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This is a next-generation entertainment food hall in Kabukicho run by Hamakura Tateki Shoten Seisakusho, the company behind the alley boom, Ebisu Yokocho and Shibuya Yokocho. The approximately 1,000 square meter floor is a food festival district with a total of 10 stores that fuse food, music, and video with the themes of "festivals" and "food from all over the country." From Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu and Okinawa in the south, and neighboring South Korea, we offer local cuisine, B-class gourmet food, rice bowls, noodles, yakitori, gyoza, alcohol, and more, including carefully selected farm-fresh ingredients that show the faces of the producers. "Soul food" is gathering here.

This is the Machida branch of PAPABUBBLE, an art candy shop originating in Barcelona, Spain. Taking advantage of its distinctive, long, narrow location next to an escalator within a commercial facility, we aimed to create a symbolic concept design that would serve as a hub for the PAPABUBBLE brand in the Machida area. The original location had low visibility from the commercial facility's entrance, and the changing perspectives from the escalator and the multiple access routes meant there was no single dominant viewpoint, making it difficult to attract customers. Therefore, we planned to leverage the location's ability to be viewed from all angles—up, down, left, and right—through the escalator and multiple access routes, transforming it into a strength for attracting customers. Specifically, we boldly arranged approximately 7m x 90 aluminum rods, resembling PAPABUBBLE's iconic candy bars, within the space. By painting each side a different color, we created a visual effect where the color changes depending on the viewing angle. This visual effect draws customers into the store, creating a floor plan designed to enhance their shopping experience. The gradual color changes are reminiscent of the magical performances that create PAPABUBBLE candies and the wide variety of their flavors.

This is the Saitama Shintoshin branch of PAPABUBBLE, an art candy shop that started in an alley in Barcelona and has spread to over 30 countries worldwide. It is an experiential store where candy artisans and customers can enjoy candy together through candy-making performances that take place inside the store. At the Saitama Shintoshin store, in order to allow customers to enjoy candy making with a greater sense of realism, we aimed for a seamless store that removes as much of the boundary between the kitchen space where the performance takes place and the customers as possible. The interior concept design is based on the concept of making customers feel as if they are in the kitchen, and the main material is stainless steel, the same material as the kitchen. Kitchen equipment and materials are scattered throughout the store. Furthermore, in the store's stock space, factory-grade vinyl curtains are used to deliberately show the candy ingredients, maximizing the sense of realism as art candy is created right before your eyes. As a next-generation candy shop that is conscious of experiential consumption and SDGs, we are also launching projects that allow customers to participate in the manufacturing process and a new service that transforms candy scraps that were previously discarded into hard-to-find premium products.

This project involved the renovation of "Saijoen Matcha Cafe," operated by Aiya Co., Ltd., which opened inside Aeon Mall Toyokawa in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, the first newly opened mall in the Higashi-Mikawa region. Our company was responsible for design, layout, construction.

This is the second store in Japan of an Italian delicatessen and restaurant from London, England. Muromachi, which focuses on pasta dishes, has an open theater kitchen in front, and the layout is such that you can welcome customers and enjoy the live feeling of cooking. With the CI color of pistachio green as an accent, and a slightly subdued color tone that matches the townscape of Muromachi, this restaurant has a different charm than the first restaurant.

We were in charge of design, layout, building execution of Ai Kogyo's fifth domestic experiential housing showroom, where customers can "see," "touch," and "feel" their homes. Located on the 5th floor of Tonarie Utsunomiya in front of Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, this store utilizes approximately 132 tsubo (approx. 430 square meters) and serves as a place to disseminate information as a one-stop shop for home building consultations, from "consultation to contract to specification decision." Compared to conventional stores, it is compactly arranged, making it an easy-to-use and easy-to-navigate showroom. In terms of concept design, the interior is interiors with motifs of Oya stone and Tochigi leather, and while customers can feel the "Tochigi spirit" throughout, the showroom also features actual displays of the latest housing equipment, interior building materials, exterior walls, roofs, and sashes, as well as a corner where customers can experience Ai Kogyo's unique skip-level design using AR, allowing them to understand "why Ai Kogyo is chosen."

This is the first Japanese branch of "Cheng Long Xing Crab King's Mansion," a restaurant from the Shanghai Cheng Long Xing Group, a company specializing in Shanghai crabs with over 60 years of history. Building upon the foundation of the original "Cheng Long Xing Crab King's Mansion," the restaurant has been concept design based on three concept words: "Sophisticate Atmosphere," "Fascinating Layer," and "Sense of Blue," in order to transform it into an even more modern Chinese restaurant.

"SMART AQUARiUM SHIZUOKA" is a stylish aquarium that is close to your daily life. Along with the large-scale renovation of the Matsuzakaya Shizuoka store for the first time in 25 years, we will create a new bustling area in front of Shizuoka Station. This project was realized because the purpose of creating was consistent with the concept of the smart aquarium business. It is a place where you can discover the beauty and wonder of living things and find hints for future living. It is a facility that can contribute to environmental society by arousing interest in living creatures and the environment while delivering healing and excitement to visitors.

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.

