycled aluminum from the Tokaido Shinkansen 700 series trains (hereinafter referred to as recycled aluminum)*2, and wood from the Fuji Hinoki brand "FUJI HINOKI MADE" provided by Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, along the Tokaido Shinkansen line. The subtle scent of cypress creates a relaxing space for business users. *1 How to use "EXPRESS WORK-Lounge": In addition to being an EX service member, you must also register as an "EXPRESS WORK" member. *2 Upcycling: This refers to transforming waste that would otherwise be discarded into a new product by adding new value such as concept design and ideas. (Source: IDEAS FOR GOOD)

The Creative Museum opened in 2006 as the successor to RiSuPia, which was established within the Panasonic Center Tokyo. Based on STEAM education, it is a place to practice inquiry-based learning with themes such as SDGs. As a place to nurture children's intellectual curiosity and creativity, it provides an environment where they can experience both learning and creating things. The space is designed around five pillars to freely unleash curiosity and motivation to create: "a feeling that it's okay to make a mess," "a feeling that you can make it yourself," "a feeling that you can rearrange things," "a feeling that you can't be confined to a box," and "a feeling of concept design session." Furthermore, from an SDGs perspective, the existing environment was cleverly reused and updated by incorporating it as a concept design motif. The project team's desire to add a new history to the history of the predecessor museum is also expressed in the spatial concept design. <Our Project Members> [Sales & Project Management] Kei Yamazaki [Direction] Akane Yamaguchi [design, layout] Sayaka Koga, Kiyoho Tani, Ayumi Sasai, Mirai Nakade [Production & construction] Yuta Kumazawa, Yumi Asakura ~Related Links~ [Press Release] ・ NOMURA Co.,Ltd. 's Social Good Activities: The Case of AkeruE Creating a space that nurtures children's intellectual curiosity and creativity for a better circular society in the future [nomlog] ・How AkeruE came to be. Talking about spatial concept design. (Part 1) ・ concept design that you don't feel guilty about to the Earth with an upcycling concept (Part 2)

Carelitz & Partners Co., Ltd. is a rapidly growing company in the elderly care business, primarily focusing on home care, utilizing IT technology. For their expansion project, which involved relocating Head Office head office from the 8th to the 15th floor of Shinjuku Miraina Tower, we concept design the entrance and conference rooms, which will serve as the company's face. [Social Issues/Client Issues/Requests] Because many job interviews are conducted there, they requested an entrance that would allow job applicants to relax during interviews and that would reflect the company's growth. [Solution] Since the corporate color is green, we placed live plants within a lattice, symbolizing "growth without constraints" as the plants grow and extend beyond the frame. Furthermore, by dividing the meeting rooms with glass partitions, we created a sense of spaciousness and achieved an open space that takes advantage of the surrounding scenery. Because the color green has a relaxing effect visually, we laid wood and green carpets on the floors of the meeting rooms. In addition, in response to the increase in web-based meetings, we prepared teleconferencing booths for 1-2 people and meeting rooms that can accommodate 4 to 20 people, allowing for flexible use depending on the number of participants. Because many training sessions are held within the company, we designed the entrances to be separate for visitors and employees participating in training, taking into consideration the flow of movement. <Our Project Members> [Development] Nobutoshi Okawa [Sales/Project Management] Ai Mukuo [design, layout] Shigemi Shimizu, Sayaka Koga, Mitsutaka Hagiwara [Production construction] Kota Shimizu, Keita Odajima

The "Morinaga Angel Museum MORIUM" was created as part of Morinaga & Co.'s 120th anniversary celebration. Our company handled the total production, including spatial concept design, displays design and production, and the creation of various content such as theater videos.

Hitachi Origin Park is a new landmark for Hitachi, Ltd., comprised of four facilities: the Kodaira Memorial Hall, the Founder's Hut, the Omika Club, and the Omika Golf Club. In particular, the Kodaira Memorial Hall is a future-oriented memorial hall designed to enhance engagement among all employees and general visitors. It allows visitors to experience the aspirations of founder Namihei Kodaira, conveying the company's roots to all employees, and also provides exhibits that allow local residents to learn about the history of social innovation, in which the company has continuously challenged itself to solve social issues with the spirit of "harmony, sincerity, and pioneering spirit." Furthermore, as a place to "think together about future social issues," an interactive theater has been set up, allowing visitors to reflect on the themes of past displays and express their displays for the future. The Founder's displays, the starting point of the company's founding, has been restored as a symbol of Hitachi Origin Park. The environment of the actual machines has been recreated, and documentary footage and 3D sound effects have been added to create displays that allows visitors to experience the atmosphere of the time and engrave the spirit of the company's founding into their hearts.

