Works#2021

In recent years, a new layer of rock showing how the Jomon people mined obsidian was discovered at the Takayama Ruins and Hoshikuso Pass Obsidian Mine, a nationally designated historic site. displays Hoshikuso Museum has been opened, where visitors can see the excavated layer of rock and experience the activities of the Jomon people at that time. The exterior walls of the building have changed color due to rust over the years, and the message is that the memory of obsidian is preserved and passed on. Inside displays room, the layers of rock, 20 meters long and over 5 meters high, stand on both walls of the corridor, and are reproduced exactly as they were discovered during the excavation. The layers of rock have stepped bumps and were created by the soil and sand that the Jomon people dug up in the ground in search of obsidian. Projection mapping was applied to the lines of the layers of rock to recreate the activities of the Jomon people at that time in video. Through immersive images and impressive geological strata, you can experience the passion of the Jomon people, who mined for generations in search of precious obsidian, which is only found in limited areas.

As a successor to Hokkaido's first science museum, "Muroran City Youth Science Museum (opened in 1963)," this new museum has been opened with a new theme of "environment." The museum aims to create displays that will familiarize a wide range of generations, especially children, with science on a daily basis and give them hope for the future of the earth and the region. The environmental corner introduces environmental innovation projects that utilize Muroran's individuality and strengths cultivated through manufacturing, as well as efforts toward a sustainable future. The main displays, "Watching Moruelani," is a virtual exhibit in which visitors walk on satellite photos of Muroran spread across the floor and use an AR tablet to explore manufacturing, renewable energy sites, and natural spots. Visitors can displays scenery that is usually difficult to see in real life, such as 360-degree images of factories and drone footage of natural landscapes. The science experience corner is made up of devices that allow visitors to experience the basics and principles of science. Some of the equipment from the old building has been remade and reinstalled, inheriting the history of the facility and the memories of the residents. The scattered devices are connected by experiment counters, enhancing the face-to-face communication space, and play elements are also incorporated into displays, such as large play equipment based on Muroran's nature.

This high-end club is scheduled to open in 2021, planned with vitality and hope for the future in Ginza, one of the country's leading downtown areas, which has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The name of the club is "Arabesque," which originally means "Arabic decorative pattern." The song of the same name derived from this is composed of a regular rhythm that repeats and gradually changes as the sounds intersect. We wanted to overlay the arabesque decoration and the meaning of the song on the space. First, we incorporated a half-arch, a representative motif of Arabic decoration, which is an arch shape cut in half. By connecting the half-arches, we were freed from the regular composition and changed the way they were combined. This half-arch is deployed from the entrance door to the reception, bar, and hall, and is linked together as if creating the rhythm of the song. The half-arch gives a sense of connection to the next, gradually changing into a brighter and more gorgeous pattern, connecting the future to a fun one. We aimed for concept design that gives such an impression, one that breathes hope and fresh air.

Since its founding, Panasonic has been working closely with the daily lives of its consumers and taking various steps to realize optimal health living for each individual. In China, where the population is aging, Panasonic will open a wellness smart town for the elderly in 2022 in collaboration with a Chinese collaborative partner. Approximately 1,000 of the residences, called "elderly health apartments," will be equipped with all-Panasonic housing equipment. A healthy and comfortable space can be achieved with just one operation of a smartphone, which is deeply ingrained in Chinese society. NOMURA Group was in charge of design, layout a showroom for VIPs to introduce the elderly health apartments. In addition to displays products, the space is like a guesthouse specialized in welcoming visitors, with foot baths and a cafe.

This is a sliding kiosk that changes its appearance according to the place, time, and environment in the world. concept design style, which combines the required number of kitchen units and various seating units, can be deployed regardless of the size of the installation space. The biggest feature is that it blends into the surrounding environment when closed, and a cafe space appears when opened. The mirror facade reflects the surrounding environment and changes its appearance like a chameleon. As a kiosk unique to % Arabica, which is expanding worldwide, no matter where the store is in any country or location, it will have a unique appearance in that area, rather than a completely copy-and-paste concept design. The photo shows the first store, which is located in Ningbo Heyi Avenue and consists of four units. Its sophisticated appearance blends into the atrium environment of a luxury shopping facility. As people are thinking about the nature of cafes in the recent pandemic, the demand for kiosks where you can enjoy coffee outdoors is increasing. This is not a conventional kiosk that simply sells items at a stand, but a new type of store that slides open during business hours to create semi-outdoor seating within the unit, with seating areas also set up around it.

