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This is a renovation project for an inn located in the western part of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture. This project is the second and third phase renewal of "Atara Yoru Nishiizu," named after a poem in the Manyoshu collection, "A wonderful night that is a pity to see it end." In the first phase, we renovated the suites and bar, in the second phase, we renovated the guest rooms, and in the third phase, we renovated the façade, lobby, rooftop terrace (foot bath), common corridor, and live kitchen, and we were in charge of the complete renovation. We created an experience where you can enjoy the evening, with spacious and comfortable guest rooms where young couples and married couples can relax, a lobby where you can roast and eat marshmallows while soaking your feet in a foot bath, and a rooftop terrace with a foot bath where you can enjoy watching the horizon of Nishiizu.

This was a plan to relocate the offices of AIYA, a long-established matcha manufacturer founded in 1888 and based in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, one of Japan's leading matcha producing areas. The relocation was planned within a new BCP product warehouse building that was built on the site of the existing factory.

Tetra Pak is a global leader in food processing and paper container filling and packaging systems, founded in Sweden in 1951. The Gotemba Technical Center is a core facility for Tetra Pak Japan's domestic technical services, playing a vital role in product support by conducting filling and packaging system demonstrations, quality control, and paper container analysis and evaluation. The facility celebrated its 25th anniversary since relocating to Gotemba in 1999. Therefore, a large-scale renovation project was undertaken to renew the space into one where visitors can experience innovation for new product development and sustainability initiatives through displays and digital tools. Pike was in charge of concept design, Jones Lang LaSalle was in charge of overall project management, and our company participated in this project as the overall construction company for interiors. To create concept design that convincingly showcases Tetra Pak's advanced technology, the entrance lobby, where guests are welcomed, is concept design around three core elements: sharp, paper-fold-like shapes that represent the foundation of the company's business; linear lighting that emphasizes these folds; and pure white to express the company's pride in safety as a food-related business. In the showroom, where actual business negotiations take place, the above concept is followed, and a wood-grain color scheme is incorporated to further express Tetra Pak's approach to sustainability.

Takemoto Oil & Fat Co., Ltd. is a global company with a 300-year history, operating a food business centered on "Maruhon Sesame Oil" and a chemical business based on interfacial chemistry. We were recently in charge of renovating the entrance to Head Office headquarters. Our aim was to create a space where visitors (domestic and international customers, local residents, and job-seeking students) can feel the company's culture and history, while also improving employee engagement and telling the company's story.

Our company was responsible for the design and construction of the renovation work at Seiko Epson's Toyoshina Plant, Second Factory Building, in Nagano Prefecture. The result is a displays space that visualizes and allows visitors to experience the displays technology, and capabilities of the Visual Products Division. It consists of an exhibition space where visitors can experience the history of projector products and see actual displays, and a LAB space equipped with a 25m extra-large screen and a 360-degree screen that can be flexibly used for various purposes.

The Aichi Startup Hall was newly established on the second floor of STATION Ai, a startup support hub developed by Aichi Prefecture. Aichi Prefecture has long been home to numerous entrepreneurs who have contributed to the development of its industries. To unravel the stories of their encounters and inspirations, how they overcame adversity, and how they fostered innovation, the hall aims to provide a timeless and inspiring experience for aspiring entrepreneurs and the next generation of children, offering insights into their beliefs, challenging spirit, and visions, stimulating their creativity. The hall is divided into four zones, broadly introducing the roots of Aichi's industries and the challenges faced by many entrepreneurs associated with Aichi. Through displays displays utilizing digital technologies such as video and AI, it offers a sensory and emotionally resonant learning experience for everyone, from children to adults. In addition to the digital displays, a library curated to complement the facility's content has also been established. With the intention of guiding these various displays contents, which fuse digital and analog elements, across time and space into the future, we incorporated the three elements that created Aichi—wood, water, and earth—into the spatial composition, realizing a flexible, streamlined spatial concept design.

The Oiwake area, located on the west side of Karuizawa, is popular for its bright and open atmosphere with the Mikage Waterway flowing slowly, unlike the atmosphere of the old summer resort of Old Karuizawa. The main residence is a one-story villa standing along the irrigation canal overlooking Mt. Asama. The owner, who enjoys skiing, built it as a ski house to use with friends in the winter, and since the owner likes natural stone, we sought a way to use stone that would be suitable for a villa. Since people spend a long time in a house, we thought about how to use the stone in a way that would increase the resolution of the space over time and suddenly notice the different expressions and charms of the natural stone, rather than attracting attention with luxury or decoration. The most symbolic space is the kitchen, which combines two natural stones. When you go through the corridor from the entrance hall, you will be greeted by a dynamic kitchen in front of you. There is no dining table, and by integrating the counter and dining table, the kitchen stands out and becomes a symbolic presence like a stage among the living room, dining room, and kitchen.

