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This is "Benoît Nihant Ginza," a project by Kaneka Corporation. This store is the first flagship store in Japan for "Benoît Nihant," a chocolate brand launched in 2005 by Belgian cocoa craftsman Benoît Nihant, who has a background as a former engineer. It serves as a place to acquire new fans in Japan and also functions as a base for Kaneka's brand dissemination. Benoît Nihant is characterized by its single-origin chocolates using "single-farm" and "single-variety" cocoa beans, and handles everything from roasting to finished products in its own workshop. The spirit and philosophy of "CRAFTSMANSHIP," born from the desire to be a "cocoa craftsman" before being a chocolatier, is reflected in the shop concept design. concept design elements were extracted from the scenery of the Belgian workshop, incorporating colors and textures such as the blue of the conching machine and the bronze of the scales as concept design elements, and a new brand key color was set for Japan. Furthermore, by incorporating Kaneka's "Kaneka Organic EL Lighting (Kaneka OLED Lighting)" into the store's lighting, we added a showroom function. Kaneka OLED Lighting is characterized by its soft, surface-emitting light and its ability to minimize shadows cast by objects. We concept design a space that successfully combines the two purposes of a chocolatier and a lighting showroom.

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.

The all-day dining restaurant "Balcony by 6th," based on the concept of "a balcony in the city," and the bar lounge "The Lovers' Lounge" for "lovers" have opened on the third floor of Azabudai Hills Tower Plaza. The long-loved "6th by Oriental Hotel" in Yurakucho has been reborn as a comfortable dining space that is more accessible to many people, with the theme of inheriting history and harmonizing with the new city. "Balcony by 6th" has an open and comfortable terrace overlooking the Azabudai Hills area, and a botanical atmosphere, offering a unique view of greenery blending into the city. This all-day dining restaurant with about 200 seats can be used for lunch, cafe, dinner, and bar, and serves Italian-based international cuisine created in an open kitchen. The "classical and oriental" taste reminiscent of "6th by Oriental Hotel" has been reinterpreted. A variety of places have been created by incorporating the elements and colors of the surrounding environment, providing a relaxing place where users can enjoy themselves freely according to the situation. The Lovers' Lounge is a bar lounge for lovers. It is adjacent to Balcony by 6th and is a place of relaxation where you can think and talk about the things you like as much as you like. It is a place to meet before a meal or spend some time after a meal, and you can casually enjoy a glass of carefully selected Japanese whiskey from all over the country and a wide variety of signature cocktails. The interior of the store, where you can enjoy carefully selected cocktails and whiskey in a rare, relaxed space within a commercial facility, also has an antique aspect, as some of the interior was used in 6th by Oriental Hotel.

This is the first overseas branch of the Chinese restaurant chain with the most Michelin stars in mainland China. The interior concept design was handled by a Hong Kong-based concept design company, and our company was responsible for the local design work, which was highly complex and based on the work of an overseas designer, as well as construction work, which required a high level of completion.

This project involved design, layout of the first Philippine location (Manila) for "%ARABICA," a coffee shop brand originating in Kyoto that operates cafes worldwide. Because they have cafes all over the world, it was necessary to incorporate local elements and culture into the space to create a unique store. For this store, we created a futuristic space that reflects the future of Manila, a rapidly developing Asian country experiencing economic growth. To guide customers to the back of the store, a three-dimensional curved mirrored counter was placed to match the gently curving, elongated shape of the site. The same material was used on the floor and walls, reflecting the entire space and creating a futuristic, spaceship-like composition that echoes the shape of the counter, suggesting Manila's near future.

This project involved concept design and planning of the Kuwait branch of "%ARABICA," a coffee shop brand originating in Kyoto. The store is located in a spot overlooking the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait's largest stadium with a capacity of 60,000 and used for international competitions. Therefore, we focused on the unique location, where the stadium, a landmark that characterizes the surrounding area, can be seen dynamically from inside the store, and reflected this in the spatial concept design. We extracted three elements that are characteristic of the stadium: the "oval shape" of its exterior, the "membrane roof" that protects from rain and wind while allowing in a moderate amount of natural light, and the "framework" that is lightweight and also serves a structural role, and incorporated them into the space to create a sense of harmony.

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.

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".

Caretta Shiodome is a commercial complex that houses a variety of restaurants and shops, as well as cultural facilities such as the Shiki Theatre Company's permanent theater, Dentsu Shiki Theatre Umi, and the Japanese advertising museum, Ad Museum Tokyo. To mark the 20th anniversary of its opening in 2022, the Kame no Hiroba (Turtle Square) located in the center of the block, the facade of the facility's main entrance, and the rest spaces within the building have been renovated.

This is a relocation project for Sony Store Sapporo. Five years have passed since we first opened in Sapporo in 2017, and we have moved to the third floor of the complex "moyuk SAPPORO" in the center of Sapporo, and will have a grand opening on Thursday, July 20, 2023. did. We continue to evolve daily with new initiatives such as the "Video Experience Corner".

HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, A PARKROYAL Hotel is a 538-room lifestyle hotel located on the 18th, 20th-38th floors of the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, built on the site of the former Shinjuku TOKYU MILANO, which symbolized the culture of Shinjuku's Kabukicho district and supported people's leisure time alongside Japan's economic growth. concept design concept is "a hotel that connects with the city," incorporating the characteristics, history, and culture of Kabukicho, a city that embraces all kinds of individuality, while referencing the era (mid-century) of 1956, when the Shinjuku Tokyu Culture Hall, the predecessor of Shinjuku TOKYU MILANO, was built, and creating a hybrid space that is both forward-looking and modern. The theme of the guest rooms is "APARTMENT ROOM." Based on concept design language of the mid-century, the guest rooms are brought together as a new living space with artificial light and textures, with the hope that they will become a place where all kinds of individuality reside and lead the new culture of the city. In contrast, JAM17 DINING & BAR is themed around various "CULTURE SOCIETY CLUBs." It is positioned as a basement floor of the city, sprinkled with pieces of history and culture, serving as a place of exchange that will become a new hub for cultural dissemination through various forms of communication and expression. Every flow from the dining area, bar, and lobby to the guest rooms is connected to the city, proposing a new way of staying where guests can enjoy the unfolding of various scenes like a movie.

As Kyoto Baum's flagship shop, it is the largest in Kyoto, with a factory where you can see how Kyoto Baum is made, a shop that sells special packages and limited edition items, and a cafe and restaurant where you can enjoy freshly made sweets and limited edition menus. This is a project of the sweets museum.

BLUE NOTE PLACE is a new type of restaurant that harmonizes with the Ebisu neighborhood, a place where people with diverse values and lifestyles gather, by fusing food, music, and culture. It proposes a style of casually enjoying high-quality live music and DJ sets along with meals. The interior luxuriously utilizes a two-story atrium space and is equipped with spaces to accommodate various occasions, including a dining area, bar, lounge, private rooms, and a terrace. While primarily operating as a dining bar, it offers a seamless integration of food and music, allowing customers to enjoy live music and DJ sets more casually with a table charge. Our company was in charge of design, layout.

The restaurant floor on the 7th floor of HEP FIVE, a commercial facility with a red Ferris wheel in Umeda, Osaka, has undergone its first renovation since its opening. We have prepared many common areas to encourage take-out use as well as within the tenant section, and as the floor name "TAMLO" suggests, it has become a floor where many people gather.