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"OMO5 Kyoto Sanjo" has opened on Kyoto Sanjo Street, where Kyoto is packed with fun things to see, buy, and eat. As a mechanism to fully enjoy "Kyoto Sanjo", there is a townhouse tower that conveys the history of Takasegawa and information on shops, a town walking map that allows you to enjoy two different courses along the Takasegawa and Sanjo retro town, and a walking map around Sanjo. In the lobby, we have set up content that leads to walking around Sanjo, such as an artwork with the letter "San" lined up with old maps from three different eras, and an art panel frottage of Sanjo no Michi. In addition, in the renovation of the guest room, we have created a small rise where suitcases can be stored, and have devised ways to use the space widely by consolidating the bed and sofa areas.

HERALBONY Co., Ltd. is a company that defines art drawn by artists with intellectual disabilities as "unique" and applies it to various things, events, and places in society. In collaboration with Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo, located on Namiki-dori in Ginza, we cooperated in concept design and construction of guest rooms. [Social issues / Customer issues / Requests] HERALBONY's fashion brand "HERALBONY" has a vision to dissolve the invisible boundaries between "welfare" and "disabilities," which are difficult to relate to in everyday life, and consumers, and to expand its field as a "lifestyle brand" to create a new lifestyle based on welfare. This time, we directed concept design of the collaboration room as the first step in the lifestyle brand's coloring of the space. Not only did we decorate the hotel guest rooms, but we also used this space as a starting point to create an opportunity for art to blend into everyday lifestyles. [Solution] We wove together a space that allows guests to experience a rich time in their guest rooms, as if they were immersed in an ever-expanding world of art. This makes the guest room a hub for the experience, inviting guests to imagine stories in which art blends into the time spent at home. We envisioned a space in which many conversations and discoveries would be sparked as guests looked at the art that was integrated throughout the hotel. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Uedate Chisato [concept design] Yamaguchi Akane, Onishi Ryo, Yoshimura Mineto, Kato Kei [Production and construction] Hatano Atsushi, Yoshida Risa, Oda Satoshi ~Related links~ [Release] ・ NOMURA, Ltd. cooperates in spatial concept design. Exhibition "HERALBONY/Unconventional Future" currently being held to great acclaim ・ NOMURA 's social good activities: Case study of Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo HERALBONY ART ROOM Changing society through the resonance of art and spatial concept design [nomlog] ・Changing society through the resonance of art and spatial concept design- HYATT CENTRIC GINZA TOKYO HERALBONY ART ROOM

In 1991, exactly 30 years ago, River City 21 East Towers was completed as a pioneer of Tokyo waterfront development and a prototype of tower-type high-rise apartment buildings with an emphasis on views. The building is located in Tsukuda 2-chome, Chuo-ku, and although the nearest station is Tsukishima Station, it is an excellent location with smooth access from Tokyo Station and Ginza Station, and is an area with a diverse range of residents. During the Edo period, it was also called Ishikawajima, and in the modern cityscape, you can feel the Showa era history everywhere, such as Tsukishima's unique food culture and shopping streets with a downtown atmosphere, and a unique culture has been formed within the city. This project was planned with the aim of extensively renovating the group of apartment buildings (4 buildings), including the public open space, to welcome new residents and increase the asset value. [Solution] In order to solve the client's problem, we proposed a new concept of "1.5 Place," which is to create a 2nd Place function and a 3rd Place time around the 1st Place, which is the client's home. In addition, by conducting and analyzing a survey of residents, we were able to confirm that there was no discrepancy in the direction of the new rooms and spatial functions and concept design. In particular, to meet the requests of residents that were made clear through the survey analysis, we planned not only to improve the functionality of the entrance, meeting rooms, and lounges, but also to create a co-working space that assumes various ways of living, working, and gathering, and a place where communication can occur. This created a "highly social and altruistic space" and a "space whose value increases over time," which led to increased satisfaction among residents and the realization of new appeal. We also proposed a perspective on the SDGs, and not only solved the sustainable economic and social aspects that are generally discussed, but also took into consideration the living environment such as tradition, culture, and climate by understanding the location and user perspective of this project, and gave meaning to concept design concept and materials, realizing a way that was suitable for this property. In realizing these solutions, each section of our company worked together as a trinity, and by making sure to utilize design, layout planning, research, promotion, and construction capabilities, we were able to respond quickly and accurately to the customer's requests. <Our project members> [Development] Takuya Kitai, Kayu Tatsumi [Sales and project promotion] Kayu Tatsumi, Midori Nakayabu [Research and analysis] Sayuri Murata, Ai Ichikawa [General direction] no.10: Keita Aono [design, layout] no.10: Naoaki Yokoyama, Gen Tomita, Mayu Araki, Asuka Tomioka [Sign and graphic direction] no.10: Asuka Tomioka [Product management] Manabu Fukuda, Takashi Arai [Equipment design] Takaya Ota [Production, construction and site supervision] Takashi Arai, Katsumi Chikada, Kyosuke Sasa

