Works#Regional revitalization

This project involved relocating and rebuilding the museum that opened in Matsumoto Castle Park in 1948 due to its aging. We were in charge of everything from formulating the basic concept for displays space to design, layout, and construction. The first floor is an open space open to citizens and tourists, and the museum was built as a proactive part of the urban development of Matsumoto City.

"Marunouchi Street Park (MSP)" is a social experiment project to examine the future state and utilization of Nakadori in Marunouchi, Tokyo. "MSP 2022 Winter", the seventh event since its launch in 2019, expanded its area from Marunouchi Nakadori to Gyoko-dori in front of Tokyo Station, making it the largest event ever. We participated as a general planning partner and operation manager. The theme of this event is "MSP Twinkle Street". Block 1 in front of Maru Building is based on the theme of "Twinkle Party", and design, layout a Christmas market in collaboration with stores in the Otemachi, Marunouchi, and Yurakucho area, creating a winter festive space filled with heartwarming gimmicks such as merry-go-round benches, light quoits, and hot benches surrounding trees. Block 2 in front of the Marunouchi 2-chome Building was themed "Twinkle Terrace" and featured a popular street piano performance space, a spot to take photos with the illuminations in the background, and a long hot bench, creating a space where visitors could relax while enjoying the winter illuminations. And on Gyoko-dori in front of Tokyo Station, which was the first MSP event to be held, the "Marunouchi Street Rink," an environmentally friendly plastic skating rink, was installed, allowing many visitors of all ages and genders to experience the appeal of skating outdoors, which was well received. (Event period: November 29, 2022 - December 25, 2022)

It is a project of "Marunouchi Street Park", which is being worked on as a demonstration experiment of future area management that transforms "road space" into a comfortable "urban park space" on Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo. The summer of 2022 will include a verification of what parks in the city center should be in order to make them permanent.・We verified the ideal way of safety management with a view to the park-like space. Based on the concept of "Marunouchi Street Park for everyone," we have created a city park space where people from all walks of life can feel nature with all five senses, connect with people, the city, and culture, and feel like spending a leisurely time. In addition, we arranged an inclusive table, a library, a refreshing space for light exercise, a street piano, etc. to provide opportunities for communication among visitors, and many people enjoyed them. (Holding period: 2022/8/2-9/11)

This project involved rebuilding the new office of Usufuku Honten, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Usufuku Honten is a fishing company with over 130 years of history, founded in 1882. With the philosophy of "living with the sea," the company operates deep-sea tuna fishing and tuna longline fishing, and is responsible for the reconstruction of Kesennuma and the Tohoku region. The exterior concept design reproduces the copper plates used on the exterior walls of the former main house, which was washed away by the tsunami, and creates a new copper-plate scale wall. Over the years, the copper plate will change to the texture and color of the former main house. In addition, elements of tuna fishing boats have been extracted and curved windows and handrails have been incorporated into the architecture. concept design scope that we were in charge of included the exterior concept design, the first floor entrance, the second floor office, and the president's office and reception room on the third floor.

This is a renovation project of the hotel "TheMana Village" located at the tip of Ashizuri Cape in Kochi Prefecture. Starting in 2020, the former Ashizuri Pacific Hotel will be reborn as a new “TheMana Village”. In the 2022 project, 5 new types of guest rooms and the Italian restaurant "Assurrissimo" in the facility have been expanded. Some of the new guest rooms are twin-type rooms with a large space of 96 square meters, equipped with a private sauna, water bath, open-air bath, and a special room with a fireplace in the room. Aiming to be one of the best resort hotels in Asia, this renovation project aims to provide a special accommodation experience. , is an ongoing project leading to the next renovation.

