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宅地開発から50年が経過し、人口減少と少子高齢化が進む河内長野市日東町・大師町の地域の足として、暫定運行を開始している地域住民主体の移動支援公共モビリティが「クルクル」です。地域の移動を支える交通の運行を地域住民主体で運用するために、参加型のアートワークショップを実施しました。地元中学校美術部員および地域住民の方々と共に、アートを通して社会課題を再認識し、まちの魅力の再発見と、共創による地域住民のまちづくり参画意識の醸成を目指して、「観ル・知ル・創ル」の計10回のアートワークショップを実施しました。

KOCHIKAME Museum" is a sightseeing base facility for the Kameari area in Katsushika City, based on the manga "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo" (Here I come, Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo). We were in charge of the concept of the facility, displays, content planning and design, and construction. In addition, we planned and designed the circulation measures around Kameari Station, construction and promotional measures for the opening of the facility. The two teams, CIC (Content Integration Center), a team of experts in IP content*, and the public works facility team, which has expertise in local government tourism base facilities and city planning, leveraged each other's strengths. The concept of the project was "The main character builds a facility on his own and then runs away to the town of Kameari! The architecture looks like a stack of comic book panels, with famous scenes popping out of interiors and a space that exudes the worldview of the work concept design, creating a sense of existence for the main characters and creating an immersive spatial experience for visitors. Visitors experience a consistent spatial story from the entrance to the exit, as if they are chasing a hero who has escaped. This also contributes to the promotion of the shopping district and local revitalization of Katsushika Ward and the Kameari area. *This term refers to all content protected by Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). For example, games, movies, animation, manga, novels, music, characters, etc. fall under IP content.

The "SeaZoo" fish displays area at Kinosaki Marine World in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, celebrated its 30th anniversary and reopened on July 25, 2024, after renovations. The concept of the newly completed displays "CUBE" in "SeaZoo" is "Towards a more conversational aquarium." Through conversations with the creatures and zookeepers, 20 cube-shaped tanks, illustrations, and graphic boards, it aims to be a new displays style that encourages learning together, curiosity, new discoveries, and free thinking.

displays facility tells the story of the remarkable achievements of the electric locomotive "ED76-509," which braved the heavy snows of Hokkaido and facilitated the movement of goods and people. The ED76 electric locomotive, which played an active role in the early days of electrification of the Japanese National Railways in Hokkaido, had to be dismantled for removal and disposal because its parts contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which raised concerns about the environmental impact of the vehicle. As dismantling was planned, the decision was made to preserve the head portion and create an displays facility in order to pass on this valuable cultural heritage to future generations. Similar head displays are made at railway museums throughout Japan, but this facility aims to allow visitors to experience the "strength" of the vehicle that cannot be fully conveyed by the head alone, by recreating the lost body portion in full size using outdoor-grade graphic panels. Through the shape, color, and size of the ED76, the facility conveys to visitors the great achievements and value that the vehicle brought to Hokkaido.

In order to pass on the spirit and culture of the indigenous Ainu people to the next generation, Shiranuka Town is promoting town development based on the idea of "Ior (traditional living space)" and has recently opened the Shiranuka Ainu Museum "Pokor" to introduce the Ainu culture passed down in the town. The name of the facility, "Pokor", reflects the desire of the Ainu people of Shiranuka to "cherish the place where they were born and raised", and this desire is expressed through elaborate dioramas that depict Ainu life, realistic reproductions of every nook and cranny of the cise (Ainu dwelling), traditional crafts and beautiful costumes, and the soundscape of "Ior (traditional living space)" that envelops the entire museum. This facility allows you to experience the rich Ainu life that is vividly depicted with your five senses and deepen your understanding by experiencing the Ainu culture that has lived in the harsh yet majestic nature.