This project is the culmination project of "With an exclusive area of more than 100m2 in the heart of Tokyo, a brand that focuses on location and asset value and offers essential lifestyle through renovation."= "R 100 TOKYO" developed by Rivita. our company provided construction support for the renovation of Opas Arisugawa, a residence representing Tokyo with an exclusive area of approximately 198m2, which was created by OEO Studio, a Danish concept design company, in concept design. Based on the concepts of "CROSS-CULTURAL" and "COMPELLING MINIMALISM," this concept design living space incorporates new proposals based on the sensibilities common to Scandinavia and Japan. By using a lot of natural materials, such as solid wood, which develops its flavor the more you use it, the longer you live in it, the more blessings it will bring to your life. This new housing is a realization of the "value housing 100 years into the future" that "R 100 TOKYO" aims for. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] In the recent high-end residential market in central Tokyo, there is a growing demand for homes with unique values that are not limited to conventional values such as real estate prices and housing functions. Among the projects of Ribita, which aim to "We will continue to create the next common sense in order to restore the value of Japanese housing and real estate and leave it for the future," this project, which emphasizes natural materials and traditional construction methods, was an issue in terms of whether it can be established as a housing performance. [Solution] We had a number of meetings to promote the use of natural materials and handicrafts in the living space, taking into account housing performance, such as a wide variety of stone, plasterer, solid wood, han-zukuri, and ceramic tile. The solid wood kitchens of Garde Hvalsøe (read: Garde Vels), a Danish kitchen workshop that was the first in Japan to be installed in an ordinary house, have a great significance in the living space. Since there is no solid wood kitchen to replace them, our company's Global Division imported them from Denmark. [Customer's Voice] Thanks to your high level of technical and managerial skills, such as proposing solutions for difficult construction, precision of detail, and adherence to the construction schedule, we were able to not only go ahead with the overall schedule, but also create a wonderful space that understood the designer's intention. < our company Project Members > [Project Management] Masahiro Harada [Product Direction] Mikiya Fujitaka [Global Supply] Daiyuki Nakagome

As a hotel that introduces "Kyoto Toji Temple" in an easy-to-understand manner that cannot be fully enjoyed in a one-time sightseeing trip, the little-known Buddha statue mandala is illustrated, and you can walk around the city freely opening and closing while comparing the old and the modern. In the lobby, we installed a map, a large table where you can copy sutras with sand, and a wall artwork of Buddha smiling with a motion sensor. In addition, the full-size pillar with a motif of a five-storied pagoda was used as a bookshelf to impart wisdom because the actual central pillar itself is a mandala.

Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei, the first Hotel Okura brand in Japan in about 20 years, opened on January 20, 2022. Our spatial concept design team "RENS" provided the overall direction of the interior and was responsible for the interiors construction and FF&E construction. Kyoto is home to many world-renowned traditional crafts created by artisans using techniques that have been passed down since ancient times. We have created a hotel that connects these traditional crafts to the future and allows you to feel their further potential. In collaboration with "GO ON," a project unit consisting of six successors of Kyoto's traditional crafts, we have created a small, luxurious space filled with new crafts. This hotel is reminiscent of an adult hideaway and offers a tranquil moment, allowing you to enjoy a soothing stay in the beauty of modern Kyoto.

