Works#Regional revitalization

This project, undertaken by ARTH Group Co., Ltd. (Tosashimizu Resort LLC), which handles accommodation businesses and regional revitalization nationwide, aims to revitalize the entire city of Tosashimizu by transforming the long-established Ashizuri Pacific Hotel Hanatsubaki, a renowned inn at Cape Ashizuri in Kochi Prefecture, into "The Mana Village," one of Asia's leading resort facilities. The facility is located in the naturally rich area of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. Although it boasts a spectacular view, the hotel's interiors remained old, as if time had stopped in the Showa era. Initially, the plan was to install a small cafe area, but through repeated discussions, ARTH's vision expanded to include not only the hotel but also the entire Kochi prefecture and Tosashimizu city. It was reborn as a complex facility including an Italian restaurant, offering a luxurious space where guests can experience the nature of Ashizuri. Our company participated from the planning and concept design stage to enhance the facility's appeal, and was in charge of producing the facade, lobby common areas, guest rooms, and restaurant spaces, which are the face of the hotel. (design supervision for guest rooms and Italian restaurant) Starting with "LOQUAT Nishi-Izu" (renovation of an old house into an auberge) which we handled in 2021, we have been working as ARTH's creative partner, producing spaces that contribute to the creation and revitalization of attractive towns.

Obi in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town designated as an important traditional building preservation district, boasting a scenic beauty dating back to the feudal era. It is undergoing revitalization through private sector initiatives, such as the construction of a hotel converted from a former samurai residence. This project focuses on renovating the renowned Komura Jutaro Memorial Museum and the Obi Castle Historical Museum with a "50% displays + 50% exploration" concept, aiming to enhance visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction, and encourage exploration of Obi. The Obi Castle Historical Museum renovation shifts from passive, document-focused displays to an experiential approach emphasizing hands-on learning and narrative. Information unique to the area, such as Obi Castle, the Obi domain, and the Ito family, is displays in a more accessible way, and related nearby attractions are easily found. The collection of valuable swordsmith Inoue Shinkai is beautifully showcased through carefully designed lighting and displays. Furthermore, "information lines" and bulletin boards are implemented to enhance the timeliness of information updates. Furthermore, this project is based on the concept of "A town-wide museum created by everyone," and displays are created together with citizens throughout the year. This facility also incorporates the results of children's workshops into displays, connecting them to people exploring the town.

The "Community-Based Museum" project will create a community-participatory displays to convey the charm of Obi. Obi in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town that has been preserved as an important traditional building preservation district with a scenic beauty dating back to the feudal era. It is being revitalized through private sector initiatives, such as the opening of a hotel converted from a former samurai residence. This project involves renovating the memorial hall for Komura Jutaro, a well-known figure in the area, and is based on the concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing," with the main aim of improving visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, and encouraging them to explore the town. The hall has two displays rooms. The "Welcome to Obi" displays is a showroom displays designed to promote sightseeing in the town, introducing the history, culture, and charm of the samurai residences that breathe life into the castle town through experiential methods. The "Komura Jutaro History Collection" is a "large picture book story space" and "community-participatory video" that traces the life of Jutaro, making it a dramatic and enjoyable displays even for those who are learning about Komura Jutaro for the first time. Furthermore, this project, under the banner of "A town-wide museum created by everyone," involved citizens in creating displays throughout the year. This included displays treasures discovered in workshops with children, and over 100 citizens participating in the production of a video about Komura Jutaro, acting, makeup, and costumes. Based on these efforts, the aim was for the memorial hall to instill pride in the citizens, serve as a testament to their involvement, and be cherished by locals and visitors for many years to come.

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 embodying the generous nature of the Setouchi region" The Setouchi region is blessed with beautiful scenery woven from many islands, a mild climate, and abundant nature. Mori no Machi Plaza, the commercial and healthcare facility building of the multi-purpose complex Mori no Machi Grace, houses a unique large food hall (approximately 2800 m²) that brings together the charms of Okayama and the Setouchi region. In this food hall, we have planned a comfortable and expansive dining space, drawing inspiration from the generous nature of the region. In the approximately 70-meter-high atrium, ceiling louvers have been planned to evoke the gentle and majestic waves of the Setouchi region. The gently extending wave concept design connects the entire store and envelops the entire seating area in a welcoming atmosphere. In the center, a "hill" has been created that connects the first and second floors like a geographical feature, creating a new community space. As a gathering place that can be used for various purposes, it will be a place where people can find their favorite spot to spend time, whether it's having a light meal, reading, or relaxing. Furthermore, the chairs and sofas are made from denim, a representative industry of Okayama, allowing guests to experience the unique charm of this region. We hope that this food hall will harmonize with the rich environment of the entire "Mori no Machi Grace" complex, and that it will be a beloved dining space where people can enjoy the charm of the Setouchi region, connect through food, and cultivate hope for the future.

