Works#2018

The second phase of renovation work at Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga Prefecture, included the establishment of a new "Adult Discovery" and the renovation of the "Discovery Room," restaurant, museum shop, atrium, and special displays room. "Adult Discovery" is a learning and exchange space that aims to respond to the inquisitiveness of adults and be used repeatedly, conveying the fun of museums, raising interest in Lake Biwa, and fostering a desire to participate in activities in the community and the museum. There are more than 1,000 specimens of animals, plants, minerals, etc., and the functions and space have been created to encourage activities such as viewing the specimens, selecting and picking them up, observing them under a microscope, researching them in an illustrated book, and asking questions to the curators. There is a corner where you can carefully observe and experience how to sketch the specimens, and an open lab where you can experience museum research and data organization right in front of you. The Discovery Room is an experiential space that serves as the "entrance to the museum," where you can learn and discover through stuffed animals and the five senses.

A place in the community where people can say "Hey!" and connect with "people", "lifestyle" and "town". We proposed opening the condominium sales center to the community so that local residents and new residents who will live in the condominium can get to know each other. For local residents, this would allow them to have a positive attitude towards the huge apartment complex that is about to be built, and they would be able to experience the atmosphere of the future residents even before it is completed, while also creating a comfortable place for potential buyers. [Customer's Issues/Requests] Early integration between new residents of the condominium and the community is a major issue. Given this social background, this project began with the idea that a sales center should be a place that can serve as a starting point for the local community and is suitable for such requests. [Solution] We planned the sales center based on a "traditional Japanese house" so that it would function as a "place" where local residents can drop in and interact with each other casually as a starting point for the local community, connecting "people who already live" and "people who will live in the future" in the area. The "doma" connects the exterior and interior spaces, the "living room" is a place where users can converse, and the "veranda" is a space where local people can casually talk to each other. These concept design make the local community visible and provide updates on daily life. [Customer feedback] We believe that this project was made possible thanks to your company's teamwork, as you cooperated in many aspects, from concept creation, planning, introducing the operator, design, and construction. We are very grateful. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Watanabe Shinpei, Utsugi Yuri [Planning] Miyazaki Shoko, Sugimoto Taku [design, layout] Onishi Ryo, Koshizen Hiroaki, Omoto Kenta [Production and construction] Wakasugi Soji Photography: Kono Masato, Nacasa & Partners Co., Ltd.

Our company comprehensively produced the Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO," a facility built on the concept of "tradition x innovation." It preserves tradition and creates new culture. With four above-ground floors and one below, it is an unprecedented complex that also functions as a shrine's amulet-giving center. Centered around a multi-purpose hall, it hosts corporate presentations and displays on weekdays and functions as a live music venue on weekends, operating 365 days a year. Furthermore, its Japanese cultural experiences, centered on preserving traditional performing arts and crafts, are targeted at inbound tourists. While fostering community collaboration, the facility incorporates mechanisms to enhance visitor satisfaction, including the introduction of merchandise and cafe services to delight visitors. [Challenge/Theme] Twenty years from now, Japan faces two challenges: a 40% decline in temples and shrines due to the declining birthrate and aging population, and a decline in Shinto weddings. This project was initiated in response to calls for an increase in the number of worshippers at shrines. [Solution] This facility, which combines two functions - a multipurpose hall and a Japanese culture experience studio - was born from a plan to inject marketing ideas into the shrine and attract demographics that have not previously visited the shrine (young people and inbound tourists). The facility is bustling every day, attracting three target groups: business people, young people, and inbound tourists. <Our project members> [Producer] Sakazume Kenichi [Sales] Yamaguchi Seiji, Inami Tsuyoshi, Kawata Motoo [Planning] Kobayashi Keita, Watanabe Yoshiko [concept design] Onishi Ryo, Okuyama Eri, Kazuyuki Nanako, Sasai Ayumu [Production] Takahara Shigeyoshi, Endo Jun, Kimura Hiroki ~Related links~ [News release] ・Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO" is comprehensively produced by NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Chief Planner Sakazume Kenichi, with designer Onishi Ryo in charge of interiors design ・Announcement of "Suzuki Toshio and Ghibli Exhibition" to be held at Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO" [Media coverage] ・2019.04.09 "Nikkei ESG" May issue ・2019.02.19 "Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun" ・2019.02.18 "Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun"・2019.02.06 "Hata Lab"

