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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.

ogawa GRAND lodge is a directly managed store of "ogawa," a long-established outdoor brand founded in 1914 that offers reliable gear and outdoor lifestyle products. It is an outdoor store that provides everything from thorough lectures for beginners to introductions of the latest gear for veterans and repair services for discontinued older models. This is the first directly managed store in the Chugoku region. In the spring of 2023, it was located in "HIROSHIMA GATE PARK," a public park that was reborn on the site of the former Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium. Our company, which was in charge of leasing for the project, was involved in everything from guiding the store to design, layout, and construction. In terms of concept design, we proposed an upgraded interiors compared to previous stores, resulting in a store that blends in with HIROSHIMA GATE PARK.

This project, Echire L'Atelier du Beurre, is the eighth Echire store in Japan, handled by Kataoka Bussan Co., Ltd., a luxury goods manufacturer and food trading company that imports and sells luxury goods and food products from world-class brands. The store is located on the ground floor of Azabudai Hills. Our company was in charge of interiors construction for this store, which boasts the largest floor area of any Echire store in Japan.

This project involved concept design, planning, and construction supervision of the second Saudi Arabian location for "%ARABICA," a coffee shop brand originating in Kyoto. The client requested the renovation of a warehouse of approximately 900 square meters and the installation of a custom-made, gigantic roasting machine. Therefore, we planned a theater-like store that would showcase the massive roastery while making the most of the vast space. A platform visible from every seat was created at the back of the store, and the star of the show, the roasting machine, was placed proudly in the center. The bean cellar, a symbol of "%ARABICA," surrounds it, enhancing the main attraction. This store also features "%ARABICA's" talented baristas, who act as an orchestra and are also main characters. A U-shaped kitchen counter is located in the center of the store, allowing the baristas' brilliant performances and pleasant sounds to resonate throughout the store. To allow customers to enjoy the live atmosphere of these two main characters from anywhere in the seating area, a large, column-free atrium was created, and seating was arranged around it. The main seating area consists of box seats separated by sheer curtains. These seats, designed with consideration for the personal space between men and women in Saudi Arabia, are arranged in two layers on either side of the open atrium. In addition, there are bench seats around the kitchen counter where customers can watch the baristas at work, and counter seats offering a panoramic view of the entire store, providing a variety of seating options to suit different customer preferences. Pleasant light streams in from the atrium ceiling through perforated metal. These elements create a bright and open space where customers can enjoy delicious coffee and a theater-inspired concept design and presentation that engages all five senses.

"MITSUKOSHI BGC" is a mixed-use commercial facility based on the concept of "NEXT MANILA LIFESTYLE," set in the international city of Bonifacio Global City, delivering a new lifestyle co-created by Japan and the Philippines. Our company was in charge of the basic concept and concept design of the common areas, and we propose a comfortable facility on a human scale by incorporating elements of traditional Japanese place-making such as "sando" (approach to a shrine) and "tori-niwa" (passageway garden) into the open commercial space and the layout of open shops that create the joy of shopping. In the center of the facility, as a symbolic concept design that expresses the project's desire to become a bridge between the Philippines and Japan, a ceiling called "Joining Hands," which is an icon of intertwined hands with a Japanese touch, welcomes customers.

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.

Padel Tokyo Mizumachi, a dedicated facility for padel, a racket sport that originated in Spain, opened in January 2023 in the east zone of Tokyo MizumachiⓇ, a 1-minute walk from Tokyo Skytree Station. Padel is a racket sport that is rapidly gaining popularity around the world, especially in Europe and South America, and this will be the third padel court in Tokyo and the first in the East Tokyo area. Like the tenants in the Tokyo MizumachiⓇ facility, it was opened as a community spot in the city where visitors and residents alike can enjoy sports. (Co-planned by Choice)

TODAY’S SPECIAL Ebisu is a “food and lifestyle store” that is close to the daily lives of people who work, live, and gather in Ebisu. Our spacious store has the widest selection of plants in Tokyo, so you can grow them, live with them, and enjoy them. In addition to selling fresh flowers, we offer a wide range of daily necessities, such as bulk food ingredients and care products, that will give you the opportunity to start something new. We provided support for the opening of Ebisu Garden Place, from proposing a store opening to negotiating with the facility.

This new experiential shop blends outdoor and indoor spaces, offering panoramic views of the vast sky and the Tokyo Skytree from its base. In addition to selling familiar items and outdoor goods, various experiential contents, such as workshops utilizing the outdoors, are also planned. The store's garage-like interiors concept design is modeled after the CHUMS factory in Hurricane, Utah, the birthplace of CHUMS, allowing customers to experience the brand's roots.