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アンリ・シャルパンティエの新ブランド、フィナンシェ専門店「BEAN to FINANCIER」の第1号店です。コンセプトである“焼き色” を焼成ムラのあるタイルなどを用いて店舗全体で表現しました。さらに、フィナンシェのルーツである、パリの金融街の金塊を模したディテールをちりばめています。“焼き色”のグラデーションに包まれた厨房から商品がお客さまの目の前に並ぶまでのストーリーを象徴的に見せ、ブランドを五感で体験できる店舗としました。

"FUEGUIA 1833" is a perfume brand founded in 2010 by Julien Bedel in Buenos Aires. We were in charge of the construction operations of Azabudai Hills Gallery, our third store in Japan. The concept of the "tree house" is concept design, symbolized by the tree trunk that stretches from the center of the perfume table to the ceiling and the Andes Mountains painted on the window panes. The ceiling and walls are made of solid Japanese cedar, and a faint cedar scent wafts through the air. The wall fixtures are made of baked cedar used in traditional Japan architecture, and the flooring is made from reused cedar scaffolding boards used at actual construction sites. At the end of the perfume table, the Infusion Bar offers a selection of designer red wines, literally a one-of-a-kind shop that stimulates the senses.

The Centennial International Students Memorial Hall is a cultural exchange facility that connects to the future the stories of young Asian students who came to Japan in the early 20th century to study in search of new knowledge and skills. It was opened with the aim of hosting exhibitions and serving as a place where different cultures and values intersect and people can deepen mutual understanding through dialogue. We were responsible for the planning and basic concept of the Centennial International Students Memorial Hall, as well as design, layout, building execution. We were also responsible for displays design and construction of the special exhibition "Young Zhou Enlai's Footprints in Tokyo" to commemorate the opening of the hall.

THE SEVEN is involved in planning and developing content for the global market and producing a variety of entertainment businesses. The company has recently expanded its floor space to create a groundbreaking office for further creative enhancement. The office is designed to consistently consolidate all functions of video production from planning to final checks in a single space, and to ensure that we continue to respond to extremely high-quality video, we place the utmost importance on the quality check process. For this reason, the preview room is equipped with an 8K projector and Dolby Atmos* 7.1.4 sound system to enable highly accurate correction instructions based on the highest quality video and sound checks, further improving quality. In terms of design, we aimed for a concept design that is both beautiful and unusual, based on the keywords "beautiful concept design like a video" and "Science Fiction (SF)". In order to avoid uniformity of expression, we incorporated hand-drawn sensual forms in various parts of the design, but also created a consistent regularity to maintain a comfortable balance in the space through repeated verification. concept design TBS Television concept design Center was in charge of the design work and interiors ・Fixtures, electrical and plumbing systems, and signage graphic work. We achieved smooth promotion and completion of the project by building good communication with TBS TV concept design Center and other construction vendors, while taking advantage of our strength to consistently demonstrate our design construction capabilities. *Dolby Atmos: The use of overhead and upward-facing speakers to create a three-dimensional soundscape.

The Animal Science Museum, located within Chiba City Zoological Park, has undergone a complete renovation of its displays the flora and fauna that inhabit the rainforest, such as gorillas, birds, and nocturnal animals, visitors can learn about the interconnectedness of life and the preciousness of the global environment through displays before and after.

Fujifilm Business Innovation's Green Park FLOOP is a place where adults can make new discoveries and children can learn and think freely. It was opened in 2024 as an experiential facility where visitors can learn about environmental issues and Fujifilm Business Innovation's technology in an easy-to-understand manner while experiencing various multifunction printer-related technologies, and explore the future of a sustainable earth. In the four experiential displays zones (Studio, Technology, Think, and Action), visitors can learn about future city development, multifunction printer technology, and environmental issues in an interactive manner. The adjacent Cafe & Co-work offers environmentally friendly menus based on the concept of "circulation." Throughout the facility, the company's environmental efforts and technological innovations are expressed, providing an opportunity for visitors to think about and act on a sustainable future. We aimed to create a new learning space open to the community where adults and children can learn in a fun way.

