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AGC was constructing a new R & D building in the AGC Yokohama Technical Center (Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City) at a total cost of approximately 20 billion yen. The AO (AGC OPEN SQUARE), a collaborative space designed to accelerate collaboration within and outside the company, opened on November 19, 2020. The centerpiece of the AO, an open-area collaborative space, was an area based on the concepts of “Connecting, ”“ Inspiring, ” and “Trying. ” It consisted of four spaces: the AO Gallery, an displays in which AGC collaborates with external partners to make use of AGC's materials and technologies; the AO Park, where users can interact with AGC's products, values, and latest topics based on their needs and AGC's seeds; the AO Studio, an area in displays where users can experience AGC's cutting-edge materials and technologies; and the "AO Lab," a collaborative laboratory in which samples are evaluated and prototypes are created with external partners. our company was in charge of planning, concept design design and construction of Kyosei displays at AO Gallery, one of them. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Request] We have received a request to create a gallery where people can experience the new appeal of AGC through collaborative displays with external partners utilizing AGC materials and technologies. Solution: By combining AGC's cutting-edge technology and hardware with our company's creativity, we have provided a space where we can collaborate and create new glass for the future. [our company Project Members] [Project Management] Shinnosuke Saito [Planning/design, layout] NOMLAB: Keisuke Yoshida/Wataru Nagano [Production] So Kirigakubo [Related Releases] • AGC and NOMURA Co.,Ltd. hold a collaborative exhibition "GLASSMART" [Related Results] • NOMLAB GLASS MOTION • NOMLAB PRISMINATION~ Ikita Glass Space ~

The first global flagship store of the brand "SHISEIDO". Based on the concept of 'Japanese Digital Garden', you can experience the world of the brand theme, 'ALIVE with Beauty', by fusing technology with the human touch that stimulates the five senses. The three-story space is composed of the themes of "1F: Play with Beauty", "2F: Create Beauty", and "B1F: Awaken Beauty". The 1st floor is centered around the water artwork that symbolizes ALIVE, and is dotted with testers that allow you to experience and purchase without contact, allowing you to freely enjoy and discover your own unique beauty. The 2nd floor is a calm space centered on natural materials, where professionals will bring out the beauty of each individual. The B1F is a mysterious and tranquil space where you can experience meditation and recharge your new beauty. In this way, all kinds of experiences related to beauty are provided to suit the needs of each user.

NTT Anode Energy is a company that promotes smart energy projects utilizing the Group's ICT and DC power supply technologies, and we aimed to create an office environment that symbolizes an energy company representing the NTT Group. The scope of work included directing the entire project, coordinating with various architectural and facility works, and supervising the work, which required strict adherence to a schedule. The project was delayed from the original schedule due to a new type of coronavirus infection, but we shared the issues with the client and the project members worked together to resolve the problems. SOLUTION: We were appointed to the project in March, but due to the Corona disaster, we used online conferencing to promote the project. Online meetings were also held as necessary to discuss video content and plantings, to ensure communication and thorough schedule, quality, and cost management. ＜Our project members＞ [Development] Akihiko Nishimura, Akihiko Suganuma [Sales and project management] Fumiho Ohashi, Akihiko Nishimura [Planning concept design] Ryuichi Okuda, Toshio Yamamoto [design, layout] Toshio Yamamoto [Production planning] Akio Hiraishi [Production planning, production, construction] Akinobu Takahashi

Based on the concept of "PLAY THE FUTURE," this playground allows visitors to experience the future mobility society of "human connection" by becoming a resident of the future and touring the experience content. Rather than depicting a specific image of the connected city that will gradually become more realistic as we move towards the future, we created a highly abstract environment based on white and grids, and by combining it with video that envelops the entire booth and stage direction, we created an experience space that stimulates visitors' imagination and expectations for the future. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Ishiyama Shigeyuki [design, layout] Tamura Noriaki, Maruyama Kazuya, Fujimura Kan [Production/ construction] Endo Jun, Sasaki Ikuya ~Related Links~ [Related Achievements] - Toyota booth at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show