The Aichi Startup Hall was newly established on the second floor of STATION Ai, a startup support hub developed by Aichi Prefecture. Aichi Prefecture has long been home to numerous entrepreneurs who have contributed to the development of its industries. To unravel the stories of their encounters and inspirations, how they overcame adversity, and how they fostered innovation, the hall aims to provide a timeless and inspiring experience for aspiring entrepreneurs and the next generation of children, offering insights into their beliefs, challenging spirit, and visions, stimulating their creativity. The hall is divided into four zones, broadly introducing the roots of Aichi's industries and the challenges faced by many entrepreneurs associated with Aichi. Through displays displays utilizing digital technologies such as video and AI, it offers a sensory and emotionally resonant learning experience for everyone, from children to adults. In addition to the digital displays, a library curated to complement the facility's content has also been established. With the intention of guiding these various displays contents, which fuse digital and analog elements, across time and space into the future, we incorporated the three elements that created Aichi—wood, water, and earth—into the spatial composition, realizing a flexible, streamlined spatial concept design.

Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden opened in 1924 as Japan's first public botanical garden, and will celebrate its 100th anniversary on January 1, 2024. To mark the 100th anniversary, the garden has developed a new acorn forest area called "Dongreen Lab" in the garden. The area is a 3,000 square meter area in the center of the garden, where more than 10 types of acorn trees, including konara oak and sawtooth oak, are collected from all over the world. The garden has a bear-shaped "acorn post" that allows children to actually pick up acorns and feel their shape and smell, and a "highlight caption" that allows children to feel the diversity of acorns, allowing them to learn about the ecosystem while touching various types of acorns. The collected acorns will also be used in workshops within the garden and as gifts for the bears at Kyoto City Zoo.

This museum tells the history of transportation in Sapporo. We aimed to create a facility where visitors can "learn, experience, and enjoy" the diverse evolution of Sapporo's transportation system, from horse-drawn trams and streetcars to buses and subways, in line with societal changes. displays features a ride on the wooden streetcar No. 22, which was active in Sapporo from the Taisho era. Other displays include observation of actual artifacts, sound displays describing Sapporo's transportation, an displays where visitors can operate a subway model, and displays where visitors can pretend to be a staff member. Through displays and information concept design that stimulate various senses, we designed and construction a memorable experience for visitors. Our Hokkaido branch and Head Office office planners specializing in museums collaborated to create a collaborative system, leveraging our local expertise to quickly collaborate with clients while simultaneously designing informational explanations and experiences befitting a public transportation museum.

Built in 1973, the Okutadami Power Museum is a PR facility for the Okutadami Dam (operated by J-POWER), which originates in Oze. Located on a hill overlooking the dam, it primarily targets tourists visiting Lake Okutadami and Oze, as well as groups of elementary school students. In 2023, to commemorate its 50th anniversary, the museum was renovated and reopened as a power museum utilizing digital technology. The exhibits include sections that teach about the four seasons of Okutadami and the history of the dam and power plant construction, as well as a section where visitors can experience the past and present through digitally remastered footage from the construction period and impressive drone footage on a large screen. displays make it easier to learn about the Okutadami Dam, the mechanism of hydroelectric power generation, and energy. In addition, visitors can enjoy an interactive corner with Uonuma City, displays of materials used in the Japan Academy Prize-winning film "Whiteout," and a trick art corner of the Otori Dam, known as the "phantom dam" because it is off-limits, where visitors can take immersive photos.

Hiroshima Gate Park is a new public park that will become the face of Hiroshima, redeveloped through a park PFI (Private Finance Initiative) on the former site of the Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium located in the heart of Hiroshima. Eight commercial facilities are scattered around a plaza of approximately 6,500 square meters, capable of hosting large-scale events, encouraging visitors to move around the park and creating a sense of unity among events and shops. In addition, the aim was to create a hub that fosters a new lifestyle of spending time outdoors, where various activities and interactions will be generated, centered around events. Our company participated from the stage of preparing the public tender proposal and was in charge of the overall concept, site use plan, building layout plan, merchandising plan, leasing, interior concept design, signage graphics, tenant design and construction, furniture and fixture manufacturing, branding, naming, logo creation, and communication strategy.

