MUFG Bank Osaka Building Gallery Lounge

[Project Description]
This project was undertaken to develop a new facility for the first floor of the Mitsubishi UFJ Bank Osaka Building, which was being rebuilt. Planning began in the spring of 2013, and the building was opened in August 2018.
We introduced a cafe and gallery lounge with the aim of "creating a lively atmosphere in the surrounding area and the Midosuji area" and "creating a high-quality space as a bank building." The gallery displays paintings and historical materials (currency, currency exchange tools, etc.) owned by the bank, providing a space where you can relax and casually experience art and history. There is also a corner introducing nearby famous places and historical sites, making it an ideal place to connect with walking tours of the surrounding town.
During development, our company is responsible for planning, consulting, design, layout, supervision, and the production and construction of displays, furniture, fixtures, etc., and we also assist with some of the operations after the facility opens.

[Customer issues/requests]
This project tested NOMURA, Ltd.'s overall capabilities, including the planning and concept design skills required to realize the opposing themes of "creating a lively atmosphere" and "creating a high-quality space," as the bank undertook its first initiative to create a lively facility.

[Solution]
The spatial concept design was based on the concept of "organic structure" + "simple structure," and was simple and timeless, with multiple concept design such as a cafe, gallery, local displays, currency displays, ATMs, and a foreign currency exchange corner spatially linked by a lounge, creating an integrated structure, aiming to create a facility where people with various purposes can gather in the same space. Furthermore, by being involved in the operation of the facility after it opens, we will continue to be involved in the "creation of bustle," which has been the theme from the beginning of the development.
 

<Our project members>
[Developer] Motoo Kawada
[Project Management/Sales] Motoo Kawada, Tomokazu Nakamura
[Planning and Consulting] Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Reiko Kuroda, Rie Hasegawa, Nobuaki Yabe, Konomi Taki, Toko Takeuchi
[design, layout] Masao Nemoto, Masahiro Hisakane
[Production and construction] Hironari Ota, Takahiro Nakayama
[Operation management] Motoo Kawada

Photo: Masato Kawano (Nacasa and Partners Co., Ltd.)