This project is being carried out by ARTH Group Co., Ltd. (Tosashimizu Resort LLC), a company involved in accommodation businesses and regional revitalization nationwide. The project aims to revitalize the entire city of Tosashimizu by revitalizing the long-established inn "Ashizuri Pacific Hotel Hanatsubaki," which has been loved for many years on Cape Ashizuri in Kochi Prefecture, as one of Asia's leading resort facilities for long-term stays, "The Mana Village." The facility is located in the natural beauty of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. Although it offers a spectacular view, the hotel's old interiors remains as it was, as if time had stopped since the Showa era. Initially, the plan was to set up a small cafe area, but as the meetings continued, ARTH's vision of wanting to liven up not only the hotel but also the entire city of Kochi and Tosashimizu expanded. The project has been transformed into a complex that includes an Italian restaurant, providing a luxurious space where you can experience the nature of Ashizuri. We have been involved from the concept stage of planning and concept design the facility to improve its appeal, and have been in charge of producing the space for the facade, lobby common areas, guest rooms, and restaurant, which will be the face of the hotel. (design supervision for guest rooms and Italian restaurant) As ARTH's creative partner, we are involved in producing spaces that lead to the creation and revitalization of attractive urban areas, including ``LOQUAT Nishiizu'' (renovating an old Japanese house into an auberge), which we took on in 2021.

Obi, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town with beautiful scenery that has continued since the feudal era and is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. It is being revitalized through private use, such as the opening of a hotel renovated from a former samurai residence. This project is based on the renewal concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing" for the famous Komura Jutaro Memorial Museum and Obi Castle History Museum, which are located in the area, and aims to increase visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, leading to more sightseeing in Obi. The renewal of the Obi Castle History Museum has been changed from a passive displays centered on document explanations to an experiential method that emphasizes experience and storytelling, making information unique to the area, such as Obi Castle, the Obi Domain, and the feudal lord, the Ito family displays displays designed to beautifully display the valuable collection of swordsmith Inoue Shinkai. In addition, efforts are being made to increase the update of information through an "information line" and bulletin board. In addition, this project has adopted the production concept of "A town museum created by everyone," and displays are created together with local residents throughout the year. The facility also incorporates the results of the children's workshops into displays information, facilitating tours of the town.

We will create a citizen-participation displays at the "Municipal Museum Created by Everyone" to convey the charm of Obi. Obi, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town that has been designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings since the feudal era and is a scenic castle town. It is being revitalized through private use, such as the opening of a hotel in a renovated samurai residence. This project renovated the memorial museum of Komura Jutaro, who is famous in the area, and based on the concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing," the main focus was to increase visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, leading to sightseeing around the town. There are two displays rooms in the museum. The "Welcome to Obi" displays is a showroom displays aimed at promoting sightseeing around the town, and introduces the historical culture and charm of the samurai residences that live in the castle town through experiential methods. The "Komura Jutaro History Collection" has produced a "large-scale picture book story space" that traces the life of Komura Jutaro and a "citizen participation video," making it a dramatic and enjoyable displays even for those who are new to Komura Jutaro. In addition, this project was based on the idea of "a town museum created by everyone," and displays were created together with the local residents throughout the year. Treasures of the town found in workshops with children were displays, and over 100 local residents were involved behind the scenes in the film about Komura Jutaro, acting as actors, and providing makeup and costumes. Based on these efforts, we aimed for the memorial museum to give the local residents pride, to serve as proof of their involvement, and to be loved by locals and visitors for a long time.

This is a project of a hot spring inn newly opened in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. On the west side of the facility, you can see Hinomisaki Lighthouse, which is the tallest stone lighthouse in Japan. ", a book lounge, a restaurant, a large public bath with an open-air bath, and a total of 39 guest rooms.

"A dining space that embodies the generous nature of Setouchi" Setouchi is blessed with beautiful scenery, a warm climate, and abundant nature, woven by many islands. The commercial and healthcare facility "Mori no Machi Plaza" is part of the complex "Mori no Machi Grace". Located within this complex is a large, one-of-a-kind food hall (approximately 2,800 m2) that brings together the charms of Okayama and Setouchi. Inspired by the generous nature, this food hall was designed to create a comfortable and relaxed dining space. In the atrium space of approximately 70 meters, ceiling louvers were planned to evoke the calm and majestic waves of Setouchi. The gently extending wave concept design connects the entire store and generously embraces the entire seating area. In the center, a "hill" was created that connects the first and second floors like a terrain, creating a new community. As a gathering place that can be used for various purposes, it will be a place where people can have a snack, read, relax, or find a place they like. Furthermore, denim, a representative industry of Okayama, is used for the chairs and sofas so that customers can experience the unique charm of this area. We hope that this food hall will harmonize with the rich environment of "Forest Town Grace" as a whole, and be loved for a long time as a dining space where people can enjoy the charm of Setouchi, connect through food, and foster hope for the future.

