Works#Kanto

持続的に緑とともに生きる社会を考えるきっかけを創出することを目的とし、三井不動産様とディスカバー・ジャパン様の主催により、“木”を知り、学びを深めるイベントとして東京ミッドタウン日比谷にて開催されました。2023年8月刊行の雑誌『Discover Japan』の特集「木と生きる」をテーマとしたリアルイベントです。本イベントを象徴する空間として、1階アトリウムをイントロダクションエリアとしました。木彫作品のインスタレーション展示にあたり、当社は木彫作品を包み込む空間を実現するため、木の香りや音、光に包まれながら、五感で体験する「木とのかかわり合い方」をコンセプトとしました。当社は本空間演出のデザイン・設計、施工を担当しました。また、東京ミッドタウン日比谷 地下通路でのパネルエキシビジョンでは、当社R&D活動の“手で考えるデザイン「手ザイン」”の活動紹介と試作品実物展示を行いました。

Tokyu Plaza Harajuku "Harakado" is a new commercial facility that inherits and further develops the culture of the former "Harajuku Central Apartment." Located at the southwest corner of Jingumae intersection where Omotesando and Meiji Dori cross, it aims to be a new landmark and cultural hub in the Harajuku-Omotesando area, alongside Laforet Harajuku across the street and Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku "Omokado" diagonally across the street. We were responsible for the master plan for the entire facility environment, design, layout of each section, the concept and part of the planning for the facility's merchandising, tenant leasing for the food and beverage floors, and the design and construction of some of the restaurants.

TOTO Technical Center Tokyo, a place that collaborates with business users to create the water-related spaces of the future based on the concept of "co-creation," reopened in April 2024. The concept of this renovation is "Fine & Flow," expressing the "free, delicate, beautiful behavior of water and seamless transitions without interruption." We aimed not only to convey the attention to detail that only water-related professionals can provide and the reliable quality of TOTO, but also to create a facility with equipment and an appearance worthy of co-creation, and a proposal facility that should exist in the digital age. We were responsible for the overall design, construction, and system development.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has opened a new concept design presentation hall that combines real and digital in its Global concept design Center in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture. The hall is equipped with a curved 24K LED screen, a full-color ceiling screen, remote lighting technology, a 7.1ch sound system, and other features, making it possible to reproduce with high precision the various environments in which customers around the world actually use cars. The aim is to develop products that meet diverse needs in a more timely manner by digitalizing concept design process. We were in charge of the design, structural calculations, interiors construction, and the full-color ceiling screen. Time-based changes in light, weather, and natural elements can be reproduced in real time with a high sense of realism and immersion, making it possible to verify and check models created digitally in various market environments.

This facility is a PR facility for a fuel cell system* developed by Nissan Motors that uses solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) as a power generation device. It was opened in conjunction with the start of trial operation at the company's Tochigi Plant. *A stationary power generation system that generates electricity highly efficiently using bioethanol The master concept design was provided by Nissan Motors' concept design department, the basic and working drawings was handled by the Nomura Arcs design team, and construction was handled by our company. The master concept design was adjusted to a level that could be construction, and design changes associated with changes to the SOFC itself, including surrounding equipment, were flexibly accommodated during construction. It embodies an advanced master concept design.

This is the 15th directly managed store by Seiban, known for its "Tenshi no Hane" school bags. Each store is concept design with a unique concept that draws on the local characteristics of each town. There are many greenways in the town of Kohoku, Yokohama, that blend into the daily life of the area, and these greenways are not just roads but also parks where children can play. Therefore, the concept for this store is "SEIBAN GREEN PARKWAY", and by incorporating the organic curves of the greenways, green elements, and the various colors encountered in nature, we concept design a space that makes you want to go deeper.

As a symbolic project to improve the value of the Tobu Skytree Line, a commercial facility called "TOBU icourt" has opened in the Dokkyo University area. The facility is based on the concept of a place that offers "a comfortable life for everyone that satisfies the five senses of body and mind". Taking advantage of the characteristics of the area, which is home to educational and cultural facilities such as Dokkyo University and Matsubara Danchi Memorial Park, the facility has opened a total of 24 stores that meet the daily needs of diversifying lifestyles, including a major supermarket that offers food lifestyle suggestions. In addition, the facility will play a role as a base for promoting urban development that enhances the appeal of the area while further collaborating with the local government, residents, universities, and other local parties. It aims to continue to liven up the area through new connections born from exchanges through events with the facility, such as holding events in the adjacent park. We were in charge of the development planning, leasing, concept design /design supervision, facility naming, and logo development for this facility.

Benoit Niant Ginza is a chocolate brand created by Kaneka Corporation. The store is the first flagship store in Japan for the chocolate brand Benoit Niant, which was launched in 2005 by Belgian cacao craftsman Benoit Niant, a former engineer. It is a place to acquire new fans in Japan and also functions as a base for Kaneka to promote the brand. Benoit Niant is known for its single-origin chocolates made from cacao from a single farm and variety, and produces everything from roasting to the finished product in its own workshop. The spirit and philosophy of "CRAFTSMANSHIP," born from the desire to be a "cacao craftsman" before being a chocolatier, was reflected in concept design of this shop. concept design elements were extracted from the scenery of a Belgian workshop, and colors and textures such as the blue of the conching machine and the bronze of the scales were incorporated as concept design elements to set new key colors for the brand in Japan. In addition, Kaneka's product "Kaneka Organic Light Emitting Diode (Kaneka OLED Lighting)" was used for the interior lighting, adding the function of a showroom. Kaneka OLED Lighting is characterized by its soft light emitted from a surface and the fact that it is unlikely to cast shadows on objects. We concept design a space that serves two purposes: as a chocolate shop and as a lighting showroom.