"A dining space embodying the generous nature of the Setouchi region" The Setouchi region is blessed with beautiful scenery woven from many islands, a mild climate, and abundant nature. Mori no Machi Plaza, the commercial and healthcare facility building of the multi-purpose complex Mori no Machi Grace, houses a unique large food hall (approximately 2800 m²) that brings together the charms of Okayama and the Setouchi region. In this food hall, we have planned a comfortable and expansive dining space, drawing inspiration from the generous nature of the region. In the approximately 70-meter-high atrium, ceiling louvers have been planned to evoke the gentle and majestic waves of the Setouchi region. The gently extending wave concept design connects the entire store and envelops the entire seating area in a welcoming atmosphere. In the center, a "hill" has been created that connects the first and second floors like a geographical feature, creating a new community space. As a gathering place that can be used for various purposes, it will be a place where people can find their favorite spot to spend time, whether it's having a light meal, reading, or relaxing. Furthermore, the chairs and sofas are made from denim, a representative industry of Okayama, allowing guests to experience the unique charm of this region. We hope that this food hall will harmonize with the rich environment of the entire "Mori no Machi Grace" complex, and that it will be a beloved dining space where people can enjoy the charm of the Setouchi region, connect through food, and cultivate hope for the future.

This is a project for a directly managed store by Seiban Co., Ltd., well-known for their "Angel's Wings" school bags. Our company was in charge of the relocation work from the former Sannomiya store to Kobe Harborland umie. There are 12 directly managed stores nationwide, each employing a unique concept design concept that strongly reflects the characteristics of its region. This time, drawing inspiration from Kobe Port, which is close to the store, we adopted "SEIBAN KOBE SHIPYARD" as concept design concept and constructed the store concept design using key motifs such as containers, ships, and trusses. We envisioned a fun space that evokes the excitement of children's new journey and the start of their elementary school life. At the directly managed store, in addition to being able to try on a wide variety of school bags, there is a fitting room called "FITTING LABO" that reproduces natural light in the morning, noon, and evening to help you imagine actual usage scenes, and a photo spot zone where you can take commemorative photos with container-style fixtures as a backdrop, so it is full of features that make choosing a school bag and creating memories even more enjoyable.

This is a renovation project for the 1st to 4th floors of the Kinokuniya Shinjuku main store, based on the concept of returning to the origins of the future. As a new long-established bookstore, we will: 1) Be a hub for transmitting culture, art, and information that is appropriate for the times 2) Be a bookstore that will continue to be loved by many customers who love books 3) Continue to maintain and develop the Kinokuniya Building I put the theme in the mission of the store renovation.

This is a renovation project for Shiodome Edge (formerly Shiodome Annex Building). Having been built 20 years ago, the need for refreshing concept design and facilities of the entrance and common areas was increasing. In order to enhance competitiveness within the area, this renovation aimed to attract new tenants, improve the satisfaction of existing tenants, and increase the asset value of the building. Furthermore, based on the concept of "SELECTABLE OFFICE," concept design allows companies to choose common areas that match their brand by creating a unique atmosphere on each floor.

concept design This is a project for the interior and exterior of a salon for Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Based on the common concept of "wrapping and concealing" the interior and exterior to welcome customers, we developed four "skins": "a white pipe skin to conceal the facade," "a black plaster skin to create a gallery space," "a curtain skin to welcome customers," "a copper perforated metal skin to conceal customers in the waiting area," and "a white pipe skin to conceal the interior and exterior. The space is composed of four "concealment elements": a white pipe skin that conceals the facade, a black plaster skin that creates a gallery space, a curtain skin that welcomes visitors, and a perforated metal skin in a copper tone that conceals visitors in the waiting area. The space is a natural fusion of function and design, with a sense of security as if customers are hidden from the outside and enveloped once inside.

This project involved the renovation of the commercial area of the Matsushita IMP Building, an office building located in Osaka Business Park. Since a previously planned train station still remains underground, concept design motif was chosen with the hope that the building would become a hub where people gather, just as it was originally intended. Throughout the building, the circular columns extending across multiple floors feature a powerful mortar-like finish and metal framing, creating a base for a colonnaded space reminiscent of a train station. In the western atrium, this framing forms a continuous arch shape, like the arcade of a train station, creating a sense of unity with the existing curved ceiling. Within this, the black/gold/verdigris colors, stone walls, and plum blossom shapes of the adjacent Osaka Castle were incorporated into the FF&E (front and rear window) and structural elements, creating an affinity with the memories this land has inherited for 400 years. Furthermore, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, as many companies have developed environments that allow employees to work outside the office, the project explored how a commercial office building can adapt to new work styles by creating workspaces in the common areas of the commercial space. Throughout the commercial area, we have placed furniture that can accommodate a wide range of needs, from meetings to individual work. Each piece of furniture incorporates various features, such as sofas with L-shaped expandable tabletops, high-back chairs that restrict the view to enhance concentration, and counter chairs with coat hangers. We have also considered comfort by placing plants like partitions, making it a space that can be used primarily as a workspace on weekdays and as a resting place for tourists on weekends. We aimed to create an open workspace where a diverse range of people can gather, including office workers in the IMP Building, people working in Osaka Business Park, and even visitors, fostering new ways of working and new forms of communication.