This project involved the basic interiors concept design and FF&E (furniture, furniture, and landscaping) design and construction for Hines, a global real estate company, in their first logistics facility investment project in Japan. We handled the basic concept design of interiors and landscape for the tenant common areas, as well as the selection of FF&E such as furniture, decorative lighting, and landscaping.

For JR Nagoya Takashimaya's June 2023 store-wide promotion, "LIFE + DESIGN ~A Creative Life, Discovered and Expanded~," our company was in charge of the logo, visuals, interiors concept design, and sales promotion planning (including participation in a creators' talk show), and we produced the entire store.

This exhibition was made possible by the signing of a comprehensive partnership agreement between Special Olympics Nippon and Chukyo University in May 2022. Located in the space of Chukyo University Sports Museum, which pursues the diverse values of physical culture, this special exhibition allows visitors to experience and learn about the appeal of Special Olympics, including the history and characteristics of Special Olympics activities and domestic initiatives. In addition to sports exclusively for people with intellectual disabilities, Special Olympics also promotes Unified Sports® in line with the global trend of promoting a "co-existence society" and "social inclusion." It is hoped that this exhibition will lead to the "realization of a society in which diverse people can live."

This facility is Japan's first 3D-printed housing construction technology, and the first commercially available 3D-printed store for general sale. Its purpose is to provide relaxation through advanced training and extraordinary experiences. The operating company is Cascade Tokyo, which develops medical and nursing care services, and it utilizes the development technology of its partner, Selendisc, which was the first in Japan to realize 3D-printed housing and commercialization. For this project, our company is in charge of creative production utilizing technology, from research, planning, and consulting to concept design, exhibit execution. We aimed to create a treatment space that combines advanced technology and concept design, with the hope that it will be a stepping stone for the development of future treatment centers.

This project involves a café to be installed on the first floor of Menicon's Head Office headquarters building. Aiming for a highly original café, our company was responsible for everything from café planning and business model development to store design, construction, and establishment of the operational system. In addition to a menu of visually appealing deli items, gelato, and aromatic coffee, the café area will feature a piano in the center where mini-concerts will be held, and monitors will be installed to show movies that express the facility's concept, creating a space that can be enjoyed with all five senses.

Recently, a new geological layer showing evidence of Jomon people mining obsidian has been discovered at the Takayama displays Site and Hoshikuso Pass Obsidian Mine, a nationally designated historical site. A museum called "Hoshikuso-kan" has opened, allowing visitors to see the excavated layer and experience the lives of the Jomon people. The building's exterior walls have changed color due to age-related rust, conveying a message of preserving and passing on the memory of obsidian. Inside displays, geological layers exceeding 20 meters in length and 5 meters in height rise along both walls of the passageway, recreating their appearance exactly as they were discovered during the excavation. The layers have stepped, uneven surfaces, formed by the soil dug by the Jomon people in search of obsidian. Projection mapping is applied along the lines of these layers, recreating the lives of the Jomon people through video. Through immersive visuals and breathtaking geological formations, you can experience the passion of the Jomon people who, for generations, dedicated themselves to mining the precious obsidian, which was found in only a limited number of locations.

The first store under this new concept, "Sports Authority Toyokawa," aims to be more than just a sports goods store; it strives to be a welcoming "place" where anyone can casually drop by. Instead of creating a typical sports store atmosphere, it prioritizes a friendly, approachable, and relaxing environment. concept design, featuring a "veranda" as a symbolic motif, connects the "inside" and "outside" of the store, providing a space where a wide range of customers, from families to seniors, can relax, enjoy shopping, and socialize.

We carried out renovation work on the permanent displays hall of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. We were in charge of the renovation work on the "History of Life" corner of displays permanent displays hall, the removal of walls around the Tyrannosaurus robot, and the complete renovation of the Dino Lab. We also remodeled and installed the Tyrannosaurus monument, which was created for domestic PR of the movie "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," for permanent outdoor display.