In order to provide guests with the hotel's concept of "experiencing Hokkaido," we planned the ultimate locally produced hotel with sustainability in mind while cherishing the culture and ideas that have been cherished in this area. In addition to using wood, stone, and soil from Hokkaido as building materials for the exterior, interiors, and structure, we aimed to use all materials to the fullest, such as making furniture that effectively utilizes building material scraps. In addition, some of the furniture in the hotel lounge is made in Asahikawa, a famous furniture town, using wood from Hokkaido, and the regular market event is held in collaboration with local producers, creating a connection between the hotel and the local area in various ways, both in terms of soft and hard aspects. In addition to using ingredients from Hokkaido (agricultural products, marine products, dairy products, etc.), the restaurant uses ingredients that allow you to see the faces of the producers, and the guest rooms are equipped with wooden speakers and record players associated with the jazz city of Sapporo, and beautiful photos of various parts of Hokkaido by five photographers are displayed as art, weaving in mechanisms that allow guests to deeply experience Hokkaido through their five senses. For those who are visiting Sapporo or those who are starting from there, this hotel offers a one-of-a-kind experience that can only be found in Sapporo, the gateway to Hokkaido.

This project involves the production of video content and the creation and installation of displays for the "First Prefectural Office" (a restored facility) at the Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-Tsu Museum, where visitors can experience the historical space of the time when the prefecture was established. The "First Prefectural Office" is a restored building of the former Osaka Magistrate's Office Hyogo Kinbansho, where the prefectural office was located when Hyogo Prefecture was founded on May 23, 1868 (Keio 4). The prefectural office building, including the governor's office at the time, and the former police officers' residences have been recreated, allowing visitors to experience the lost historical space of the late Edo and Meiji periods. In order to allow people of all ages to enjoy the historical space more closely, the virtual tour "Virtual Visit!", which is experienced by wearing time goggles, allows visitors to experience the drama of the Meiji Restoration that unfolded in the first prefectural office using the latest mixed reality technology.

In conjunction with the establishment of Benda Kogyo's new headquarters technical research center, we have opened a new displays space, the "BENDA INNOVATION TEC GALLERY." We are in charge of concept design and interiors displays construction. In order to strongly convey "Made in Japan's technological capabilities to the world" and to increase interest and satisfaction and empathy among business partners and employees, we created a space that leaves a strong impression using Benda Blue, our corporate color. We aimed to create a space where innovation spreads from the center of the gallery, intermingling and connecting the world in a circle (ring), making it a starting point for further leaps forward in the next 100 years.

Waphyto's Nihonbashi Takashimaya store was born under the innovative approach of plant biomethodology. "PHYTO" means plant, and "WA" means "Japan" from "Wa", "From Higashi-Mikawa", and "Honzogaku". We created a space where you can feel the heartbeat of people and nature, which is appropriate for the name Waphyto, which expresses the wish that people and nature are in beautiful harmony. In the place that is paired with the round shelf board that imaged drops falling from the leaves, details associated with human activities are dropped, and the thoughts put into Waphyto are expressed by harmonizing using traditional Japanese methods and silver ratio. express.

This is a renovation of the museum (approved for public use) attached to the research facility with the longest history as a research institute for buried cultural properties. Through valuable excavated materials from many ruins in the prefecture, we have deepened our understanding of the history of Nara Prefecture, which occupies an important position in the story of Japanese history, and the museum reopened after a period of about three years. In addition to renewing and renovating displays cases in the permanent and special displays rooms due to the deterioration of displays facilities, new displays such as a full-scale replica ceramic panel of the mural of Horyuji Temple and Takamatsuzuka Tomb (Asuka Village) were added, and the cylindrical haniwa corner of Mesuriyama Tomb, the largest in Japan, was renewed. In addition, the museum's image song "Wind of Mizuyama - Tamayura" was created and the in-house broadcasting was renewed, realizing a renewal as a museum that can be enjoyed with all five senses.

"THE BASE SPORTS BIKE & COMMUNITY" is a project to create a new concept shop for cyclists specializing in road bikes in response to the increased demand for bicycles during the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing interest in road bikes due to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The exterior "cycling road" continues into the store, so customers can enter the store while riding their bikes. In addition, a rest area with artificial turf and an experience space are provided in the center of the store, where customers wearing binding shoes can relax in peace and enjoy communication with each other through their common hobby of cycling, such as experience events such as test rides, maintenance, and upgrading by purchasing their favorite accessories. In addition, the fixtures are made of pallets at the bottom, allowing for flexible layouts, and the louvers surrounding the walls of the sales floor have the function of displays bicycles face-out. We propose a space like this as concept design of the new store, where people can stop by along the way to take a break or get maintenance done, viewing life as a cycling road. <Our project members> [design, layout] No.10: Keita Aono, Yu Yoshie [Sales and project management] Rikiya Takasugi [building execution] Nanako Yamagishi

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 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. We also installed large digital signage, a turntable that symbolically displays cars, and a lighted ceiling, and scattered 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. 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 using the cafe restaurant into the showroom, where they can experience Mitsubishi Motors' V2H technology and the latest technology, creating an iconic environment where people can experience the potential of automobiles to bring sustainable prosperity and happiness. 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