WEAZER, developed by ARTH Co., Ltd., is an off-grid residential module that can be installed in places without electricity, gas, or water infrastructure, as it generates electricity through solar power generation and produces water by filtering and sterilizing rainwater. Another feature is that it can be installed in a short construction period of just a few days, as it is manufactured in a factory and then transported to a location. By incorporating this latest technology, it is possible to realize a world where you can stay anywhere in the world without damaging nature, simply by placing it, and the first model has now opened in Nishiizu as a rental accommodation facility. We were in charge of design supervision and FF&E design and production for this facility.

This project is organized by the Art Project Executive Committee, which was established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Port and Harbor to further enhance the appeal of the waterfront subcenter area and establish art in the city. Our company was responsible for planning and managing the ARTBAY TOKYO Art Festival 2022, which was held in fiscal year 2022. The purpose of this project was to promote the appeal of the waterfront subcenter and art to many people through the first art festival to be held in the waterfront subcenter, and to increase awareness of ARTBAY TOKYO. Therefore, the project required a wide range of work, from displays art works to management work, creating and managing a website dedicated to the festival, public relations, and creating AR content.

This project involved renovating an old folk house in the Odoi district of Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, into a rental accommodation facility. This area was once a quiet residential area for magistrates, and the plan sought to offer a stay that incorporates the surrounding environment, allowing guests to experience the slow flow of time. The main house features a kitchen with services such as dinner prepared by a visiting chef and alcohol served from a movable bar. For interiors, we utilized local materials, attempting to create a space using local materials, just as they were in the Edo period, such as mud walls made from local soil and dining tables made from locally grown cherry wood. [Social Issue/Customer Issue/Request] To maximize the potential of this rental old folk house, the client requested an appealing spatial concept design that took into account the characteristics of the site. [Solution] While leveraging the charm of the existing building, we incorporated a spatial configuration that maximized the surrounding views and finishes that utilized local soil. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Hiratsuka Shinya, Yagi Nobuyuki [Overall supervision] Koito Norio [Planning] Ninomiya Saki [design, layout] Inoue Hirofumi ~Related links~ [Release] ・ NOMURA Co.,Ltd., Ltd.'s social good activities: LOQUAT Villa SUGURO case study: Creating an auberge space that is colored by the charm of the region ・Projects for which NOMURA Co.,Ltd. handled spatial concept design win numerous awards, including the silver award, at the Japan Space concept design Awards 2022 [Related achievements] ・LOQUAT Nishiizu

Located near Shijo Omiya in Kyoto, this project renovated an entire alley lined with townhouses built over 110 years ago into an inn. Passing through the reception building, you will find 23 guest rooms, a warehouse, and a restaurant building lined up along the stone-paved alley, creating a gorgeous view reminiscent of the entertainment district of the Edo period. There are five types of guest rooms, all themed on the natural beauty of Kyoto, allowing you to experience the charm of the region in both tangible and intangible culture. The restaurant building in the center of the alley houses a Japanese beef restaurant, making it a unique space that promotes Japanese culture, including food, to the world. The site is approximately 1,400 m2 and includes 26 wooden buildings, making this the largest renovation project in Kyoto's history, attracting attention from Kyoto City.

This project renovated a samurai residence that is over 140 years old in the castle town of Obi Castle in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, into a tourist hub and hot spring inn for the town. Each of the five guest rooms was concept design based on the local characteristics, and was composed of the town's color "honmurasaki," "cedar" that supports the industry, "tea tree" that is planted in the hedges, "orange" that is a citrus fruit of the city, and "moss" that is important to the town's landscape. This project was carried out using a subsidy from the "Shopping District Revitalization and Tourism Consumption Creation Project," and our company participated in a wide range of projects, from hard to soft aspects, such as producing cards and maps to encourage people to travel around the area and local shops as a tourist hub, developing cooking experiences, and installing new lanterns as street lights starting from Honjuku. It has been reborn as a central presence in future urban development.