This experimental museum aims to foster the sustainability of human and global society. The frontrunners who have gathered at Hosei University have cultivated practical knowledge for surviving in freedom, with a spirit of enterprise. The HOSEI Museum continues this history, looking to the past and future of global society. Its vision is to become a magnetic field for the dialogue of knowledge, connecting both inside and outside the university across disciplines, in order to realize a prosperous and just society. Our company has been involved in everything from site selection to planning, research, consulting, logo concept design, content concept design, and displays design and construction, and continues to expand to other campuses. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] The HOSEI Museum was established as part of the university's long-term vision (HOSEI2030). Its purpose was to contribute to the advancement of education and research by widely displays, publicizing, and researching the history, educational and research achievements, and academic resources of the Hosei University Educational Corporation. [Customer Feedback] We have worked with NOMURA Co.,Ltd. to connect the university's abundant academic resources and create a museum that serves as a hub for the Hosei brand. This museum is a place where students can learn about the university's rich history and individuality, and where alumni can look back on their time as students and look to the future together. We also hope that it will be a place where people outside of the university can think together about the meaning and value of universities in society through the image of Hosei University. <Project members> [Sales and project management] Takahashi Kentaro [Research and planning] Watanabe Hajime, Nakase Naoko, Kuroda Chiho [Consulting] Watanabe Hajime, Shimizu Shunsuke, Nakase Naoko [design, layout] Shimizu Shunsuke, Kosugi Kyoko, Nakagawa Yuri [Production and construction] Hirao Ken [Replica production] Nomura Techno Co., Ltd.: Endo Nobuyuki

Office integration project for five advertising media companies of Gree. The concept of this project is "creating an opportunity for interchange." This concept was born from the idea of "providing a place that creates opportunities for accidental encounters and communication." The entrance space, which is the face of the five companies, is set to change the color of the lighting for each time and scene through the glass bricks, making it a space where you can feel change and movement. When used for events, it is envisioned to create a party scene with the light rhythmed to match the sound. Inside the office, there is a place called "Breakthrough Base" that will be an opportunity for the five companies to interact. "Breakthrough" means "not just a relaxation space, but a place to open up the future and break through the current situation," and "Base" means "not just a place, but a base that gives the feeling of strength and planning something." The floor is divided according to the expected flow of traffic, and is planned to be an "interchange: a crossing road," and is used as a place for natural interaction between the five companies. The parts that come into contact with the hands are aged to give a sense of freedom, as if the sea breeze is hitting you in Shinjuku, where you can't see the sea. The plain selection of materials and the use of chairs of various concept design create a relaxing space that exudes warmth and looseness. With the idea of a fresh start, we also created a minimalist space without over-elaborating it. While creating a sophisticated and stylish space, we also sprinkled in photogenic spots, something that only a company that deals in social business can offer. We designed a stylish space that gives the expectation that something new might be born. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Yotsuya Masanori, Murakami Kaori [design, layout] Ozawa Atsuko, Obana Keita

Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line is the closest station to the theme park "Metsä," which we helped with in 2018. The station has been renovated to become a tourist hub and a suitable gateway to the nature-filled Hanno area. In order to incorporate "authentic Finnish concept design" that combines elements of "Hanno" and "Finland," the birthplace of Moomin, in the renovation, Seibu Railway and the Finnish Embassy jointly held a "Hanno Station Renewal concept design Competition" in 2017 for designers in Finland, and the renovation work was carried out based on the winning concept design of this competition. We were in charge of concept design competition's secretariat operations, interiors design, interiors construction, and opening ceremony operations. <Project members> [Sales/Project Management] Masahiro Takamori [Competition Secretariat/Ceremony] Takashi Hosaka, Maki Kimura, Kaoru Ando [Design] Wakako Hirata, Takuro Ishizawa, Kiichi Fujihira, Hora Latour [Production/ construction] Yohei Kaneko, Yasushi Watamoto / Nomura Products Co., Ltd.: Kunihiko Hoshino

