Works#Hokkaido

The former Hokkaido Government Office Building (commonly known as the Red Brick Building, completed in 1888) is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property and a representative historical building of Hokkaido. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Hokkaido's naming, a large-scale renovation project was planned, transforming it into a "hub for disseminating information on Hokkaido's history, culture, and tourism to both domestic and international audiences." In this project, our company was responsible for various surveys to consider the preservation and utilization of the Red Brick Building, the basic concept for the renovation, displays design, and displays construction.

We have renovated the "Mountain Center" located at the foot of the slopes of the "Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu" ski resort in Abuta District, Hokkaido. The facility has two floors, with a shop and ticket counter on the first floor and a restaurant on the second floor. In this renovation, the sales area on the first floor has been expanded to 1.6 times its original size, and the restaurant on the second floor has been renamed "sanshoku" and completely renovated along with the spatial design. We interpreted the facility as a place to send off guests arriving at Grand Hirafu onto the course, and a place to welcome guests returning from the course, and concept design it accordingly. We aimed to create a space that is cool yet somehow warm, with an experience that can only be found here, by blending the generous nature of Hokkaido, which embraces the resort, with the newly enhanced, cool brand identity symbolized by "Hirafu Blue," and scattering these elements throughout the lively space that is unique to a resort facility and offers once-in-a-lifetime encounters.

Spread out in front of the Koitoi coast in Hokkaido, "Roadside Station Shiranuka Koimunkan" is a facility where you can enjoy a comfortable car trip with a function as an RV park (*1), which is rare at a roadside station, and is equipped with showers, saunas, and laundromats. There are also restaurants that use local ingredients from Shiranuka Town, and on a clear day, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of the Koimun Coast from the "Azumashi Living" with a view of the sea and the observation deck on the second floor. In addition, based on the idea of "Japan's best child-rearing support" advocated by Shiranuka Town, the facility is equipped with a children's family space (Kokko Park). We participated mainly in the planning work of this project as a consortium member, and after being commissioned, we promoted the work as a member of the construction JV (*3), and handled a wide range of tasks such as interiors design and sign planning.  *1 A sleep-in facility certified by the Japan RV Association. *2 DBO (Design, Build, Operate): One of the public-private partnership methods in which design, construction, maintenance, management, and operation are comprehensively ordered from private companies. *3 Joint venture system. A business organization formed by multiple companies for the purpose of receiving and construction a single construction project.

"Sapporo Flower Carpet 2024" is a citizen-participatory art event held primarily in front of the Hokkaido Government Red Brick Building and at Sapporo's Kita 3-jo Plaza, where a large floral painting is created using Hokkaido's flower petals and natural materials. It aims to showcase the beauty of Hokkaido and Sapporo's floral landscapes and promote the floriculture industry. Started in 2014, this year marks the 10th anniversary, with approximately 3,800 volunteers involved in the production and approximately 640,000 visitors. The 2024 event will be held from June 28th (Fri) to 30th (Sun). Fujie Suzuki, a Sapporo native and Art Director at NOMURA Co.,Ltd. IVD, was invited to design the anniversary carpet (main carpet) to commemorate the 10th anniversary. NOMURA Co.,Ltd. IVD also handled the key visual for the event. The theme of the anniversary carpet is "Spinning Towards the Future." The carpet is the largest ever at 225 square meters, and was concept design and created by Suzuki himself, who was the first Japanese person to concept design the "Brussels Flower Carpet 2016" and received high praise both domestically and internationally. NOMURA Co.,Ltd. is providing special cooperation, concept design the anniversary carpet and key visuals, and providing public relations and volunteer support. The Sapporo Flower Carpet has been held since 2014. It is operated by a public-private partnership organization consisting of the government (Hokkaido and Sapporo City) and private companies. It is working to cultivate human resources who will be responsible for improving regional value, to operate with citizen volunteers from diverse groups ranging from young children to people working nearby and foreign residents, and to promote understanding of Hokkaido's flower industry for the next generation through collaboration with elementary and high schools.

This hotel is directly connected to Kitahiroshima Station on the JR Chitose Line, the nearest station to "Hokkaido Ballpark F Village." The first to third floors are commercial facilities, and the fourth to thirteenth floors house the hotel with a total of 158 guest rooms. Our company was mainly in charge of concept design and construction of the hotel lobby and the 11th-floor guest room area, which is themed after the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The lobby space is filled with baseball-themed touches, and the ceiling structure is designed to evoke the Fighters' home stadium, "Escon Field Hokkaido," and incorporates the Fighters' colors to create an exciting atmosphere. On the Fighters floor, the corridors are used as a gallery space to displays signed uniforms and photographs of the players, and the guest rooms are decorated in a chic black color scheme reminiscent of Escon Field, with views of the stadium from the windows.