The former Suzuki residence, a large mansion consisting of a main house and three storehouses in the Toi district of Nishiizu, has been loved as a central presence in the area since the Edo period. With the "value of spending time with ancient beauty" in mind, we renovated each building and exterior structure to create an auberge with two accommodation rooms. The main house's closed-in layout was revised to expand the space up, down, left and right to ensure modern comfort. We wanted to preserve the atmosphere of the past by taking advantage of the spatial individuality of each of the three storehouses and adding minimal concept design, so we renovated two of them into accommodation buildings with luxurious outdoor open-air baths, and one of them functions as a lounge and spa. By combining it with the surrounding accommodation facilities, we have realized an auberge that blends into the local community and is loved by everyone. [Social issues / Customer issues / Requests] Toi has long been popular as a hot spring inn town, but there is a small variety of restaurants, and there are no cafes that serve as tourist bases or tourist content that makes use of Nishiizu's food resources, so the lack of tourist spending by tourists has been a long-standing issue. The company's request was that the development of this facility should not be prioritized for profitability, but rather for it to be beneficial to the region, and that it should be accepted and loved by tourists and local residents alike. [Solution] We felt that we needed to respect the time that the buildings had accumulated on this land, find the unique character of each building, and create concept design that could transform it into an attractive feature. We reviewed the layout while taking into consideration the structural burden of the existing unsuitable buildings, and respected the unique character of each building, such as the deep trusswork of the main building, the roughly painted plastered walls of the first storehouse, which served as a lounge, the dynamic one-room space of the second storehouse, and the vertical expanse of the second storehouse with its clay walls hidden behind the wooden walls. By respecting the unique character of each building, it became the very charm of each facility. [Customer's comments] As a result of the extremely high-quality concept design and construction techniques used to renovate the former Suzuki residence, which represents the history of Toi, in a short delivery period, not only tourists who come to "LOQUAT Nishiizu" but also local residents visit the facility almost every day, and it has become a place of relaxation that provides a little richness in their daily lives. Not only the accommodation building, but also the restaurant, bakery and gelateria are busy and full to capacity every day. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Shinya Hiratsuka, Nobuyuki Yagi [Planning] Saki Ninomiya [design, layout] Norio Koito, Hiroshi Inoue, Tadahiro Nakajima, Ryotaro Tezuka [Production/ construction] Jun Endo, Takayuki Inoue, Nohara Kikuchi

"Park Wellstate" by Mitsui Fudosan Residential is a senior service residence that aims to allow mature, active seniors with diverse values to live a new stage of life in a more free and rich way, in their own way. "Park Wellstate Kamogawa", the second property following "Park Wellstate Hamadayama", was built in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, and is a 22-story building with approximately 470 units. It is a high-value-added facility that has partnered with the medical corporation that runs Kameda General Hospital in the same city and has leisure functions within the facility. Our company was in charge of the lobby and reception in the common area, the promenade, the club lounge, the restaurant, etc. [Social issues / Customer issues / Requests] The land where this project was built, Kamogawa, was originally a hilly area covered with forests with a rich ecosystem. In the 1990s, it was used as a quarry, and the trees were cut down, leaving the rock surface exposed, and the natural environment was lost. From the viewpoint that the natural environment is the foundation of a healthy and rich life and improves the quality of life for seniors, the aim was to create a home where the senior residents can spend a rich time and live a rich life while restoring nature. [Solution] To solve the problem, the interior space was finished with light-toned white sycamore veneer to create a warm shared space. The height of the built-in washbasin was set lower than usual to suit the seniors, and the corners and edges were chamfered with a radius. The floor finishing was narrowed to avoid creating steps in the stone veneer, carpet, and flooring, and the joint width was narrowed to prevent people from tripping on steps, concept design a safe and friendly environment for seniors. The artwork was also selected based on the former quarry site and the Kamo River, and local crushed stone was used, and artwork expressing the charm of the Kamo River was installed to allow people to feel the local climate and culture. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Naoki Murata [design, layout] Common area concept design and supervision: Michio Matsuzaki / Artwork coordination: Misa Sanjoba, Wataru Tajiri [Production and construction] Masato Takeuchi, Shusuke Hoshino, Keiichi Yamazaki, Shogo Yasunaga

