Works#Social Good

[Project Summary] Weathernews opened the in-house nursery "WNI RAIN KIDS HOUSE" with the aim of creating an environment where employees can balance childcare and their work. This in-house nursery was opened on the premises of Makuhari Techno Garden, where the company is located, with the aim of creating an environment where employees can work with peace of mind, and also has an after-school school that accepts children up to the sixth grade of elementary school. The "RAIN" in the name of the nursery also represents the company's wish that children will develop respectful, adventurous, and independent qualities. The company requested a unique space design that could express the concept, and an efficient functional development that can accommodate childcare of children of different ages, such as a nursery school and after-school room. The project members at our company are working fathers and mothers. We made use of our childcare experience to plan and design the names of each class and the educational programs. We pursued Weathernews' unique style in every detail, from the space expressing "RAIN" to the logo graphics and shapes, and worked with Team M to design and construction with consideration for safety and the environment. [Customer feedback] In order to create a facility unique to Weathernews, we discussed various themes and concepts within the company, but NOMURA was able to successfully shape it, including the process. For example, concept design and concept of the logo mark captured the hearts of the staff, and we were impressed with the idea of drawing a weather chart from the company's founding on the floor, so we adopted it. NOMURA made a wide range of proposals, and we were able to open a wonderful in-house nursery school that is unique to Weathernews. [Our staff] Sales and project management: Haruhiko Kako Planning: Takashi Isozaki design, layout: Mutsumi Kaneko Sign and graphic concept design: Fujie Suzuki Production and construction: Manabu Ikura, Jun Endo, Shun Funatsu Advisory staff: Team M (Representative: Mari Matsumoto)

The museum opened in November 2005, bringing together all the precious materials related to Nagasaki's international exchange. It attracted attention as the first prefectural museum to adopt a designated manager system that includes a curatorial department. Since its opening, NOMURA, Ltd. has been involved in the operation of the facility as the designated manager. While utilizing our comprehensive capabilities to hold exhibitions and events, we also actively engage in activities with the cooperation of local citizens, such as having volunteers reenact court decisions in skits in the restored magistrate's office. It also serves as a research center for "Nagasaki studies," and works in cooperation with the founder to operate the facility with a system that ensures the continuity of cultural administration.