Based on the concept of "Road to Wazuka," a place that makes people want to visit Wazuka Town, a famous tea-producing region located an hour from Kyoto City, we renovated a Kyoto machiya (traditional Japanese townhouse) over 70 years old, located within a 10-minute drive from Kyoto Station, into a rental accommodation facility. Our company was involved in the machiya renovation project from the planning stage and was responsible for spatial production. The project aims to create a new spatial initiative to "drive visitors from urban areas to rural areas," and the various methods used to achieve this ultimately differentiated the property from other Kyoto machiya accommodation facilities. This opening project was carried out in collaboration with a team consisting of NAZUNA, which operates the machiya accommodation; Kiraku Japan, which provides financial support for the renovation of traditional houses; Crowd Realty, a real estate crowdfunding company; and our company, which handles planning and concept design. The start-up capital was raised through crowdfunding. Individual investors and participating companies who share the concept of "Road to Wazuka," who want to contribute to the town and promote Japanese culture to the world, are working together to solve local issues. <Our project team> [Space production]: Yasutoshi Yamano [concept design (interiors)]: Takaaki Tani [Furniture and decoration coordination]: Saki Ninomiya [Development]: Nobuyuki Yagi [Sales]: Yuji Takataka [Customer's challenges/requests] (1) The client wanted to renovate a Kyoto machiya into a lodging facility primarily targeting foreign tourists. (2) The client wanted to create a story-driven concept that differentiates it from the many Kyoto machiya found in the city. (3) The owner of a cafe serving Wazuka tea on the same premises wanted to promote the charms of Wazuka Town. [Solution] The facility was designed to make guests want to visit Wazuka Town. The bedroom, featuring rocks and dry landscape gardens inspired by the town's scenery, allows guests to experience sleeping on the earth of Wazuka Town. The tea stand on the second floor was created using a remade tea box that was used in Wazuka Town, allowing guests to touch the real thing. Additionally, the wall graphics on the second floor are based on the patterns that were affixed to the wooden boxes used to export tea from Wazuka Town, and the fabric is Nishijin-ori fabric from Kyoto. The lighting in the open-ceiling space is also made from the blackout sheeting used in the production of kabuse tea in Wazuka Town. The space was designed as a "lodging-style antenna shop that motivates guests to visit undiscovered, fascinating places." We also prepared illustrated instructions to communicate the features of the space to guests, and even created software to help them understand how to experience it. [Customer Feedback] We believe that the concept and high level of concept design proposed by NOMURA Co.,Ltd. resonated with investors in this project, leading to the realization of an unprecedented lodging facility.

The Varve Museum is the world's first museum that explores the single theme of "varves." "Varves" are stripes of mud that accumulate on the bottom of a lake over a long period of time. The "varves" of Lake Suigetsu, one of the scenic Mikata Five Lakes (Fukui Prefecture), have the longest history of 70,000 years, and are deposited at a depth of 45 meters, and are recognized worldwide as the global standard for dating. Facing the lake, 100 thin slices of "shining soil = varves" are displays, and have become a symbol of the region that goes beyond the scope of a museum. The landscape is also one of displays here. You can feel the changes of time, and as the sun goes down, displays change appearance along with the landscape. We have created a harmonious world view without boundaries between displays, architecture, and landscape. [Customer feedback] Although "varves" are not generally familiar and were a difficult theme, we discussed and considered repeatedly to create displays that would satisfy visitors, and as a result, it became displays that was academic yet easy to understand, and it has received high praise in visitor surveys. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Akihide Inoue [Planning] Kyohei Kishida [concept design] Sho Inanobe [Production/ construction] Takeshi Suezaki, Nanae Hori, Riku Murata

The Former Ohara Family Residence, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, is the home of generations of the Ohara family, who founded Ohara Magosaburo, Kurabo, Kuraray, the Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki Central Hospital and other companies, laying the foundations for the development of Kurashiki. We aimed for this house to continue to grow as a place to raise awareness of the great achievements of the Ohara family and as a catalyst where people can talk about the present and future. Part of the public area has been turned into a "Katalyzer space," realizing a non-contact concept design with a shower of words, a family tree and projection mapping. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Yuasa Shinpei [Direction] Hirabayashi Hiroshi [design, layout] Hirabayashi Hiroshi, Kishikawa Kenichi [Production and construction] Hitobe Masahiro