The Meiji Memorial Oiso Teien was established in 2017 as part of the measures related to the "150th anniversary of the Meiji era," and is being developed to display the historical mansion and garden as a single structure. In the Okuma and Mutsu area, which will open to the public in November 2024, we planned and produced video content that introduces the architectural features and highlights of the mansion, displays convey the achievements and personalities of people associated with the mansion, and renovation projects to repair and strengthen the historical building, and we also repaired the furniture and interiors. The exhibit, which uses a model to clearly and visually express the differences between the former displays and the current building, and the roof can be raised and lowered to allow visitors to see not only the exterior but also the differences in room layout, has been well received by visitors.

It opened in April 2024 as a restaurant created by Chef Kobayashi Kei of the Parisian French restaurant "Restaurant KEI" and "Toraya", a Japanese confectionery shop founded in the late Muromachi period. In Ginza, Tokyo, where tradition and newness coexist and diverse food cultures can be enjoyed, we want to create a restaurant that goes beyond French cuisine, pursues innovation in gourmet food with a free-thinking approach, without being bound by anything. We want everyone who works here, not just the chefs, to learn and research ingredients, share the essence of gourmet food with customers who visit, and make not only the food but the entire experience here satisfy the customers' hearts. "ESPRIT C. KEI GINZA" is a so-called "gourmet laboratory" that embodies Chef Kobayashi Kei's thoughts. The restaurant consists of a main dining room with live counter seats centered around the open kitchen, which is the key to creating the dishes, table seats covered with a wooden concept design, and a private kitchen with a private room inspired by a laboratory. France is said to have a culture of stone, and Japan has a culture of wood. This restaurant is a new space where French and Japanese cultures meet, blending the cultures of both countries in a harmonious blend of stone and wood. The ceiling concept design that covers the entire floor is a dynamic composition that changes from a traditional checkerboard pattern to an innovative cave-like installation, expressing tradition and innovation.

This is a new style bar created by chef Kei Kobayashi and Saint-Louis, a French crystal maison founded in 1586. You can enjoy the dishes and desserts created by the chef along with drinks served in traditional Saint-Louis crystal glasses. The new two-row bar style was created by the service staff and the chef, and the custom-made counter made of Datekanmuri stone rises up like a stage along with the cooking scene. A terrace seat is planned behind the bar, and a Japanese garden is used as the base for the garden, and concept design is three-dimensional with the stairs to the roof. In expressing the tradition and history of Saint-Louis and Toraya, two long-established brands representing Japan and France, in the space, we are particular about using real materials. The top of the first row counter is made of Jindai cedar, a wood that is said to have been fossilized in the ground for over 2,000 years, and the second row counter is made of Datekan stone, which was also created by crustal movements over a long period of time. The cultures of France and Japan come together in a space where stone and wood harmonize, and the sparkle of Saint-Louis crystal scattered throughout adds a touch of French flair.

We were in charge of design, layout and construction of Mazda's manufacturer showroom in the Tokyo metropolitan area, which aims to provide a place for people to experience and interact with the brand. The "TRANS" in "MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA" means "to change, to overcome," and the meaning behind the name is "We want to be a place that will be a catalyst for positive change." The first floor is a special space where you can experience the brand, with a cafe and goods shop supervised by Itsuki Coffee, which was founded in Miyajima, Hiroshima, and the second floor is a comfortable space where art displays and events and workshops can be held.

This is a renovation project for the Omiya Center Building, located at the west exit of Omiya Station, one of Japan's leading terminal stations. After investigating the area around Omiya Station and identifying issues with the building, which was completed more than 30 years ago, we decided on the theme of "combining dignity and comfort" as the theme for the renovation concept design. In the renovation process, we placed a key focus on improving the satisfaction of existing tenants and aimed to increase the building's presence in terms of both functionality and concept design compared to the surrounding buildings. By preserving the dignity unique to the existing stone material while achieving a good balance between the comfort created by light materials, we minimized the disposal of waste materials due to demolition and created a cost-effective concept design while being conscious of sustainability by combining old and good materials.

