KANDA SQUARE

KANDA SQUARE was planned in the Kanda area, the second founding site of Sumitomo Corporation. It is a landmark of Kanda, a complex office building with 21 floors above ground, which was born as a challenge of Sumitomo Corporation's new urban development. Our company was in charge of the environmental interiors of the commercial zone on the first floor, sign design, construction work and furniture and fixture manufacturing work.

[Customer issues/requests]

・Be able to feel the history and culture of Kanda.

・I want to attract customers other than office workers, considering the compatibility of the store and interiors of the environment.

・I want to create a space with an atmosphere that combines modern concept design and traditional craftsmanship.

【solution】

concept design concept is "innovation and tradition". We added new methods to the traditional techniques of craftsmen, and added light newness to the weight of Kanda's accumulated history. . In addition, we have created a symbolic place called “Square” and “Nishikikoji” by setting up a function that encourages the activation of a new community by allowing users to share “time, heart, and commitment” and overlap each other.

Sumitomo Corporation, designers, and craftsmen worked together to promote the project using a method called a "guild," in which they communicated directly. By having three craftsmen participate from the planning stage, the designer's image was further expanded, and collaboration between craftsmen led to the realization of ideas.

<Our project members>

[Sales and Project Management] Yukinori Hashida

[design, layout] Michio Matsuzaki, Kosuke Kanayama, Shoko Yamada, Kazuhiko Komuro

[interiors construction] Satoshi Hirayama, Miyuki Kitabatake

[Sign design construction] Nomura Products Co., Ltd.: Nao Mamoru, Shota Watanabe