As part of the renewal project for Mori Art Museum, Roppongi Hills, we supported the renewal of the Mori Art Museum Shop on the 3rd floor of West Walk, as well as the new opening of the Tokyo City View Shop within Tokyo City View on the 52nd floor of Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills. The original curved fixtures installed in the sales floor of the Mori Art Museum Shop create a sense of rhythm by varying the height while creating a natural flow of traffic. In addition, by extending part of the white displays wall of the adjacent A/D Gallery into the sales floor, we created a seamless relationship that encourages movement between the sales floor and the gallery. The Tokyo City View Shop is a compact store that follows the passageway, yet also features free-standing walls that allow for the layout of a larger number of products. <Our project members> [Sales/Project Management] Niijima Takashi, Sunakoda Yuka [Production/ construction] Takeuchi Masato, Nagami Tomoko Image courtesy of Mori Art Museum

~ As a symbol of reconstruction, conveying the thoughts of people who have restored the castle after each disaster and its history ~ The Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016 also caused damage to the castle tower. In response to people's longing for the castle tower to return to its original form, the city of Kumamoto adopted a policy of early restoration of the tower, and the building was completed in March 2021 with the latest earthquake-resistant technology. This is a message from the people of Kumamoto living in the present for the future 100 or 400 years from now, carrying on the wishes of the people who have restored the castle after repeated disasters over the 400 years since its construction. displays organized the theme chronologically from the basement to the top floor, and created a spatial concept design that corresponded to the theme. At the same time, models, images, and wall concept design made the space easy to understand and impressive. Focusing not on the castle as a whole but on the castle tower, it conveys the history of the castle's construction, its architectural design, its defensive functions, the castle and its town planning, and the thoughts and history of the people who restored it after each disaster. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] ・ To communicate the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of the castle tower, which is the symbol of recovery from the Kumamoto Earthquake. We also want to convey that Kumamoto Castle, which has historically suffered numerous natural disasters, has been revived by the recent earthquake. ・ Focusing not on the whole Kumamoto Castle, but on the "Kumamoto Castle donjon," displays content of the surrounding facilities and the division of roles, cooperation and complementation should be attempted. Since the preservation environment in the castle tower is limited, displays of the actual castle tower should not be done in principle, and historical displays of the castle tower after the Seinan War should be added, which was not done in the past. ・ From the perspective of Universal concept design, displays should be enjoyed by a wide range of people by introducing a touch displays and multilingual audio guides. We received the above request. Solution: The main character of the castle tower is the castle tower, which is organized into a chronological story from its construction to the present, and each floor has a theme for each era. We arranged the story so that we can follow the era from the lower floor to the upper floor, including the era of Kato Kiyomasa who built the castle on the first floor, the era of Hosokawa who later became the lord of the domain, the modern era that experienced a complete fire and reconstruction, and the modern era that strives to restore the Kumamoto Earthquake.Not only the castle tower, but also the strong will of the people who have repaired the castle tower every time a disaster occurred since the Edo period "I want to restore Kumamoto Castle and pass it on to future generations". To cater to a wide range of visitors, he also planned and implemented multilingual audio guides and tactile models of the castle tower that can be felt and understood. [Customer Feedback] displays was organized in a way that is easy to understand and easily captivate anyone, with explanations using models and projection mapping, and multilingual audio guides using a title-sign application. < Company Project Members > [Development] Masashiro Yokoyama [Sales/Project Management] Masashiro Yokoyama, Haruka Amano, Anjin Sawada [design, layout] Mitsuyo Ashida, Yuichiro Tsutsumi, Toshie Makigara, Nanako Wajun, Yoichi Honda, Naoya Fujiwara [Design] Nobuyuki Endo [Production/construction] Yu Ikeya, Yoshikazu Kimura

W Osaka, developed by Sekisui House and operated by Marriott International, is a luxury lifestyle hotel with 27 floors above ground, one basement, a height of 117.34 meters, and 337 guest rooms. The construction site is located along Midosuji Street in 4-chome, Minamisenba, Chuo Ward, Osaka. Designed by Nikken Sekkei, design supervision by Tadao ANDO. Interior concept design is concrete. We were in charge of the production construction of interiors. Luxury lifestyle hotel "W," born in New York in 1998 and one of the brands developed by Marriott International, opened in Japan for the first time. [Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests] While concept design is gorgeous, the ceiling and walls are all three-dimensional, making both the production and construction work extremely difficult. [Solution] In order to realize the wishes of the business owners and designers, all concerned parties worked together to pursue quality in every detail, and the construction was successfully completed. [Customer feedback] Thank you for completing high quality construction work in a short period of time on the lower floor where various construction works are complicated. < Company Project Members > [Sales & Project Management] Moriya Sakata [Production & construction] Takashi Okuno, Yuji Hirayama, Akiko Yamaguchi, Narinori Ueno, Rikito Maruchi, Kosuke Nakaseko [Design] Kazuhiko Ueda, Hideyuki Sanada