"SOSiLA" is a new brand of logistics facilities that connects people and society. The themes are efficiency of logistics, consideration for the environment, safety and BCP support, and amenity for a comfortable working environment, and Narashino Akanehama Building No. 2 was the brand's first renovation project. We were in charge of planning from the concept onwards, as well as the design and construction of the approach, vestibules, and elevator hall.

Sea, one of the co-creation spaces established by Okamura based on the concept of "a place where waves and connections are made," is a place where people who gather in Tokyo in various contexts can shed their restraints, connect with curiosity, and create co-creation. In conjunction with the relocation and renovation of the Okamura Garden Court showroom, we were in charge of construction of the design supervision and interiors construction work, and collaborated with Okamura's creative team.

The Bulldog Sauce Tatebayashi Factory has been reborn as the TATEBAYASHI Creation Center, and a tour facility has been opened to convey the appeal of the sauce. The facility was created after carefully listening to employees' deep feelings about their products. The history area, which conveys the company's long 120-year history, uses the symbolic square bottle as interiors motif, and the bulldog, which is also the company's logo, talks about the sauce himself in cartoon-style graphics, and is designed with the operational burden in mind. displays area, which highlights the company's commitment to its sauces and their use of the bounty of nature, includes elements that allow visitors to learn independently, such as small hands-on fixtures and a sugoroku graphic that traces the process from product conception to manufacturing. In the factory tour area, in addition to videos and graphics that convey the manufacturing process, the learning element is strengthened with graphics that convey the speed of production and safety, and elements that can be used for social studies field trips are scattered throughout.

This is a renewal project for Tobu Skytree Line's "Asakusa Station" and Tobu Nikko Line's "Tobu Nikko Station" in line with the start of Tobu Railway's new limited express train, Spacia X. The concept of this project is "connecting," and the aim is to create a connection between the space before boarding the Spacia X and after disembarking. The concept of "connecting" also has several overlapping meanings, such as "connecting" to the journey of Nikko, "connecting the old and new station building concept design," "connecting the history and culture of the area along the line to the future," and "connecting the skills and thoughts of the creators to the users." As a station building concept design that embodies "connecting," it actively uses materials from Tochigi Prefecture and incorporates motifs from the nature, history, and culture of Nikko into concept design, aiming for "environmental conservation" and "cultural dissemination" as a new initiative of Tobu Railway. In order to communicate this initiative, we were also in charge of producing graphic posters with the theme of "connecting," which were displays in the Asakusa Station and Tobu Nikko Station premises.

This is a yogurt manufacturing building that was newly constructed at the Tone Factory in 2019. This project includes a factory tour facility where children can have fun while deepening their understanding of milk and dairy products that are familiar to them, as well as learning about the efforts to ensure food safety and environmentally friendly initiatives to achieve the SDGs. We were responsible for the total production, from the facility concept to the spatial concept design, displays design and production, and various content production including the concept movie.

The all-day dining restaurant "Balcony by 6th," based on the concept of "a balcony in the city," and the bar lounge "The Lovers' Lounge" for "lovers" have opened on the third floor of Azabudai Hills Tower Plaza. The long-loved "6th by Oriental Hotel" in Yurakucho has been reborn as a comfortable dining space that is more accessible to many people, with the theme of inheriting history and harmonizing with the new city. "Balcony by 6th" has an open and comfortable terrace overlooking the Azabudai Hills area, and a botanical atmosphere, offering a unique view of greenery blending into the city. This all-day dining restaurant with about 200 seats can be used for lunch, cafe, dinner, and bar, and serves Italian-based international cuisine created in an open kitchen. The "classical and oriental" taste reminiscent of "6th by Oriental Hotel" has been reinterpreted. A variety of places have been created by incorporating the elements and colors of the surrounding environment, providing a relaxing place where users can enjoy themselves freely according to the situation. The Lovers' Lounge is a bar lounge for lovers. It is adjacent to Balcony by 6th and is a place of relaxation where you can think and talk about the things you like as much as you like. It is a place to meet before a meal or spend some time after a meal, and you can casually enjoy a glass of carefully selected Japanese whiskey from all over the country and a wide variety of signature cocktails. The interior of the store, where you can enjoy carefully selected cocktails and whiskey in a rare, relaxed space within a commercial facility, also has an antique aspect, as some of the interior was used in 6th by Oriental Hotel.

This is the first overseas branch of the Chinese restaurant with the most Michelin stars in China. The interior concept design was handled by a Hong Kong-based concept design company, and our company was in charge of the local design work, which required a highly challenging design by an overseas designer, as well as construction work, which required a high level of perfection.