This project involved converting the old Kiyomizu Elementary School building, which has a history of about 90 years and remains in Kiyomizu, Kyoto, into a hotel. It has been reborn as a hotel that combines modern comfort while retaining its distinctive design. We were in charge of architectural design supervision, interiors design, layout, and FF&E concept design and construction. Kiyomizu Elementary School is one of the schools that has been evaluated as a unique building with unique features in its location, exterior decoration, and interiors concept design. Based on the hotel's concept of "engraving memories and connecting them to the future," we paid the utmost respect to the historical Western architecture and its interior space, and concept design to revive memories while preserving and inheriting them. In addition, we fused the architecture and interior space as new functions to express nostalgia and newness. [Client's Issues/Requests] It was necessary to design it so that it would function as a hotel while making use of the architecture of the existing historic elementary school. We also had to have repeated discussions about what kind of hotel would be acceptable to the Kyoto area. [Solution] We worked with creators on every detail, including architecture, landscape, interior, FF&E, artwork, graphics, and uniforms, to create a completely new and unique space. While the corridors and staircases where elementary school children once ran around have been preserved, when you open the doors to the classrooms where the children once studied, you will enter a completely different contemporary world. In order to maximize the value of the existing details that are valuable in the history of the architecture and interior space, we stuck to materials that do not overshadow but highlight them. The reflection of the materials reflected in the semi-gloss finish enhances the existing architectural design. We aimed to create a spatial composition with a "seeming" that can only be experienced here, by coordinating the total design of concept design, graphics, uniforms, etc., and harmonizing the interiors and FF&E concept design in a well-balanced way. <Our project members> [Sales/Project management] Toru Moenuki [design, layout / design supervision] A.N.D.: Ryu Kosaka, Shohei Urata, Hiroki Yasuda / Hiroyuki Nishikawa [FF&E concept design] A.N.D.: Kaori Sano

For humans, whose natural state is life on land, spending long periods at sea is stressful both physically and mentally. To achieve this balance, the design proactively incorporates land-based elements that contrast with sea-based elements, such as the "vertical" of plants that grow vertically against the "horizontal" nature of the ocean surface, the "straight" of buildings and windows against the "curves" of waves and fish, and the "heavy" nature of trees and rocks against the "floating" nature of ships and bubbles. For the exterior, the shop name has been disassembled and reconstructed, and Japanese patterns reminiscent of lanterns and kumiki joinery are depicted. <Our project members> [Sales/Project concept design] Fujime Ryo, Suda Keita [concept design /Basic Plan] no.10: Aono Keita, Suzuki Shohei [schematic design / working drawings / interior administration] no.10: Suzuki Shohei

A storehouse in the samurai residences of Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture has been renovated into a lodging facility. The concept is "KURA STAY," and the hotel is a cultural experience hotel where the lifestyle of the time has been preserved in the storehouse. The hotel consists of three storehouses, the "Bushigura," the "Gakkogura," and the "Tamonogura," for rent. The space incorporates Kakunodate's traditional crafts of birch crafts and Iburi-gakko production scenes, textile art such as plant dyeing, and samurai family crests, providing a local cultural experience throughout the stay. In addition, decorations have been provided in cooperation with local shops, and information is provided within the facility, which also serves as a tourist hub to encourage travel.

This is the first MUJI HOTEL project in Japan, which is based on the concept of "anti-gorgeous, anti-cheap." In a building with a total floor space of over 9,000 m2, the flagship store "MUJI Ginza" is located from the basement to the 6th floor, and "MUJI HOTEL GINZA" is located from the 6th to 10th floors, making it a global flagship store where the world of MUJI is gathered together. Our company was in charge of construction of ATELIER MUJI GINZA on the 6th floor and the hotel lobby and restaurant of MUJI HOTEL GINZA. <Customer's request> In order to embody the world view that Ryohin Keikaku has accumulated so far and the designer's thoughts, it took a lot of time to select interiors materials and decide on the plan. As a construction company, we understood the idea, but our challenge and the customer's request was to deliver within the predetermined period. <Solution> In order to achieve the maximum results within the limited time, we had countless meetings with UDS and aimed to materialize it. Although it was a "request" to complete the project within the time frame, it was a project that could only be accomplished thanks to the cooperation of Muji and UDS. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Kawagishi Taisuke [Production/ construction] Wakasugi Soji, Hamabe Yoshito, Higashiyamazaki Naoto, Kawai Yuna, Sakaki Ryohei

