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This project involved rebranding a 40-year-old hotel located near Kirishima Shrine at the foot of the Kirishima Mountains in Kagoshima Prefecture as "The Pulse Kirishima." The old hotel was purchased by a real estate investment fund and underwent a complete renovation. We designed the interior and concept design of the entire building, and collaborated with a local general contractor for construction, enabling the hotel to open in just one year from the start of design.

Kurate Town, located in the northwest of Fukuoka Prefecture, once developed as a part of the Kyushu Chikuho coalfield. This facility is a museum where you can learn about the history of coal mining in Kurate Town through "experiences." displays are divided into four main zones: an introductory "chronology," a "reproduced mine tunnel" using darkness, a "reproduced diorama" of the coal mining site, and a "storyteller" section where interviews by workers and recorders from that time are filmed and edited. By making the most of the limited displays space of 260 square meters and giving each zone its own unique characteristics, the museum is designed to appeal to visitors in a variety of ways and to interest them.

This facility is a conservation and research facility for the Amami rabbit, a special natural monument. The name of the facility, "Kuruguru," means "dark black" in Shimaguchi (Amami dialect), and represents the Amami rabbit's coat color and the image of life circulating round and round. Here, visitors can take on the rabbit's scale and adventure through the night forest. They will be surprised by cars that suddenly appear and huge predators, and push aside plants and flowers taller than themselves to search for forest creatures that react to the black light. The facility is designed to help visitors understand the rabbit's feelings and fears by seeing them from the rabbit's perspective, and to foster empathy. Furthermore, the treatment room for rescued rabbits is fully open to visitors, showing the reality of injuries caused by traffic accidents and other causes, and the facility is a place where visitors can watch over rescued rabbits until they are released back into the wild, surrounded by the nature of Amami Oshima, and think about the coexistence of humans and rabbits.

This is a Fukuoka Airport store project by "Toko Plus," which operates stores selling travel goods and miscellaneous items in major airports. Located on the international departure floor of Fukuoka Airport, we have created a space concept design that creates a sense of exhilaration under the concept of "UPLIFTING FEELING," by stocking a variety of travel goods to prepare for your trip, while providing peace of mind and enjoyment.

T-LOGI Fukuoka Island City is located on the only artificial island in Fukuoka City, surrounded by the sea and a container terminal. This facility was jointly developed by Tokyo Tatemono, Tokyu Land Corporation, The Nishinippon Shimbun, and Marubeni, and is the largest logistics warehouse facility in Kyushu, with a total floor area of approximately 131,000 m2. We participated in the project from the planning and basic concept of concept design, and were responsible for the design and construction of the employee lounge and approach, as well as the design of the facility's common areas.

The waters around Cape Hado, where the Genkai Underwater Observatory is located, were designated as part of the quasi-national park "Genkai Underwater Park" (now Genkai Sea Area Park) in 1970 as Japan's first underwater park. This facility opened in 1974 as the only underwater observatory on the Sea of Japan side. Connected to the land of Cape Hado by an 86-meter-long pier, the observation room is 20 meters high and 10 meters in diameter, and located 7 meters deep. Through 24 underwater windows, you can see a variety of fish swimming, seaweed, and shellfish in their natural state. In addition, from the sea deck, you can see the islands of the Genkai Sea on three sides. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its opening, the facility will be reopened for the first time on April 1, 2024, and will be the first of the seven underwater observatories in the country to introduce projection mapping, allowing you to enjoy an immersive experience as if you were in the sea while watching real fish. Our company was involved from the basic concept stage and was responsible for everything from concept design, exhibit execution to public relations at the time of opening.

Amu Plaza Nagasaki Shinkan is a new large-scale commercial facility planned to open in November 2023 in conjunction with the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkansen. As the land gateway to Nagasaki, an international tourist city, it will create new liveliness and interaction. We participated in the planning and development phase from the supervision of the architectural plan, and were in charge of the environment of the commercial zone design, layout and construction (in part), following "Nagasaki Kaido Kamome Ichiba".