This project is to renovate an displays room in the Panasonic Center Tokyo into a VIP reception and conference room. (Not open to the public) The spatial composition utilizes human perception to casually incorporate 4K images into the space like materials and scenery, and the ceiling height control and lighting technology are used to create a skylight effect, giving the space a sense of spaciousness, creating a space that is "comfortable for lively conversation." Since many VIPs and state guests from Japan and abroad visit the space, elements of ice-breaking are used throughout, such as a ceiling design inspired by Japanese culture, origata, images that evoke dry landscape gardens, and Japanese fragrances. In addition, the hand-drawn patent application documents that contain the founder's thoughts were turned into artwork and placed on the wall behind the seat of honor, giving the space a soul. By linking with the lighting control, the scene can be switched for various purposes, such as modes for welcoming guests, dining, and meetings using multiple screens. Panasonic's cutting-edge technology was used throughout the project, but by being thorough about the subtle expression, we were able to create a calm atmosphere overall, and build a space that combines innovation and quality. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Yamazaki Kei [Direction] Yamaguchi Akane [concept design] Shimizu Shigemi, Tani Seiho [Production/ construction] Furuichi Hiromitsu, Kumazawa Yuta

Jojoen is a famous yakiniku restaurant founded in 1976. This time, we planned the largest flagship store of the restaurant. At the time, many foreign customers visited the restaurant in Roppongi, where the restaurant was founded, and the name of the restaurant comes from the sound of grilling meat being pronounced "jo-jo". First, we expanded the idea from the sound of grilling meat to the concept of sound, and gave the finish of materials such as Nishijin-ori, acrylic, stone, and glass a rhythmic characteristic. In addition, the piano booth is designed to have a symbolic shape that visually appeals to the spread of the sound of the performance. Inspired by the brand's history, this plan strengthens the relationship between food, space, and sound. We concept design seating that can be used for various occasions. <Solution> ・We designed concept design to take advantage of the characteristics of materials such as wood, stone, Nishijin-ori, and acrylic.・We planned seating that can accommodate a variety of occasions, including private rooms, semi-private rooms, pair seats, hall seats, and circular sofa seats. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Yasuhiro Tsuruta [design, layout] RENS: Ryutaro Matsuura, Yuka Kurachi, Takuro Ishizawa [Production/ construction] Mikina Fujitaka, Kei Yokoyama, Mariko Yamamoto

Head Office of Xcom Global, which has strengths in providing communication environments, including mobile internet for those traveling abroad. Mobile communication services create various relationships around the world, connecting people with each other and people with events. The chain of individual communications that transcends countries and generations eventually creates a global movement or spins into one large entity, reminiscent of a "forest" where the activities and connections of various living things give rise to the spread of more life. The infinite connections and possibilities that Xcom Global's business brings to the world are superimposed on the state of a rich forest, and concept design theme is the natural formations there, the memories of the forest's growth, and the beautiful appearance that changes with the time. For the walls, panels with a motif of overlapping silhouettes of trees are concept design as an element symbolizing the forest landscape, and the space is covered with them. The sunlight during the day and the lights after sunset cast soft shadows on the floor and walls through the openings in the panels, giving the impression of sunlight filtering through the trees, creating a forest-like scene even though it is located inside a high-rise building in Shibuya. The impressive tables and drink counters are concept design with the motif of tree rings as a memory of the growth of the forest. The curved metal plates are offset in a concentric pattern and assembled, with the tops made of transparent acrylic so that the structure can be seen. The layout plan divides the space into two areas: a reception area for welcoming visitors and a meeting area for business negotiations. Under the above concept design theme, we have devised ways to block the view and create transparency appropriate for each scene. [Client's Issues/Requests] We received a request to concept design a reception space and a business negotiation space with an atmosphere like that of a luxury hotel lobby. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Kazushige Ishii, Kaori Murakami [design, layout] Yoshihiro Kitamura [Production/ construction] Ikuo Chikaishi, Tetsuji Koike, Takuya Kagawa

Kanda Square was planned in the Kanda area, where Sumitomo Corporation was founded for the second time. It is a landmark of Kanda, a 21-story office complex that was born as a challenge for Sumitomo Corporation to create a new town. We were in charge of interiors of the commercial zone on the first floor, the sign design, construction work, and furniture and fixture manufacturing.