Based on the concept of "Road to Wazuka," a place that makes you want to visit Wazuka-cho, a famous tea producing area located an hour from Kyoto City, we renovated a Kyoto machiya townhouse that is over 70 years old and located within a 10-minute drive from Kyoto Station into a rental accommodation facility. Our company participated in the townhouse renovation from the planning stage and was in charge of spatial production. We are challenging ourselves with a new spatial attempt to "send customers from the city center to the countryside," and each method used to achieve this ultimately became a differentiating factor from other Kyoto machiya accommodation facilities. This opening project was carried out by a team consisting of "NAZUNA," which operates the accommodation using the townhouse, "Kiraku Japan," which supports the financial aspects of old house renovation, "Crowd Realty," which provides real estate crowdfunding, and our company, which handles planning and concept design. In addition, the start-up funds were raised through crowdfunding. Individual investors and participating companies who sympathize with the concept of "Road to Wazuka," want to contribute to the town, and want to make Japanese culture known to the world, are working together to solve local issues. <Our project members> [Space production] Yasutoshi Yamano [concept design (interiors)] Takaaki Tani [Furniture and decoration coordination] Saki Ninomiya [Development] Nobuyuki Yagi [Sales] Yuji Takataka [Customer's issues/requests] (1) We want to renovate the Kyomachiya into a lodging facility mainly targeting foreign tourists. (2) We want to make a story-based concept that is different from the many Kyomachiya in the city. (3) The owner of a cafe that serves Wazuka tea on the same premises wants to promote the charm of Wazuka-cho. [Solution] We have prepared a mechanism within the facility that will make you want to visit Wazuka-cho. The rock and dry landscape bedroom, which is based on the scenery of Wazuka-cho, gives you the experience of sleeping on the earth of Wazuka-cho. The tea stand on the second floor was created by remaking a tea box used in Wazuka-cho, and you can touch the real thing. The wall graphics on the second floor are based on the pattern that was affixed to the wooden boxes used to export tea from Wazuka-cho overseas at the time, and the fabric is Nishijin-ori from Kyoto. The lighting in the atrium space is also made from the blackout sheeting used in the process of producing kabuse tea in Wazuka-cho. The space was designed as an "accommodation antenna shop that fosters motivation to visit unseen and attractive places." In addition, we prepared illustrated instructions to convey the mechanisms incorporated in the space to guests, and even created software to help them understand how to experience it. [Customer feedback] We feel that the concept and high level of concept design proposed by NOMURA resonated with the investors in this project, leading to the realization of an unprecedented lodging facility.

i+Land Nagasaki is an entertainment resort that opened in July 2018, occupying the entire island. Located on Iojima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture (area: 2.26 km2, population 879), the hotel with 103 existing guest rooms, hot springs, and restaurant have been renovated, and an additional 120 cottages have been built. In addition, the landscape, night entertainment, and signage plan for the entire island were revised. This is a project in which we were responsible for the overall concept design direction, including architecture, interiors, and landscaping. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Shima Keita [Direction] Onishi Ryo [concept design] Suzuki Yoko, Kaneko Fumihiko, Omoto Kenta, Ogawa Kohei, Oikawa Hi

Hoshino Resorts' new business model, a hotel specialized in urban tourism, "OMO" was born in the spring of 2018. The first hotel to be operated, "OMO7 Asahikawa", was a rebranding project of a long-established local hotel. The brand concept is "an urban tourism hotel that doesn't just end with sleeping, but raises the excitement of your trip". We proposed a new communication concept design in the hotel market by sprinkling various playful gimmicks in the space that further draw out the appeal of the service content that connects travelers and locals and makes walking around the city more enjoyable.