This is the first urban condominium of "NOT A HOTEL", a villa that can be purchased from 10 nights a year. We were in charge of the interior concept concept design and master plan. The overall supervision was by Kundo Koyama, and the concept was to enjoy "the blank space in life", with eight types of spacious rooms, all over 100 square meters and with a balcony. Each room has a unified yet different concept and concept design.

In this pavilion, which was completed in KidZania Fukuoka, children will become "spatial designers" and learn about spatial creation, then use dinosaur models to concept design the space of the dinosaur museum. They will launch 3D data on a tablet and think about the spatial effects such as the background, floor, and lighting of displays. At the end, they will give a presentation about the space they concept design, and the completed displays area can be seen in a walk-through video that gives the feeling of actually walking through the museum. KCJ GROUP Co., Ltd. and our company aim to have children, who will lead the future, learn the joy of "imagining" and "creating" displays area through their experience in this pavilion, and to develop an interest in creative work and the ability to open up various possibilities with new ideas and thoughts.

This is a project to convert the former Horibe family residence, a former cotton wholesaler, into a work facility located in Yorozumachi Arcade, the central urban area of Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Shimabara City is a "city of water" that has been designated as one of Japan's top 100 waters, and the abundant spring water from the Unzen Mountains that flows throughout the city is essential to the lives of its citizens. The former Horibe family residence, built in 1848, draws this spring water into its grounds, giving the building a unique atmosphere where you can hear the quiet sound of water in the garden and indoors. The design policy is to take advantage of the building's characteristics, which are familiar to local citizens, and its location in the city center, to become a "town front" for Shimabara citizens, businessmen, tourists, and everyone, and to revitalize the city center. We aimed to create a facility that would contribute to the promotion of multi-generational citizen exchange.

This is a renovation project for two VIP rooms, the Super Boxes, at Fukuoka PayPay Dome. Targeting core fans of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (hereafter referred to as the Hawks), the project was carried out under the theme of "VIP rooms that expand the joy of watching baseball," displays the Hawks' 85-year history and profiles of current players. The rooms are also designed to inspire even those who are not familiar with the team to become Hawks fans. We did not simply propose interiors work, but also concept design and produced the rooms to the VIP rooms' original specifications, from the walls, lighting, and accessories.

Obi, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town with beautiful scenery that has continued since the feudal era and is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. It is being revitalized through private use, such as the opening of a hotel renovated from a former samurai residence. This project is based on the renewal concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing" for the famous Komura Jutaro Memorial Museum and Obi Castle History Museum, which are located in the area, and aims to increase visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, leading to more sightseeing in Obi. The renewal of the Obi Castle History Museum has been changed from a passive displays centered on document explanations to an experiential method that emphasizes experience and storytelling, making information unique to the area, such as Obi Castle, the Obi Domain, and the feudal lord, the Ito family displays displays designed to beautifully display the valuable collection of swordsmith Inoue Shinkai. In addition, efforts are being made to increase the update of information through an "information line" and bulletin board. In addition, this project has adopted the production concept of "A town museum created by everyone," and displays are created together with local residents throughout the year. The facility also incorporates the results of the children's workshops into displays information, facilitating tours of the town.

We will create a citizen-participation displays at the "Municipal Museum Created by Everyone" to convey the charm of Obi. Obi, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is a castle town that has been designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings since the feudal era and is a scenic castle town. It is being revitalized through private use, such as the opening of a hotel in a renovated samurai residence. This project renovated the memorial museum of Komura Jutaro, who is famous in the area, and based on the concept of "50% displays + 50% sightseeing," the main focus was to increase visitors' intellectual curiosity and satisfaction with their stay, leading to sightseeing around the town. There are two displays rooms in the museum. The "Welcome to Obi" displays is a showroom displays aimed at promoting sightseeing around the town, and introduces the historical culture and charm of the samurai residences that live in the castle town through experiential methods. The "Komura Jutaro History Collection" has produced a "large-scale picture book story space" that traces the life of Komura Jutaro and a "citizen participation video," making it a dramatic and enjoyable displays even for those who are new to Komura Jutaro. In addition, this project was based on the idea of "a town museum created by everyone," and displays were created together with the local residents throughout the year. Treasures of the town found in workshops with children were displays, and over 100 local residents were involved behind the scenes in the film about Komura Jutaro, acting as actors, and providing makeup and costumes. Based on these efforts, we aimed for the memorial museum to give the local residents pride, to serve as proof of their involvement, and to be loved by locals and visitors for a long time.