This project was implemented based on machine tools collected and utilized by Sankyo Seisakusho Co., Ltd., with the aim of cultural preservation and educational use, and to leave them as a valuable asset for future generations. It will be Japan's premier displays space for machine tools, bringing together numerous historical machine tools that embody the history of modern industry. Visitors can deepen their understanding of the transformations and achievements of machine tools, which were the leading runners of their time that brought about industrial change, organized by system and era, and can actually touch the machines and mechanisms to make new discoveries and learn. In addition, the lighting symbolically enhances the machine tools, which are the heart of displays. Our company participated from the research stage and, under the supervision of the director, was in charge of space concept design, lighting design, graphic concept design concept design and production construction. [Customer's voice] The graphic concept design, color scheme, and especially the balance of the lighting were well done and created an antique atmosphere. <Our project members> [Sales] Takayuki Tsujii [Research] Shuta Fukahori, Takayuki Tsujii [design, layout] Shuta Fukahori [Production and construction] Kazuo Maeda, Yurina Nishizono

Established in April 2021 in Ginza, Tokyo, by the Tokio Marine Group as a base for "agile development," which involves repeated testing and improvement in short periods, this facility brings together engineers and designers from Tokio Marine & Nichido Systems and serves as a workplace aimed at developing insurance and services utilizing digital technology. The facility is a renovated version of four floors of an existing building. The first floor is an entrance gallery with an attached user interview room. The third and fourth floors are office spaces for Tokio Marine & Nichido Systems. The fifth floor is configured as a co-working space to promote collaboration both inside and outside the company. It is concept design not as an office to work in, but as a communication-centered space where a chain of creative activities is born—a "social hub for creativity." With the Tokio Marine Group's message that "insurance is born from adventure and exists to support people's challenges" as the central theme of the facility, the selection of materials and artwork was based on the themes of ① adventure, ② challenge, and ③ diversity, and concept design aims to exude an attitude of challenging anything without fear of failure. Named G/D Lab., this facility aims to accelerate the integration of insurance and digital technologies, and we hope it will become a place that supports new adventures for the future. [Social Issues/Client Issues/Requests] The client had adopted "diversity" as a keyword to express the concept of a "creative social space" where various people gather, so the goal was to design an environment that is comfortable and flexible for anyone who gathers there. [Solution] From the perspective of creating a comfortable environment, the lighting plan for the work area incorporates the concept of circadian rhythms, and fixtures that allow for timer settings of color temperature and illuminance from morning to evening are used. In addition, most of the furniture is movable to flexibly accommodate diverse working styles. Some of the furniture materials use "Kami-Poli Board," a recycled board upcycled from waste paper and waste plastic, making it an environmentally conscious design. <Our Project Members> [Sales & Project Management] Yasuhiro Urashima [Planning] Ryusuke Nomura, Yuya Okamoto [design, layout] Manabu Yamanobe, Shunta Nakamura, Shunsuke Ami [Production & construction] Kentaro Hirano, Katsumi Chikada, Kazuki Misawa