In conjunction with the expansion of the international facilities at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport), we were in charge of concept design and construction of the commercial area facing the departure lobby. Aiming for a symbolic concept design appropriate for the new gateway to Japan, we expressed the future "sky" of "Tokyo," which floats in the "sky" like "clouds" and "wind" and blends with each other, changing its appearance infinitely. Countless objects made with cutting-edge 3D modeling design technology create the silhouettes of streamlined "clouds" and "wind," and the shifting light and color gradations create the "sky" that changes its expression infinitely. For example, the generous and grand expression of the "clouds" and "wind" felt in the distance is composed of a fine geometric arrangement of approximately 5,500 strip-shaped parts when you get closer. In addition, the change of time of day and seasons is expressed with the soft and delicate light and color shading of approximately 1,800 proprietary lights. The dynamism of Japanese sensibility, which repeats meticulousness and generosity, and the "Japanese aesthetic sense" that appreciates the changes of the seasons, such as the flurry of cherry blossoms, the scenery of waves, the autumn winds and the winter skies. By fusing these two elements into the space with unprecedented new technology, we challenged the possibilities of future spaces. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Kazuyoshi Hikota [design, layout] Shinjiro Kondo [Production/ construction] Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Sora Udagawa, Ryosuke Takada

Medicha is a self-conditioning business centered on meditation, born from Mitsubishi Estate's new business proposal system. It is an immersive meditation studio that provides "luxurious time to create space for yourself" through a unique meditation program that frees all five senses for urban dwellers who are exposed to a lot of stress. We supported Mitsubishi Estate from various angles, from the business planning stage of the brand launch to the opening, by providing consulting, experience concept design, space concept design, graphic concept design, meditation content advice, and art curation. [Customer's comments] In creating an immersive studio that combines "meditation," "art," and "tea," we received comprehensive support not only for the interior interiors, but also for the realization of the concept and the design of services for how to experience meditation. We are also grateful that we were able to create a space and service that maximizes the effects of meditation while maintaining the worldview by collaborating with experts in various fields such as meditation, sound, lighting, and tea. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Shun Kawai [Consulting and planning] Shoko Miyazaki [design, layout] Hideaki Hata, Yoshitaka Hirayama, Keisuke Yoshida [Production and construction] Kenji Takekawa, Banji Kawai, Yuko Yamashita, Tadahiro Nakajima

"Maison KOSÉ" is a concept store that combines digital and experiential elements, where customers can try out all of KOSÉ's brands across the board, from skincare and makeup to haircare. Based on the theme of "Find Your Own Beauty," we aimed to create a space that utilizes digital technology to help customers discover their own beauty in a more personal and casual way. For KOSÉ, this is a completely new concept store that can be described as a "place of communication with customers." It also functions as a learning space that creates contact points with customers and allows the information and experience gained from these points to be quickly fed back to KOSÉ. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Nagakura Reika, Taguchi Kanoko [concept design] Baba Kumiko, Kobayashi Ayaka, Suzuki Kaori [Architecture] Uriita Tetsuro [Production/ construction] Iwata Yorikazu [Video System Design/ construction] Nomura Techno: Suzumura Mizuki, Sakuma Kei

Shibuya Scramble Square, a new landmark facing Shibuya Scramble Crossing, boasts one of Japan's largest rooftop observation spaces (approximately 2,500 m²), 229 meters above Shibuya. SHIBUYA SKY is comprised of three zones: SKY GATE, a transitional space on the 14th to 45th floors; SKY STAGE, an outdoor observation space; and SKY GALLERY, an indoor observation corridor on the 46th floor. This observation facility not only offers a 360-degree view from 229 meters above Shibuya, but also stimulates intellectual curiosity and fosters imagination through a series of experiences. In collaboration with Rhizomatiks concept design, we were responsible for interiors space concept design, schematic design, working drawings, construction, and system hardware.