Works#Tohoku

This project involved the relocation of the first store (Minamimachi-dori store) of the popular patisserie "kazunori ikeda individuel" located in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Our company was in charge of spatial design, layout, and construction. Based on the concept of "Forest Ēcrin (Jewel Box)," we expressed the relationship between the sweets, which combine traditional French techniques and unique creativity by owner-chef Kazunori Ikeda, and interiors concept design by likening them to jewelry and a jewel box. We incorporated Ikeda's commitment to authenticity and playfulness into the space, creating a composition that gives a sense of three-dimensionality and depth, while also creating a space that elegantly and impressively showcases the products.

Prologis, a leading global company in the ownership, operation, and development of logistics real estate, has opened a multi-tenant logistics facility, "Prologis Park Kitakami Kanegasaki," in Kanegasaki Town, Iwate Prefecture. We were responsible for the exterior graphic and sign concept design, as well as the basic concept design and design supervision of the customer lounge area.

Located in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, the Joetsu Science Museum is an interactive science museum based on the concept of "seeing, touching, and verifying for enjoyment" for both children and adults. Last December, a new item, the "Element Shooter," was installed in the Life, Environment, and Energy Zone. This exhibit allows visitors to "learn chemistry while playing" by aiming and shooting (selecting) elements from the periodic table displays on a monitor, unraveling the world of elements and compounds. Two types of content are available: "Let's Learn About Elements! (Individual Element Search Mode)" and "Let's Create Compounds! (Quiz-Style Battle Mode)." Our company spearheaded the project from planning to production in a short period of about six months.

In May, when the zelkova trees lining the streets are covered in fresh green leaves and Sendai becomes its most beautiful "City of Trees," the "Sendai Aoba Festival," a historical festival showcasing the refined elegance of the Date clan, is held. This festival began in 1985, the 350th anniversary of the death of Date Masamune, as a revival of a festival from the Edo period Sendai domain. For the fourth festival in 1988, five Sendai Yamaboko floats were created to recreate the procession of floats from that time, and the procession was revived. The following year, five more floats were added, and in 1995, one more was created, bringing the total to eleven. Our Tohoku branch has been involved in the creation of the floats from the early stages, and because of that connection, our branch staff still work together every year to support the procession. And in 2025, for the first time in 30 years, a 12th float, the "Gokoku Hojo Yamaboko," will be added to the festival. Creating a new float requires considerable expense. Furthermore, with the participation of over 100 people, including those pulling the float and dancing, sponsorship requires a fairly large local organization or group. In this context, the cooperation of Iris Ohyama, a company based in Sendai, Miyagi, made the creation of a new float a reality. Due to our long-standing relationship with the "Sendai Aoba Festival," our company was in charge of the concept design and production of the float. *Event period: Every year on the third Sunday of May and the day before.

The Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) at Tohoku University, aiming to rebuild regional medical care from the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and to build a new medical system that can handle large-scale information technology, is constructing a biobank that combines medical information and genomic information. Until now, differences in why some people respond to the same medication for the same disease while others do not have been explained by vague terms such as "constitution" because the details were not fully understood. However, since the completion of the human genome sequencing, it has gradually become clear that subtle individual differences in genome sequences can create differences in "constitution". Since 2013, ToMMo has been conducting cohort studies in Tohoku, collecting various information and biological samples such as blood from many people, analyzing the data, and has developed a gene analysis tool called "Japonica Array®" that enables high-precision and low-cost analysis of Japanese genome information. In order to create next-generation medicine, it is necessary to collect even larger amounts of data by soliciting cooperation from a wide range of generations. To raise awareness of these activities, ToMMo has set up a permanent displays in the "Life and Science - Wonder Science Room" on the 3rd floor of the Sendai Science Museum. Our company is in charge of planning and concept design displays. To make it easy for everyone to understand, we introduce cells, genomes, and other topics through story-driven graphics and touch-panel games that immerse visitors in a journey through the human body, and introduce ToMMo's vision of personalized, next-generation medicine. We also express the message to many people: "You are one of a kind in the world; cherish your differences."

The "REVERSE AREA" inside the Maruhan Sendai Kuratake store, which recently opened in Sendai City, is a new kind of rest space where you can feel relaxed in contrast to the heat of the pachinko hall. To evoke the combination of the hall's energy and a relaxing space, we focused on the flow of sauna, cold bath, and outdoor air bathing, and incorporated healing and relaxing content into the room. To maximize the healing effect of water, we used a device that shakes a water basin to project ripples onto the space, a refreshing forest scent aroma, original healing sounds, and selected reclining chairs and bowl-type chairs, creating a place where you can immerse yourself in "relaxation" with all your senses. Our company was in charge of planning and basic concept, design, layout, building execution, environmental features, and signage and graphic concept design.

Ishikawa Takuboku Memorial Museum, opened in 1970 to honor and preserve materials of Takuboku Ishikawa, one of the most famous poets in modern Japan, will be reopened in 2025 with the addition of Tamayama History and Folklore Museum. The Takuboku Memorial Museum is designed to connect the two museums based on the concept of "hometown" left by Takuboku. The Takuboku Memorial Museum focuses on the Meiji period when Takuboku lived, while the History and Folklore Museum focuses on the 30's of the Showa period, allowing visitors to see the present-day Yushan as well. The Ishikawa Takuboku Memorial Museum uses the entire space to present a huge timeline of Takuboku's 26 years of life and the people's activities to honor him from the time of his death to the present day. Below the timeline, you can see the collection of Takuboku's works and his words at that time. displays The symbol displays in the center shows the organ that Takuboku actually played, and on the big screen in the background, you can choose to watch two original animations, "Takuboku's Life" and "Takuboku and His Hometown". There is also a planning displays room and a library reading corner. In the Tamayama History and Folklore Museum, folk materials displays donated by local residents, as well as folk performing arts and natural features are preserved and can be viewed using video and information retrieval systems. displays "Connecting Tamayama", a multi-purpose hall where lectures and workshops can be held in the hallway connecting the two museums, and shelves displays for mini-projects and other activities, The "Show Storage" is a part of the storage room with a glass wall. From the windows, you can see the Saito family residence where Takuboku once lived and Shibumin Elementary School.