The Miyagase Dam Water and Energy Pavilion Water Museum "Waterworks Zone" needed to be renovated after more than 20 years since its opening, and was renewed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the museum's opening. The concept of displays is to create learning opportunities for the "tap water supply business" (introducing the role of the Waterworks Corporation) and to change people's awareness of "tap water" (re-examining water resources and learning about the global environment). By learning about the process, facilities, and work involved in how rainwater stored in the dam reaches our household faucets as tap water, which we don't usually have the opportunity to learn about, visitors can learn about the importance of tap water, which is essential to our lives, and the importance of social infrastructure. In addition, since the surrounding area, including Miyagase Dam, is a tourist destination, the main target audience is social studies field trips from nearby elementary schools and families visiting on weekends. The exhibition features a wide range of digital content, including guidance videos on a large screen, virtual content in which a drone is operated to investigate water facilities, and a simulation of the process of purifying river water. The exhibition also features highly game-like digital content that combines real-life action and computer graphics, as well as displays that allows visitors to virtually experience the work of the corporations that support the water supply business. The exhibition offers a variety of content that can be enjoyed in a short amount of time by visitors with or without a specific purpose.

This project is to revive Kinokuniya Bookstore's salon, a place of hospitality, on the top floor of the flagship Shinjuku main store building. When the building was constructed in 1964, the company's founder, Moichi Tanabe, created a salon as a social gathering place for the literary world. Time has passed since then, but this space has been lost, so in order to revive it in the present day, we were in charge of design, layout, production, construction, etc. of this new project, following the renovation of the Shinjuku main store, which took place from 2021 to 2023.

This project involved concept design, interiors renovation, and environmental features of the children's corner of Nakano City's Ekoda Library, located in a quiet residential area where children from the neighborhood gather. On the first floor, we replaced the old interiors materials with new ones and created a bookshelf unique to the children's corner, where large books and picture-story shows can be stored. We also created a magazine area for parents to enjoy, creating a space where parents and children can spend time together. In this space, where children are greeted by the library's original characters, "Shishimaru" and "Egotan," inspired by the "Ekoda Lion Dance," an intangible folk cultural property designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, we aimed to give children the impression that libraries are fun places. On the second floor, we installed a new counter and chairs. By using acrylic material for part of the counter, it has become a space where you can quietly read while feeling the faint warmth of the sunlight.

We exhibited "Being Furniture" at DESIGNART TOKYO 2024, Japan's largest concept design and art festival (with the theme "Reframing - The Beginning of Transformation"). "Being Furniture" is a project that reconsiders the relationship between people and objects. We create many things every day in our spatial concept design projects, but behind the scenes, we feel that there is a big issue with these things being discarded or no longer used while still fully usable. When we think about a situation in which an object is used for a long time and with great care, it is often the case that a relationship is formed that gives rise to an attachment to the object. In such cases, we noticed that we have gone from a sense of "owning and using" to a sense of "being with" the object and caring about it. Therefore, we thought that noticing this change in sensation might be one way to solve the problem. The furniture presented in the project is not particularly sturdy or functional. Rather, it has a certain instability and whimsy that makes us want to care for it. If furniture changes from "being" to "being there," how will we interact with it? Through a series of experimental concept design in this project, we ask society about the transformation in value between people and objects. Our company's vision is to "open up all kinds of spatial possibilities starting from the 'creativity' of each individual," and we are working to create spaces that enrich people's hearts. As part of this, we continue to exhibit at concept design events both in Japan and overseas in order to take on the social issues we face from a creative perspective and create a cycle of communication, exchange, and innovation through our output.