Noto Satoyama Satoumi Museum is a facility where you can experience the rich nature, wisdom of life, and history and culture that have been cultivated in Nanao City. The charm of Satoyama Satoumi, which cannot be grasped in a single way, is not classified as nature, history, or folklore, but is instead captured in a multi-dimensional way by fusing fields. The museum has mechanisms that both adults and children can enjoy, such as a spatial experience surrounded by insects and shellfish specimens, displays that explains the mechanism of fixed net fishing, an experience of lifting Noto winter yellowtail, and a pull-out quiz. In the two-sided theater, a beautiful seasonal video of Nanao draws you into the world of Satoyama Satoumi, depicting the life and growth of a family in a village. At the end of displays room, we asked about the charms and challenges of Satoyama Satoumi, providing an opportunity to think about the reality and future of Satoyama Satoumi. [Customer's Issues/Requests] We received a request to build a museum that creates the future based on the value of 1,300 years of life (nature, history, and culture) in Noto-Rikkoku, and to incorporate the perspectives of a field museum, tourism, citizen collaboration, and local products. [Solution] Satoyama Satoumi is a system that people have nurtured and can coexist sustainably with the nature. We proposed a "Satoyama Satoumi displays" as a comprehensive study by fusing fields and communicating in a multi-dimensional way. We also fostered civic pride by including a tourist introduction in which a curator gives a guided tour of Noto from a researcher's perspective, and videos featuring local residents. Furthermore, rather than displaying traditional crafts and local products from Noto Nanao as products, they are sublimated and expressed as spatial concept design elements. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Inoue Akihide, Kishida Kyohei [Planning] Kishida Kyohei, Yuasa Tadashi [design, layout] Yuasa Tadashi, Kagawa Reiko [Sign and graphic concept design] Hasegawa Satoko, Yuasa Tadashi [Production and construction] Kameoka Shin, Inoue Yoshito, Shimoide Yoshiyoshi

i+Land Nagasaki is an entertainment resort that opened in July 2018, occupying the entire island. Located on Iojima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture (area: 2.26 km2, population 879), the hotel with 103 existing guest rooms, hot springs, and restaurant have been renovated, and an additional 120 cottages have been built. In addition, the landscape, night entertainment, and signage plan for the entire island were revised. This is a project in which we were responsible for the overall concept design direction, including architecture, interiors, and landscaping. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Shima Keita [Direction] Onishi Ryo [concept design] Suzuki Yoko, Kaneko Fumihiko, Omoto Kenta, Ogawa Kohei, Oikawa Hi

[Project Description] This project involved the development of a lively facility on the first floor of the Mitsubishi UFJ Bank Osaka Building, which was rebuilt. Planning began in the spring of 2013 and opened in August 2018. The cafe and gallery lounge were introduced with the goals of "enlivening the surrounding area and the Midosuji area" and "creating a high-quality space in a bank building." The gallery displays paintings and historical materials (currency, currency exchange tools, etc.) owned by the bank, providing a relaxing space where visitors can casually experience art and history. It also includes a corner introducing nearby landmarks and historical sites, encouraging visitors to explore the surrounding area. Our company was responsible for the development, including planning, consulting design, layout, planning, and supervision, as well as the production and construction of displays, furniture, and fixtures, and also provided some assistance with operations after the building opened. [Client's Challenge/Request] This project tested NOMURA Co.,Ltd., Ltd.'s comprehensive capabilities, including the planning and concept design skills required to realize the contradictory themes of "creating a lively atmosphere" and "creating a high-quality space." [Solution] The spatial concept design was based on the concept of "organic structure" + "simple structure," resulting in a high-quality, timeless, and simple concept design. By spatially connecting multiple elements such as a cafe, gallery, local displays, currency displays, ATM, and foreign currency exchange corner through a lounge, we aimed to create a facility where people with various purposes could gather in the same space, creating an integrated structure. Furthermore, by being involved in the operation of the facility after it opens, we will continue to be involved in the "creating a lively atmosphere" theme that has been a theme since the beginning of development. <Our project members> [Development] Motoo Kawata [Project management and sales] Motoo Kawata, Tomohide Nakamura [Planning and consulting] Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Reiko Kuroda, Rie Hasegawa, Nobuaki Yabe, Konomi Taki, Toko Takeuchi [design, layout] Masao Nemoto, Masahiro Hisakane [Production and construction] Hironari Ota, Takahiro Nakayama [Operation management] Motoo Kawata Photography: Masato Kono (Nacasa and Partners Co., Ltd.)

"SUSHI TOKYO TEN," has opened in Shibuya Stream. Shibuya is being reborn as a town where the younger generation returns to as working adults. We aimed to create a new type of sushi restaurant where the enjoyment of sushi feels familiar and fresh to the adults of that generation. By reinterpreting and expressing the "elegance" of Edomae and the unique "secret" feeling in a modern image, we created a sushi restaurant that is suitable for the new Shibuya town. [Customer's challenge/request] We were asked to create a restaurant where the realism of the counter, which is the best part of a sushi restaurant, can be felt throughout the restaurant, including the table seats. [Solution] We concept design a unified space from the eaves to the counter by covering the entire space of the restaurant with a single triangular roof. <Our project members> [Development] Jun Nakata [Sales/Project Management] Takayuki Mori [design, layout] Shinjiro Kondo, Nao Hiura