This project involved creating a customer touchpoint space in conjunction with the relocation of Fujifilm Business Innovation Japan (formerly Fuji Xerox) to its new headquarters. Our company was responsible for the planning, design, layout of "Bridge for Innovation," an experiential showroom located on the 17th floor of the Toyosu Bayside Cross Tower, where the new office will be situated. This project required a showroom that could identify directions for solving customer challenges and lead them to success, while simultaneously considering the future of the workplace. Our answer was "Agility of Variable Space." In the solution experience area, no fixed walls were erected, and the space was composed entirely of highly agile movable furniture, thoroughly pursuing a variable and movable space. [Social Challenges/Customer Challenges/Requests] It was necessary to enable flexible operation so that furniture layouts could be quickly arranged to match the business strategy. [Solution] To accommodate a style of operation that involves daily updates of diverse booth configurations tailored to product characteristics and customer characteristics, seven types of movable furniture were planned. Partitions that completely block the line of sight, partitions that allow only half of the view to pass through, and overlapping partitions that create even more variations in transparency are all incorporated. Furthermore, by not constructing fixed walls and instead using different colors for the floor and ceiling to make the boundaries of the space more noticeable, natural zoning is made possible. Flexible infrastructure such as power supplies is also installed under the floor, making it easy to change the function in the future. The thorough pursuit of variable and movable space was also a challenge to organically control the function of space without building walls. <Our Project Members> [Sales/Project Management] Natsuko Murakami, Shioto Kawashima [Planning] Keita Kobayashi [design, layout] Ryo Onishi, Nobuaki Saka, Yoriko Uemura [Manufacturing/ construction] Shunsaku Kimura, Riku Murata

This is a new style of community lounge realized through the direct management of Sunshine City Co., Ltd. in a vacant space on the 3rd floor food and beverage area of Sunshine City Alpa. Our company was in charge of planning support, design, layout, and construction. The space consists of a lounge area where workers can do desk work and a kitchen area where different businesses operate during lunchtime, making it suitable for a variety of scenes such as work, meals, relaxation, and events. In addition, there is a cafe space where "BYRON BAY coffee," which is popular for its organic coffee, has opened, making it a place that connects "people to people" and "people to things," where diverse people gather and a hub for promoting new communities, a lounge space that deliberately does not prescribe its use. The facility name "SOLARIUM" means "sundial" in Latin, and it is an original name that is appropriate for this place where various people gather and interact depending on the time of day. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] Due to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the options for places to work have increased, so there was a need to propose a flexible community lounge that could accommodate these changes. This project required flexibility in space and opportunities for communication, proposing a co-working space with an attached kitchen, made possible by its location on the food and beverage floor, and a community lounge that could be used not only by workers but also by local residents. [Solution] All main tables are fitted with casters to accommodate various situations. In addition, to ensure a comfortable environment for working or eating, a variety of seating options are available to suit different purposes and moods, including box-type seats for individual work, a sofa area for taking a short break, and a high counter for casual conversation over coffee. To convey that this is a place for connection with the local community, we commissioned artist FACE, a Toshima Ward native who is active globally, to create artwork on the themes of "diversity" and "the city of Ikebukuro," which is boldly laid out on the glass surface of the space. By refreshing the previous image of Sunshine City in a positive way, we express that this is a place that takes a step forward and embraces new values. <Our Project Members> [Sales/Project Management] Minami Hiramatsu [design, layout] Manabu Yamanobe, Noriaki Tamura, Kan Fujimura [Production/ construction] Takashi Kodama

Aisin AW's history of developing Japan's first purely domestic automatic transmission and car navigation systems, as well as the passion and technology of our predecessors who rose to the top of the world, will be handed down to young employees and stakeholders. In the main space, we developed six stories using MANGA expressions favored by young people and symbolic scenes in order to convey the hardships of the company from imitating Europe and America to building its own technology through fumbling, in a way that brings us closer to the perspective of employees at the time. We created a displays that encourages people to empathize with each other in a way that is as easy as reading Manga, and that lets them feel the passion of their predecessors. In addition, we intentionally utilized a 40 year-old building that still retains the breath of life of the employees of that time. We retained parts of the building as stage equipment for displays, and created opportunities for dialogue among employees and customers by using AT pallets and grating materials actually used in the factory as fixtures and stages. In the old conference room area, small rooms are connected to create a large, long and narrow space, and the entire space is used as a timeline to introduce the transition of product technology. The AT pallet, which AW has used to deliver its products to the world, was used to create a stage that employees can feel both familiar with and proud of. This space is a huge AW chronology where you can intuitively feel at a glance the greatness of AW's technology, which continues to make the world's first and best products. < our company Project Members > [Creative Direction] LHC: Mitsuhide Yoshinaga [design, layout] LHC: Yuzo Kosaka, Yushi Tanaka, Akihiro Murayama [Shaping] Kenichi Kishikawa [Sales/Project Management] Takuya Fujioka, Yukari Tange [Production/construction] Hayao Ito