Air Water Hokkaido's new facility, "Air Water Forest," is an open innovation facility that addresses social issues in order to realize a sustainable society and a safe, secure, and prosperous life. Within this facility, the restaurant and cafe "Eureka" was created as a place to disseminate and share "agriculture and food," one of the Air Water Group's initiatives. The space was designed in conjunction with the architectural concept design so that the facility's concept of "sustainable and prosperous living" can be felt even in the restaurant. Just like the name "Eureka" (meaning "I found it! I understand!" in ancient Greek), concept design allows customers to discover the rich land of Hokkaido and the true deliciousness of the ingredients nurtured by that land.

The Former Hokkaido Government Office Building, built in 1888, is known affectionately as the "Red Brick Office" and is an important cultural property that represents Hokkaido. It will be temporarily closed from 2019 for seismic reinforcement and preservation renovation work. During the closure, we planned a temporary observation facility with the theme "Only here and now" that can only be viewed during the renovation work.

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.

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.

We wanted to make the process of building a house more enjoyable, like creating a work of art, by encouraging people to "see, touch," "interact," and "experience" the process. With this in mind, we design, layout, produced, interiors construction an experiential housing showroom. "AI-STUDIO-SAPPORO," a four-story building located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, features an attractive and highly functional plan that takes advantage of its multi-story design. The skip-floor displays, which utilizes the high ceilings, showcases four scenes in sequence to express the richness of the space. The materials corner offers hints for building a house and showcases the uniqueness and ingenuity of AI Construction's spatial proposals, creating a showroom where customers can enjoy the home-building process and feel positive.

The new facility "tower eleven baseball" at ESCON Field HOKKAIDO is the first baseball amusement area in Japan where you can not only experience a baseball activity game in the stadium, but also taste delicious food essential for baseball games and watch displays products related to baseball. It is open on Non-Gameday (days when there are no games) and can be enjoyed at any time without reservations. We were in charge of research, planning and basic concept, design, layout, interiors, displays production construction, environmental features, signage and graphics concept design. As a versatile baseball game utilizing the latest virtual reality technology, batting, pitching, and toss batting can be played. There are four levels of difficulty for batting, which can be played by elementary school students and older, and can be enjoyed by beginners and experienced players alike. Pitching is played by throwing into the zone indicated by the catcher, and the speed of the pitch is also displayed. Toss batting is a casual game where players can hit balls thrown from below.

Kubota Corporation, whose mission is to solve social issues in the food, water, and environment business areas, has opened an agricultural learning facility in Hokkaido Ballpark where visitors can learn about the charm and potential of "food and agriculture" in a fun and delicious way. Targeting children as its main audience, the facility is based on the concept of a place where everyone can learn and think together for the future, and has constructed an experiential story revolving around three key factors essential to solving the challenges facing food and agriculture. In particular, the "AGRI QUEST course," aimed at elementary school students in the fourth grade and above, allows participants to learn about the fun and diversity of agricultural management by working as part of a team as an agricultural manager, while the "TECH LAB" allows them to experience the importance of agritech by interacting with cutting-edge smart agriculture and plant factories. A café serving menus made with carefully selected ingredients is also attached. Our group provided a wide range of solutions, including not only planning, design, and construction, but also facility operation, café operation, and event decoration.

This is a haunted house project at Rusutsu Resort, which boasts one of the largest amusement parks in Hokkaido. Our previous haunted house, "The House of the Dead," has been loved nationwide for many years since its creation in 2004, and we have now handled the total production of its new sequel, "The Mirror of the Dead," from planning to construction. The labyrinthine space, realistic sculptures, sound, and mechanical gimmicks, along with 3D hologram signage, create a powerful and immersive experience. Furthermore, it incorporates a multi-ending system where visitors can choose their own ending, making it a horror attraction with an unprecedented sense of terror, surprise, power, and immersion. Leveraging the knowledge we have cultivated over our long history of creating haunted houses, we are challenging ourselves to expand the real experience by introducing the latest production technology into a walk-through type haunted house.

This is a relocation project for Sony Store Sapporo. Five years have passed since we first opened in Sapporo in 2017, and we have moved to the third floor of the complex "moyuk SAPPORO" in the center of Sapporo, and will have a grand opening on Thursday, July 20, 2023. did. We continue to evolve daily with new initiatives such as the "Video Experience Corner".