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Following the 15th-anniversary renovation in 2013, where I was in charge of design and design supervision, I participated in the 20th-anniversary renovation from the planning stage. This milestone project marked the completion of the entire renovation after several previous renovations, and it reopened in 2019. The renovation included a complete overhaul of the welcome space on the first floor and the restaurant floor on the fifth floor, as well as updating the interior signage and installing new digital signage. Based on the concept of "Romanticship Umihotaru" from the 15th anniversary, the renovation differed from the fourth floor, which had large openings facing the sea, in that we created the image of the space using only inward-facing openings and special decorations.

This is a renovation project for Amada's Global Innovation Center, a company that boasts a world-leading market share in metal processing technology and the sales and development of processing equipment. The brand appeal area, technology displays, communication space, actual machine displays area, and sales negotiation space were planned around the theme of "the value that Amada brings to the world." This facility allows visitors to experience firsthand the "passion for building strong relationships with customers and contributing to society through manufacturing" that has been passed down since the company's founding, as well as the high level of their technological capabilities, and to feel the possibilities of a future walking together with Amada.

This is a project to relocate Head Office of the Wealth Management Group. Based on the theme of "bringing the comfort of a hotel to the office," Wealth Management, being involved in the hotel business, has created a space where employees can leverage their daily work environment for business purposes. In line with the client's corporate philosophy of providing the charm and culture of Japan as "experiential value" and delivering inspiration and stable prosperity to all customers, the new office offers not only a place to concentrate but also a place to relax like in a hotel. High-quality coffee and tea are provided in the workspace, and the design is being tested to see how these "experiential values" can be leveraged for business, ultimately contributing to the prosperity of the client's business.

This is the second store in Japan of an Italian delicatessen and restaurant from London, England. Muromachi, which focuses on pasta dishes, has an open theater kitchen in front, and the layout is such that you can welcome customers and enjoy the live feeling of cooking. With the CI color of pistachio green as an accent, and a slightly subdued color tone that matches the townscape of Muromachi, this restaurant has a different charm than the first restaurant.

This project involved the renovation of "River City 21 Shinkawa," a tower residence with 505 units completed in 1995. Located on the Sumida River, facing the Chuo Ohashi Bridge, this property boasts a riverside location with abundant nature and expansive views. The Chuo Ohashi Bridge, which spans the foot of the condominium, is illuminated at night and is known as a landmark in the Tsukuda area. A promenade has been built along the Sumida River, making it a place of relaxation for local residents who enjoy walking and jogging. The residential units offer a wide range of options, from 1R and 1K single-person plans to 2LDK, with a variety of unique layouts, including Japanese-style rooms with Ryukyu tatami mats and plans with spacious storage rooms. Following a change of ownership, our mission was to add value to this pioneering waterfront tower condominium, a property with high potential where nature and the city coexist, to suit the modern era, and we undertook the design and construction.

The new "Sound" corner, which opened on the 5th floor of the Science Museum's Forest area, is displays room where visitors can not only hear sound but also "observe it with a scientific eye." Through the various "waveforms" created by four interactive devices—"Jumbo Piano," "Laser Dance," "Aqua Wave," and "Chladni Pattern (relocated)"—visitors can learn about the three main elements of sound (amplitude, frequency, and timbre) while having fun. In particular, the "Jumbo Piano" is an interactive device that converts the performance of a giant piano into waveforms in real time and projects them onto a screen, proving popular with a wide range of ages, not just children. Following the basic displays plan provided by the client, our company considered and produced the devices, content, and graphics to realize that vision.

The HU Group's mission is "to create new value in healthcare." The "HU Bioness Complex" is the core facility of its healthcare business, symbolizing this mission. This is a place where the future of all life is created through the fusion of "Bio," the accumulation of life data, and "Business," the creativity that brings innovation to the industry. To realize the facility's concept of "connecting, showcasing, and nurturing," our company was comprehensively responsible for "communication concept design," encompassing everything from concept design the working environment for employees, planning and producing spaces and content that introduce the value offered by the facility to guests, to branding including facility naming, logo, and signage, as well as promotion and operation such as novelty items, leaflets, and opening events.

The Sunshine 60 Observatory, which opened in 1978, was renovated in 2016 to become an "observatory where you can play," and now, in April 2023, it has reopened as a new facility, "Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbo Park." This facility was inspired by the "pleasant parks with lawns" in Toshima Ward, which has been promoting urban development centered around four parks, and was created with the concept of a "park in the sky," aiming to create a comfortable and open park-like facility that you will want to visit again and again. In the main area on the south side, "Tenbo no Oka," where the cityscape of central Tokyo, including the skyscrapers of Shinjuku, spreads out, a comfortable viewing space unfolds where you can feel the openness that connects you to the landscape and the unity with nature by combining mirrors and greenery. You can also relax on artificial turf that you can get as close as possible to the windows, swing-type benches, cushions and net benches with varying heights, and enjoy the view that unfolds from each viewpoint, as well as the changing scenery of the sky and clouds, in your own way. New features include a crawling space and a baby room, and the café now offers baby food, ensuring that families with young children can relax and enjoy themselves with peace of mind. At night, the observation deck transforms into a sophisticated space for adults, where the changing light, sound, and scent scenes engage all five senses to experience the passage of time. The "event space" on the north side, offering panoramic views of Mount Tsukuba and the Saitama area, is designed to host a wide range of events, such as character events and art displays, in keeping with Toshima Ward and Ikebukuro's vision of becoming an international art and culture city.