This is a reconstruction project for the showroom and office of Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors Sales Co., Ltd. It is an 8-story steel-framed building, and we were in charge of the interiors design and construction of the cafe and restaurant on the first floor and the showroom on the second floor. As a new landmark for Yakuin, Fukuoka City, we aimed to create a space that can connect with people and the city (region) with the concept of "obi". The cafe and restaurant are concept design to be an open space that is easy to enter and to be a communication space integrated with the showroom. In addition, we installed large digital signage, a turntable that symbolically displays cars, and a lighted ceiling, and sprinkled elements to naturally make customers at the cafe interested in cars. The showroom on the second floor adopts an organic design that makes extensive use of curved surfaces that symbolize the "obi", and the ceiling has a concept design pattern that deforms Mitsubishi's three diamonds. In addition, the showroom is based on the Mitsubishi brand colors of black, white, and gray, and has a simple and solid feel that is "typical of Mitsubishi Motors". In addition, we set up a kids' corner where children can have fun even if they come as a family, a corner to promote V2H technology, and a dedicated corner for important business negotiations, and designed the space to further update the functions of a conventional showroom space. construction: PS Mitsubishi/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Transportation Construction Engineering Joint Venture [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] In addition to existing customers, we received a request to create a space that would attract a wide range of new customer groups that had not been fully captured until now, such as young families and young people who are not very interested in cars. [Solution] The cafe restaurant on the first floor facing the main street has openable sash windows that eliminate borders between the terrace seats and the inside of the store, allowing signage images and various events to be promoted all the way to the street, aiming to create a space that can attract a wide variety of customers. The symbolic spiral staircase and atrium leading to the showroom on the second floor, and the uniformity of materials that unite the two floors, naturally invite customers who use the cafe restaurant into the showroom, where they can experience Mitsubishi Motors' V2H technology and the latest technology, and experience the potential of automobiles to bring sustainable prosperity and happiness to people, creating an iconic environment. The showroom was planned with the customer's perspective in mind throughout, with a kids' corner located in the center so that children can be kept an eye on while business negotiations are taking place. In addition, consideration has been given to reducing the environmental impact by incorporating V2H linked to the solar power generation system installed on the building's rooftop, motion sensors, and lighting control with an automatic dimming system. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Goto Naoki [Architecture/ concept design] Takao Kazuyoshi, Sawada Riho [Production/ construction] Nakano Keiji

Just as the Nagasaki Kaido was once a bridge that spread the culture and technology that had been introduced to Nagasaki to the rest of the country, the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome has become a new bridge, and the Nagasaki Kaido Kamome Market is spreading the charm of Nagasaki to the rest of the country. The facility development concept is "Nagasaki First." We aim to spread the "Nagasaki-ness" of the city, "connect Nagasaki to the prefecture, the outside world, and the world," "make Nagasaki lively," and "make people want to stop by every day." [Social issues/customer issues/requests] As the gateway to the newly reborn land of Nagasaki, we were asked to create a space that would generate new interactions and be full of bustle. [Solution] concept design concept was "Nagasaki, a city of rich waterside culture and history," and we aimed to express the port that connects to overseas. The facade concept design uses blue and white wave-shaped tiles to express the waterside of Nagasaki Port and the light sparkling between the waves. The interior concept design embodies the city of Nagasaki by creating a space that is easy to move around in, and the layout of the large outer perimeter traffic flow and the small paths that run inwards allows customers to encounter a large number of shops that condense the city of Nagasaki, creating a space that is "somewhat nostalgic yet new" and achieves harmony between the city and its people. [Customer feedback] Due to budgetary and other constraints, there were some parts of the proposed concept design that could not be adopted, but alternative ideas were flexibly suggested and adopted, and we feel that we were able to create an attractive space within the budget. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Koga Tadahiko [design, layout] Koshizen Hiroaki, Hirayama Yoshitaka, Hada Hideaki, Yamana Mizuki