narafamily

■ Project description

Narafamily, a large shopping center that has been loved for many years in Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara Prefecture, is attempting to transform itself into a high-quality urban shopping center. In the spring of 2016, a complete renovation of the building began with an investment of approximately 5 billion yen, and it successfully reopened in the fall of the same year.

The environmental design concept, "Yamato Modern," was created in collaboration with general producer Junji Tanigawa of JTQ Inc. and general creative director Ryu Kosaka of AND, and is an exploration of the essence of Nara. concept design expresses with a sense of volume the strength of Nara as evoked by ancient temples and Buddhist statues, as well as a glittering arrangement that is a modern interpretation of the beauty of the "Tenpyo culture," making the facility stand out even more.

The logo and facility signs have been revamped in detail with a "Yamato Modern" concept design scheme, and the facility's long-loved mascot, the camel "Pocola," has been reborn as the second "Pocola" by sculptor Ryuichi Ohira and installed in Camel Square.

With this renovation, the specialty store zone has been greatly expanded, and the facility, which has been refurbished with a flow line that makes it easy to shop around, has 55 new stores, including fashion tenants and large-scale household goods tenants, in addition to brands that are the first to open in Nara Prefecture. Newly opened. The new specialty store district has been reborn as "zoro".

■ Project members

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[design, layout] Chief Creative Director: Ryu Kosaka (AND) / concept design Director: Shunsuke Saeki / Chief Designer: Kensaku Shirodo / Hikari Yoshinaga

[Sign and graphic concept design] Tomomi Ito/Tomohisa Tsukamoto (Nomura Products)

[Production and construction] Yuki Kaji / Takashi Okuno / Hiroto Kobayashi / Katsuya Banno / Kosha Yashima / Ryuta Okimoto / Yonosuke Tokuda / Yutaka Akizawa (Nomura Products)

[furniture and fixture manufacturing] Toshimichi Suzuki / Tetsuhiko Arii

[Sales] Project Manager, Software Sales: Shinpei Watanabe / Hardware Sales: Yuichi Tsumoto