"Marunouchi Street Park (hereinafter MSP)" is a social experiment project that examines the future of Marunouchi Nakadori in Tokyo and how it can be utilized. "MSP 2022 Winter," the seventh event since its start in 2019, expanded its area from Marunouchi Nakadori to Gyokodori in front of Tokyo Station, making it the largest event to date. Our company participated as the overall planning partner and operations manager. The theme this time was "MSP Twinkle Street." Block 1 in front of the Marunouchi Building was themed "Twinkle Party," and a Christmas market design, layout in collaboration with stores in the Otemachi, Marunouchi, and Yurakucho area. A festive winter space filled with heartwarming features such as a merry-go-round bench, a ring toss game with lights, and hot benches surrounding trees was created. Block 2 in front of the Marunouchi 2-chome Building was themed "Twinkle Terrace," and featured popular street piano performance spaces, photo spots with illuminations as a backdrop, and long hot benches, creating a relaxing space where visitors could enjoy the winter illuminations. Furthermore, in the first-ever MSP event on Gyoko-dori in front of Tokyo Station, the "Marunouchi Street Rink," using an environmentally friendly resin ice rink, was installed, allowing visitors of all ages to experience the joy of outdoor skating, and was well-received. (Event period: November 29, 2022 - December 25, 2022)

It is a project of "Marunouchi Street Park", which is being worked on as a demonstration experiment of future area management that transforms "road space" into a comfortable "urban park space" on Marunouchi Nakadori, Tokyo. The summer of 2022 will include a verification of what parks in the city center should be in order to make them permanent.・We verified the ideal way of safety management with a view to the park-like space. Based on the concept of "Marunouchi Street Park for everyone," we have created a city park space where people from all walks of life can feel nature with all five senses, connect with people, the city, and culture, and feel like spending a leisurely time. In addition, we arranged an inclusive table, a library, a refreshing space for light exercise, a street piano, etc. to provide opportunities for communication among visitors, and many people enjoyed them. (Holding period: 2022/8/2-9/11)

We were in charge of the planning, concept design, and construction of the entrance renovation for Head Office (main building) of Oji Holdings Corporation. The concept was "Forest Field." To express the company's commitment to working in harmony with forest resources in the entrance, we aimed to create a realistic space where one can feel the healing power of a forest even while in an office building in the heart of the city, by effectively arranging native trees and wooden furnishings. The wooden furnishings were made from coniferous trees such as fir and larch, and hardwoods such as oak and birch, harvested from the company's own forests. We made extensive use of solid wood to create a beautiful and warm space that is unique to wood.

We were in charge of design, layout, building execution of Ai Kogyo's fifth domestic experiential housing showroom, where customers can "see," "touch," and "feel" their homes. Located on the 5th floor of Tonarie Utsunomiya in front of Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, this store utilizes approximately 132 tsubo (approx. 430 square meters) and serves as a place to disseminate information as a one-stop shop for home building consultations, from "consultation to contract to specification decision." Compared to conventional stores, it is compactly arranged, making it an easy-to-use and easy-to-navigate showroom. In terms of concept design, the interior is interiors with motifs of Oya stone and Tochigi leather, and while customers can feel the "Tochigi spirit" throughout, the showroom also features actual displays of the latest housing equipment, interior building materials, exterior walls, roofs, and sashes, as well as a corner where customers can experience Ai Kogyo's unique skip-level design using AR, allowing them to understand "why Ai Kogyo is chosen."

LINE Corporation (now LINE Yahoo!), which develops and deploys a wide variety of IT services, relocated Head Office to a new office in Yotsuya to accommodate the increase in employees due to business expansion and to further improve operational efficiency. This was a large-scale project consisting of 10 floors. Based on the company's common concept design concept, "A space that creates WOW," the 23rd floor features a reception and cafe space, while the top floor (30th floor) houses a mobile space where LINERs (employees) can freely rearrange meeting rooms. Functional concept design were also incorporated into the work areas, creating a comfortable workplace. We were responsible for all aspects of the 21,435.20 m² (approximately 6,500 tsubo) total floor area, including stacking, layout, interiors concept design, architectural design, and equipment planning. We also manufactured custom-made furniture during construction.

Based on the concept of "Play, Drink, Connect," this is a new kind of amusement complex that fuses games, food and beverages, events, and merchandise. Working closely with customers from the upstream stages of business development, we built target strategies, facility concepts, and service models, and elevated the space concept design to one befitting Kabukicho, the entertainment city. Leveraging Bandai Namco's strength in the entertainment aspect of game centers, we have mashed up food and beverages, events, and merchandise to establish a new world of game centers where you can enjoy yourself with a drink in hand, offering a new option for nightlife in Kabukicho. With a space filled with a floating, neon-lit concept design, a multitude of the latest content gathers together, making it a place where you can play, drink, and connect—a truly captivating place that you'll want to gather for your second stop on a Tokyo night. We comprehensively produced "namco TOKYO" from planning and design to construction.

"Shirokane The Sky" is a large-scale mixed-use urban development that harmonizes with the charming residential area of Shirokane, a town that transmits its own unique culture, while also accommodating an active urban lifestyle. With a site area exceeding 11,000 m², a height exceeding 150 m, and a total of 1,247 units including the 45-story East Tower, it is being built as a landmark of the town on a grand scale. The aim is to create a town that shines the lives of diverse people, a place where families can find peace of mind, a place to enjoy the latest trends, and a place that supports their work styles. concept design of the common areas and interiors is based on the concept of "something to be proud of across generations and to the world," aiming for a timeless residence that will be passed down to the next generation through world-class modern concept design, and the magnificent entrance is a symbol of this. An extraordinary space is created using water and light. The two towers are themed on "glamour" and "dignity," and lounges and guest rooms are provided in a variety of styles. Our company was responsible for overseeing the overall interior design of the common areas, as well as construction key concept design elements such as the symbolic fins and fabric walls.