Kikukawa Industries Co., Ltd. Kikukawa Techno Plaza Guest Lobby

Kikukawa Industries is a leading company in metal processing and building materials, handling numerous large-scale construction projects both domestically and internationally. This project is a renovation plan for a visitor facility located on the premises of their Shirai factory, their processing base. The theme was to create a space where visitors could feel the spirit at the heart of Kikukawa Industries, built up over 90 years of history, embodying the KIKUKAWA spirit of "Never Say No" and continuing to take on new challenges without giving up. A new displays area introducing the company history and processing processes was created, and through art and fixtures incorporating advanced technology, the aim was to impress visitors with the passion and technology for manufacturing and to create a space that fosters new co-creation.

This facility is the first place clients (architects and designers) visit when they come to the factory for concept design consultations and production checks, where they receive a company overview and hold meetings. However, the facility's interiors was showing signs of aging, and a renewal of the space was needed, both in terms of the company's first impression and as a creative environment. concept design for this project was requested to be "a space that conveys Kikukawa Kogyo's corporate stance."

We incorporated Kikukawa Kogyo's never-give-up attitude, exemplified by their slogan "Never Say No," into displays fixtures. We created impactful fixtures and artwork that utilize Kikukawa Kogyo's strengths in advanced processing technology, scattering the company's spirit and technology throughout the entire space. Our aim was to create a facility that would raise visitors' expectations of working with Kikukawa Kogyo as a "manufacturing partner."