In 2006, 11 years after it was completely destroyed in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, it was rebuilt as Mint Kobe, a complex commercial building with various urban functions such as a bus terminal, a cinema, a cultural center, and offices. In 2018, in order to create the future of Kobe's downtown, we replaced most of the shops and completely renewed the commercial environment. concept design concept was ``M-INT MUSEUM'', expressing the unique lifestyle of ``Kobe-ness'', which is cultivated by the city, scenery, and enterprising culture, where each person cherishes and enjoys their daily lives. The glittering elevator hall concept design and the open atrium space with two faces are decorated with wrought iron, art objects, and carefully selected furniture, integrating the ``M'', which symbolizes the characteristics of Mint Kobe. We participated in the project from the business concept stage and were in charge of all the work in the renewal project, including planning, consulting, tenant leasing, concept design planning, construction, and furniture and fixture manufacturing. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Hikita Yuki [Planning] Nishi Tatsuko, Tenma Mayo [Tenant leasing] Nakata Jun, Kawai Masakazu, Hiraki Takaaki [design, layout] Yoshitani Taketoshi, Murakami Mika, Takemoto Akihiro [working drawings] Tanda Katsumi, Ono Teruhiko, Sanada Hideyuki, Ueda Kazuhiko [Production and construction] Kagami Jun, Tabata Yuka, Iseki Kenji [furniture and fixture manufacturing] Konan Tomomi [Sign and graphic concept design] Nomura Duo Egawa Yoshie, Tatai Yukifumi, Goda Jin

As a Panasonic 100th anniversary event, the event was held over a total of 5,500 m2, with a product displays area tracing Panasonic's history over the past 100 years since the company's founding, and a general displays area showing Panasonic's vision and efforts for the future. By attempting to integrate giant video content into the space, a dynamic space was created, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the experience of life in the future. <Our project members> [Sales and project management] Tomoo Yamashita, Etsuko Nagano, Shikishima Shiho, Shunichiro Kohama, Ryo Sugaya, Makihide Ono, Hikaru Sato [design, layout] Shigeto Suga, Akane Yamaguchi, Hironori Yanase, Kazutomo Mukai, Kei Okumura, Daisuke Nishida, Yoshifuru Yamaji, Masako Tanaka, Mitsutaka Hagiwara, Mayumi Shigematsu [Planning] Nobuaki Yabe [construction] Kazuhiro Sano, Yoichi Miura, Mao Tamaki, Dai Shimizu, Hiromitsu Furuichi, Mikio Arai, Yuta Kumazawa

Hoshino Resorts' new business model, a hotel specialized in urban tourism, "OMO" was born in the spring of 2018. The first hotel to be operated, "OMO7 Asahikawa", was a rebranding project of a long-established local hotel. The brand concept is "an urban tourism hotel that doesn't just end with sleeping, but raises the excitement of your trip". We proposed a new communication concept design in the hotel market by sprinkling various playful gimmicks in the space that further draw out the appeal of the service content that connects travelers and locals and makes walking around the city more enjoyable.

NSK MUSEUM is a B2B showroom for Nakanishi Corporation, which manufactures medical device handpieces used by dentists. displays concept is "dissection." Rather than just conveying accurate information, the products are dissected from various perspectives, interpreted from the outside to the inside, and the high level of technology, concept design philosophy, and corporate attitude are visualized. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Yotsuya Masanori [Direction] Onishi Ryo [design, layout] Sasai Ayumu [furniture and fixture manufacturing] Nomura Sougo, Nomura Techno's Oguchi Katsuji

Metsa, where Metsa Village will open, will consist of two areas: Metsa Village (opened November 9, 2018, free admission), where you can experience the Nordic lifestyle, and Moomin Valley Park (opened March 2019, paid admission), which is themed on the Moomin story. Metsa Village will be approximately 163,000 m2 in size and will consist of retail facilities, food and beverage facilities, workshop facilities, event space, parking facilities, etc. Our company was in charge of design and supervision of the environmental design (building exterior specifications and concept design, facility sign adjustment, environmental benches, photo spots, trash can concept design). [Customer's issues/requests] We requested a design that has a Nordic atmosphere and matches the world view of Metsa, and also has a playful concept design that will look good on Instagram, as adult women are also the target audience. [Customer feedback] There were many concept design that were Instagram-worthy, which made customers want to take pictures, and customers actively uploaded the photos they took to SNS, which had a positive effect on PR. In addition, the benches make you want to relax, allowing you to experience the concept of Metsa, "Living with space." <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Masahiro Takamori, Hiroki Nekoda [Direction] Yoko Suzuki [concept design] Yuki Handa [Production] Satoshi Hirayama, Shota Watanabe