WEAZER, developed by ARTH Co., Ltd., is an off-grid residential module that generates electricity using solar power and produces water by filtering and sterilizing rainwater, making it installable even in locations without electricity, gas, or water infrastructure. In addition, it is characterized by its ability to be installed in a short construction period of just a few days, as it is manufactured in a factory and transported. By incorporating this latest technology, it realizes a world where people can stay anywhere in the world without harming nature, simply by "placing" it, and the first model has now opened in West Izu as a single-unit rental accommodation. Our company was in charge of design supervision and FF&E design and production for this facility.

This project is organized by the "Art Project Executive Committee," established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Port and Harbor to further enhance the appeal of the waterfront sub-center area and establish art as a part of the city. Our company was in charge of planning and managing the "ARTBAY TOKYO Art Festival 2022," which was held in 2022. The purpose of this project was to promote the appeal of the waterfront sub-center and art to many people through the first art festival held in the waterfront sub-center, and to increase awareness of "ARTBAY TOKYO." Therefore, this project required handling a wide range of tasks, from displays artworks and managing operations to creating and managing a dedicated festival website, public relations, and creating AR content.

This project involves renovating an old farmhouse in the Kodohi district of Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, into a rental accommodation facility. This district was once a quiet area where a local magistrate resided, and the plan is to provide a stay that incorporates the surrounding environment, allowing guests to experience a slower pace of life that transcends time. The main house will be equipped with a kitchen and will offer services such as dinner by a visiting chef and alcohol service from a mobile bar. For interiors, local materials will be used, such as earthen walls made from local soil and a dining table made from locally sourced cherry wood, attempting to create a space using local materials, just as in the Edo period. [Social Issues/Client Issues/Requests] In order to make the most of the old farmhouse as a rental facility, the client requested an attractive spatial concept design that takes into account the characteristics of the site. [Solutions] While utilizing the charm of the existing building, the design incorporates a spatial configuration that maximizes the surrounding views and finishes that utilize local soil and other materials. <Our Project Members> [Sales & Project Management] Shinya Hiratsuka, Nobuyuki Yagi [Overall Supervision] Norio Koito [Planning] Saki Ninomiya [design, layout] Hirofumi Inoue ~Related Links~ [Press Releases] ・ NOMURA Co.,Ltd. 's Social Good Activities: The Case of LOQUAT Villa SUGURO Creating an Auberge Space that Reflects the Charm of the Region ・Projects for NOMURA Co.,Ltd. handled spatial concept design receive numerous awards, including a Silver Award, at the "Japan Spatial concept design Awards 2022" [Related Achievements] ・LOQUAT Nishi-Izu

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 involved the revitalization of a samurai residence, over 140 years old, located in the castle town of Obi Castle in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, into a tourist hub and hot spring inn. Each of the five guest rooms is concept design with a theme reflecting the local area, incorporating the town's color "purple," "cedar" which supports the industry, "tea trees" which are used in hedges as part of the local culture, "bitter orange" which is the city's citrus fruit, and "moss," which is important to the town's landscape. This project utilized subsidies from the "Shopping Street Revitalization and Tourism Consumption Creation Project," and our company participated extensively in the project, from hardware to software, including creating cards and maps to encourage exploration of the area in collaboration with local shops, developing cooking experiences, and installing lanterns as streetlights starting from the inn. The inn has been successfully revitalized and is poised to become a central element in future town development.

"Nagasaki Kaido Kamome Market" is a new bridge built by the West Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome, just as the Nagasaki Kaido once served as a bridge to transmit the culture and technology of Nagasaki to the rest of Japan. From "Nagasaki Kaido Kamome Market," the market transmits the charm of Nagasaki to the entire country. The facility development concept is "Nagasaki First." It aims to transmit "Nagasaki's unique character," "connect Nagasaki with other prefectures and the world," "create energy for Nagasaki," and "become a place you naturally want to visit every day." [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] As the newly reborn land gateway to Nagasaki, there was a request to create a space where new exchanges could be born and a lively atmosphere could flourish. [Solution] concept design concept is "Nagasaki, a city of rich waterside culture and history," aiming to express the port that connects to the world. In the facade concept design, blue and white wave-shaped tiles are used to represent the waterside of Nagasaki Port and the light sparkling on the waves. In the interior concept design, we aimed to embody the city of Nagasaki by creating a highly circulating space. The configuration of a large outer perimeter circulation route and smaller paths leading inward allows visitors to encounter numerous shops that condense the essence of Nagasaki, resulting in a space that is "somewhat nostalgic" yet "new," harmonizing the city and its people. [Customer Feedback] Due to budget constraints, there were some aspects of the proposed concept design that we were unable to adopt. However, thanks to the flexible proposals and adoption of alternatives, we feel that we were able to realize an attractive space within our budget. <Our Project Members> [Sales/Project Management] Tadahiko Koga [design, layout] Hiroaki Koshizen, Yoshitaka Hirayama, Hideaki Hata, Mizuki Yamana

The Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016 caused damage to the castle tower. In response to people's longing for the castle tower to be restored to its original form, the city of Kumamoto made it a policy to restore the castle tower as soon as possible. The building was completed in March 2021 with the latest earthquake-resistant technology. In the 400 years since the castle was built, the wishes of the people who have repaired the castle each time there has been a repeated disaster have been carried over, and the message from the people of Kumamoto living in the present for the future of the next 100 to 400 years is contained. At displays, we organized themes in chronological order from the basement to the top floor, and created a space that is easy to understand and impressive through the use of models, videos, and wall concept design, as well as the spatial concept design corresponding to the themes. Focusing not on the castle as a whole but on the castle tower, it conveys the history of the castle at the time of its construction, its architectural design, its defensive functions, the development of the castle and the town, and the thoughts and history of the people who have repaired it every time they have suffered disasters. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] ・ To convey the historical, architectural and spiritual significance of the castle tower, which is a symbol of recovery from the Kumamoto Earthquake. It is also important to communicate that Kumamoto Castle, which has historically suffered from numerous natural disasters, has been revived again after the earthquake. ・ Focusing not on Kumamoto Castle as a whole, but on the castle tower of Kumamoto Castle, sharing roles with the contents of displays of the surrounding facilities, and working for cooperation and complementation. ・ Since there are many restrictions on the preservation environment in the castle tower, basically the actual materials should not be displays, but the historical displays of the castle tower of Kumamoto Castle after the Seinan War should be added. ・ From the perspective of Universal concept design, introduce interactive displays and multilingual audio guides so that a wide range of people can enjoy displays. We received the above request. Solution: With the main focus on the castle tower, we organized the story along a time axis, from the castle's construction to the present, and set themes for each era on each floor. On the first floor is the period of Kato Kiyomasa, who built the castle, and the Hosokawa period, who later became the lord of the domain, the modern period, which experienced a complete fire and reconstruction, and the present day, which is devoted to the Kumamoto earthquake and its restoration. The story is arranged so that you can follow the period from the lower floor to the upper floor.In order to convey the strong will of the people who have repaired the castle tower every time there has been a series of disasters since the Edo period, "I want to restore Kumamoto Castle and pass it on to future generations." the film focuses on the castle tower. In addition, to cater to a wide range of visitors, we planned and realized multilingual audio guides and tactile models of the castle tower. Customer Comments: displays is organized in a way that is easy for anyone to understand and attract interest, such as explanations using models and projection mapping, and multilingual audio guides using title signs and apps, and has been well received by visitors. < our company Project Members > [Development] Masanori Yokoyama [Sales and Project Management] Masanori Yokoyama, Haruka Amano, Anjin Sawada [design, layout] Mitsuyo Ashida, Yuichiro Tsutsumi, Rie Makigara, Nanako Wajun, Yoichi Honda, Naoya Fujiwara [Shaping] Nobuyuki Endo [Production and construction] Yu Ikeya, Yoshikazu Kimura

W Osaka, developed by Sekisui House and operated by Marriott International, is a luxury lifestyle hotel with 27 floors above ground, one basement, 117.34 meters in height, and 337 rooms. The construction site is located along Midosuji Street in Minamisenba 4-chome, Chuo Ward, Osaka. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei and design supervision by Tadao ANDO. The interior concept design is concrete. our company was in charge of production construction for interiors. One of the brands developed by Marriott International, the luxury lifestyle hotel W (W), established in New York in 1998, is making its first appearance in Japan. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] On the contrary to the gorgeous concept design, all of the ceiling and walls were three-dimensional, so it was a very difficult construction for both the manufacture and construction. [Solution] In order to realize the wishes of the business owner and the designer, all concerned parties worked together to pursue quality in every detail, and the construction was successfully completed. [Customer Comments] Thank you for completing the high quality construction in a short period of time on the lower floor where various construction works are complicated. < our company Project Members > [Sales/Project Management] Moriya Sakata [Production/construction] Takashi Okuno, Yuji Hirayama, Akiko Yamaguchi, Narinori Ueno, Rikito Maruchi, Kosuke Nakaseko [Design] Kazuhiko Ueda, Hideyuki Sanada

This is a plan for an urban tourist hotel set in Susukino, Sapporo. Susukino, a downtown area that represents Sapporo, is filled with the charm of "food" from all over Hokkaido, overflowing with delicious happiness, and aimed to create a lobby space that stimulates your appetite. We created a space and experience with motifs related to food, such as a signboard wall of a fictitious store with the motif of the Susukino entertainment district, and a neighborhood map that imitates a wooden box for shipping seafood.

"OMO5 Kyoto Sanjo" has opened on Kyoto Sanjo Street, where Kyoto is packed with fun things to see, buy, and eat. As a mechanism to fully enjoy "Kyoto Sanjo", there is a townhouse tower that conveys the history of Takasegawa and information on shops, a town walking map that allows you to enjoy two different courses along the Takasegawa and Sanjo retro town, and a walking map around Sanjo. In the lobby, we have set up content that leads to walking around Sanjo, such as an artwork with the letter "San" lined up with old maps from three different eras, and an art panel frottage of Sanjo no Michi. In addition, in the renovation of the guest room, we have created a small rise where suitcases can be stored, and have devised ways to use the space widely by consolidating the bed and sofa areas.