"Sky Patio" is a rooftop garden located on the sixth floor of "Pasela," a commercial facility in Motomachi Credo located in the center of Hiroshima. Since 1994, it has been used as a place of relaxation for citizens, overlooking the city of Hiroshima, centered around Hiroshima Castle. This project is positioned as the first step of the Motomachi Credo revitalization project to renovate the facility configuration of Motomachi Credo, including the site of the new Sogo Hiroshima store, which closed in August 2023, and the current Pasela, and to create a new "Pasela." The new "Sky Patio" aims to create an environment where people can enjoy themselves in a variety of ways, and to foster a sense of anticipation for the new Motomachi Credo, through the provision of an extraordinary experience with a newly installed large-screen monitor and a rooftop bar that takes advantage of the night view, as well as the development of a babbling brook and grassy hill that parents and children can enjoy.

Meiji Park, a Tokyo Metropolitan Park, opened in October 2023 as the first Tokyo Metropolitan Park to utilize the Public-Private Partnership (Park-PFI) system based on the Urban Parks Act. The project site covers approximately 1.6 hectares of the front yard space of the National Stadium, and Tokyo Legacy Parks Co., Ltd., a consortium of six companies with Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. as the representative organization, is responsible for the development, management, and operation of the new park. Our company was consulted by Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. in 2021 and was in charge of overall planning direction and architectural design supervision. We worked closely with the client to create a new park that embodies the concept of "creating a park that will become a legacy of Tokyo, a city that the world can be proud of," and were involved in creating a new park life that meets diverse needs such as well-being and diversity. The park includes three plazas, such as the approximately 1,000 m² lawn area "Hope Plaza" and the "Path Plaza" which incorporates a water feature inspired by the Shibuya River, as well as a wooded area of approximately 7,500 m² called "Pride Forest." Furthermore, we created a lively atmosphere by incorporating publicly solicited park facilities (five retail buildings) to improve convenience for park users. Currently, each building houses a cafe, relaxation facilities, restaurants, and an outdoor activity shop. We also handled the business planning and construction (excluding the sauna area) of the first "TOTOPA" urban spa facility newly developed by Tokyo Tatemono Group*. Located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of Building A of the retail complex, it features a sauna, a cold plunge pool with a depth of approximately 160cm, a fitness area, and various lounges. *Developer: Tokyo Tatemono, Operator: Tokyo Tatemono Resort

AKICHIDE PARK, a private park created through the collaboration of the local community, government, and businesses, has opened on a vacant lot in the Nagano shopping district of Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture. Its aim is to restore the former vibrancy of the area and enrich the lives of each and every citizen. As part of our R&D activities, our company endorsed the objectives of this project and joined the "Kawachinagano Station Area Revitalization Conference" as a collaborating company. Leading up to the opening of AKICHIDE PARK, we were proactively involved in a wide range of processes, including planning and basic concept development, spatial design supervision, sponsorship, and event planning and management support. Working together with other collaborating companies, we continue to work on revitalizing the park even after its opening.

"KAMEOKA VIRTUAL HISTORIA" is a metaverse space that recreates historical and cultural resources such as traditional performing arts, festivals, customs, and nature from all over the city, including cultural assets owned by the Kameoka City Cultural Museum. Participants can experience the history of the region by collecting historical materials scattered throughout the city, set in the streets of Kameoka from the Edo period, including the Kameyama Castle tower and palace, which can no longer be seen today. There is no need to install an app or anything else, and anyone can easily access it from their own device.

MIRAI-Bit is a website that allows users to experience some of the content related to the permanent displays at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), which reopened in November 2023. This includes "Aging Park," where anyone can experience a simulated aging process; "Nanairo Quest," which focuses on a future where robots and humans live together; and "Planetary Crisis," which deals with the global environment. MIRAI-Bit is also being toured to various locations so that science museums and other institutions across Japan can experience it. Our company was responsible for content creation and the design and construction of displays fixtures for the tour.