This facility is a showroom for the sale of condominiums by Mitsui Fudosan Residential. Located on the first floor of a building in the heart of Sendai, and highly visible from the street, the space was designed with the concept of "EN - a place that connects people to people, the city to people, inside and outside, and relationships," using the image of the "engawa" (veranda) often seen in traditional Japanese houses as inspiration. In the central presentation space, a condominium model and video are used to create an exciting displays will welcome prospective residents. In the surrounding park-like space that connects to the outside, business discussions about "housing" can also be held. Furthermore, in order to promote diversity and inclusion, the company has introduced a para-art subscription service in some of its condominiums in the Sendai area, an initiative aimed at supporting independence and providing opportunities for people to thrive. To let more people know about this initiative, art is displayed in part of the meeting space, and a mini-gallery introducing para-artists has been set up in a space that resembles a condominium balcony and is easily visible from the sidewalk.

This project was undertaken by Takekoma Shrine, one of Japan's three major Inari shrines, to create a vibrant community. Our company played a central role, forming a tripartite team involving the shrine, the local community, and our company. The team's work was broadly divided into five areas: "maintenance of the shrine's sacred grove," "establishment of a café," "revitalization of the local community," "promotion," and "creation of a new festival." Our company provided comprehensive production services, including planning, logo concept design, design administration, landscape concept design, construction, exterior work, café opening support, café menu development, product development, video production, and public relations. Our goal was to ensure that Takekoma Shrine continues to exist as an indispensable part of the lives of the citizens, in a sustainable way, for the future. 〇Comprehensive Production Details ① Identifying customer challenges ② Developing solutions ③ Considering implementation (operation) structure ④ Establishing implementation (operation) structure (leasing) ⑤ concept design based on the opinions of the shrine and operators ⑥ Product development (food and beverage menu, selection of products for sale) ⑦ Considering revitalizing the entire shrine ⑧ Creating a promotional video for the entire shrine ⑨ Considering CAFÉ promotion ⑩ Planning the opening ceremony ⑪ Attracting various media outlets ⑫ Implementing PDCA after opening ⑬ Creating a new festival ⑭ Creating a global promotional video for overseas markets. By soliciting supporters from our network (mainly local companies), we have established a system that can operate independently.

Based on the concept of "NEXT HOME," this new office building project will be the foundation for the next generation for Yamaichi Jisho, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary since its founding. In response to the request from the company's president, Watanabe, that "we don't want a building that's just cool. We want a building that's alive," we held multiple workshops for all employees and the preparatory committee, and filled every corner of the new office with the thoughts of each employee, fostering a sense of it being "our office." Through this project, the motivation of each employee has changed, and new interactions have been created both inside and outside the company. An original "office for ourselves" has been born here, which will help Yamaichi Jisho solve the issues they expect from the company, such as communication, recruiting, and inheriting their DNA.

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.

We renovated the entrance and cafe space on the second floor of the Tokyo Tatemono Sendai Building with the aim of improving tenant satisfaction. Our company was involved from the planning and basic concept stages, and was responsible for interiors and environmental design, signage and graphic concept design, environmental features, and construction.

This project involved the renovation of the Morioka City Library, including seismic retrofitting. After being closed for approximately two and a half years, it reopened on April 2, 2024. The library's concept is "A library where knowledge circulates and people and the city grow freely." Like the ecosystem of Takamatsu Pond that spreads out before it, the library aims to be a place where Morioka's knowledge and people naturally gather, connect, and circulate back into the community. Our company was responsible for the planning, design, production, and construction of the facility's interior space, as well as the visual identity, including the logo.

The concept is "symbiosis". This is a project to establish an exchange base in the Arahama area of Sendai City, which was affected by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Based on the concept of an ``inclusive society'' where people of all generations and with or without disabilities can gather, we have created an ``open space'' where you can enjoy activities and events and learn about disaster prevention and mitigation. The site area is 1.3 hectares. The site consists of three areas: a cafe and co-working space, a farm, and an inclusive facility where children with disabilities can play. The clubhouse uses VR equipment jointly developed by a major telecommunications company and a local university to become a place for children to learn about disaster prevention, where they can learn about the Arahama area before and after the earthquake and how to respond in the event of a disaster. I am. The project is part of Sendai City's project to utilize the site of a disaster prevention collective relocation site, and is funded by a subsidy from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Our company provided support for acquisition applications and completion reports. This time, we completed the clubhouse area as the first phase. Aiming to create facilities that take root in the community and grow together with them, parks and indoor facilities are planned to be developed in stages based on future projections in collaboration with local residents.

This showroom allows you to experience and learn about a new concept design proposal system called "life knit design," designed to help people develop an attachment to their homes and live in them for a long time in this era of 100-year lifespans. To embody the concept of "life knit design," which is "not about superficial trends, but about matching the sensibilities of the homeowner, and living in a home where attachment is woven in over time," we have incorporated sustainable spaces, materials that reflect a focus on authenticity, a materials corner based on interior design proposals for detached house owners, and various features to "create" the future together with our customers.