Tokyo Station Yaesu North Exit Concourse / Specialty Store "Tokyo Gift Palette"

"Tokyo Gift Palette" is a new shopping mall developed near the Yaesu North Exit of Tokyo Station, featuring a total of 33 brands.
The pillars and ceilings of this facility, which serves as a gateway to Tokyo, utilize recycled aluminum from the bodies of the 700 series Shinkansen trains that retired from the Tokaido Shinkansen in March 2020. Decorated with motifs of cherry blossoms and traditional Japanese curtains, befitting a terminal station, the facility has become a highly value-added, sustainable space that connects people's aspirations, leveraging the high quality and sophisticated feel unique to the 700 series Shinkansen.
Our company participated in a project by Tokyo Station Development Co., Ltd., being involved from the development stage of building materials, and was responsible for production, construction production, and project management for interiors work in the environmental area.

Using recycled aluminum, free of impurities, for decoration in commercial spaces is a first since the Shinkansen began operation in 1964, and this project has received the Development Award from the Japan Aluminum Association.

・With future labor shortages and building material shortages in mind, we would like to develop technology to turn Shinkansen aluminum into building materials and improve environmental conservation and business viability through recycling.
・By using recycled aluminum building materials, we can ensure the quality and safety of the space and ensure smooth construction operations during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the process of using recycled aluminum for building materials and decorative applications, we leveraged our experience to provide production advice. Furthermore, in the actual production of recycled aluminum building materials as interiors materials, we continuously pursued quality and safety by creating numerous prototypes and conducting verification of full-scale mockups at our training center.
As a result, in sustainable manufacturing, we have been able to realize the ideal concept design envisioned by Tokyo Station Development, contributing not only to environmental conservation but also to improved business viability through reduced construction costs and to the cultural dissemination of Tokyo Station.

Thanks to your company's great cooperation and the overflowing enthusiasm of the person in charge, we were able to successfully open Tokyo Gift Palette.