The 3rd Research Building of Nichia Chemical Industries, a company known for fluorescent substances and blue-color light-emitting diodes, was completed. This building, erected on pastoral land, creates a massive and powerful form against a backdrop of rich green mountains. Because it is a research facility whose internal facilities are constantly changing and being upgraded, the building plans use balconies around the perimeter of the building and a central atrium to provide the maximum flexibility in terms of the building architecture and facilities. Plumbing and ducts to be installed on the balconies in the future will be encapsulated in a peripheral frame made of decorative exposed concrete, thereby not detracting from the façade. The building will be handed over in skeleton state with regard to internal finishing, with the interior finish work to be carried out by the client.

Client: Nichia Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Location: 491-28 Oka, Kaminaka-cho, Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture
Design & Construction: Takenaka Corporation
Structure: Reinforced Concrete
Number of floors: 6 Fl. above ground
Total floor space: 17,531 m²

Kyushu International University, moved and integrated to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its establishment, comprises a classroom building/KIU Hall (Health Building), media center (library) and Hirano Memorial Hall, and the classical and intellectual atmosphere is achieved beautifully with the concept of "youth with dignity." The Hirano Memorial Hall is a building that combines rhythmical and large spaces, and the exposed concrete, which is the main finish used in the building, places importance on the sense of uniformity of PCu concrete and the warmth of cast-in-place concrete. The membrane roof with an area of some 2,000 square meters was divided up along the keel trusses and integrally molded at the plant, and then expanded all at once on the roof surface.

Client: Kyushu International University
Location: 2-5-1, Hirano, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Design: Nihon Sekkei, Inc.
Construction: Takenaka Corporation and one other company (JV)
Structure: Steel & Reinforced Concrete
Number of floors: 4 Fl. above ground
Total floor space: 11,248 m²

Adjoining Sakai Station on the Nankai Main Line in Sakai City, Osaka, PLATPLAT was completed as the second stage commercial facility of the Nankai Sakai Station Building, which was completed in April 1998.
The facility was created with a view to achieving the following three themes: a semiopen building open to the outside world, a cheerful design that actively incorporates signs, banners and tents, and a sense of roadside stalls that give the aisles of the store a lively market-like atmosphere. The three themes altogether succeeded in creating a "merry and cheerful garden."
The structure of the building itself involves lattice-shaped ground improvements being carried out at eight-meter intervals to prevent ground liquefaction in the event of an earthquake, and to support the load of the building, thereby eliminating piles.

Client: Nankai Electric Railway
Location: 3-22-1 Ebisujima-cho, Sakai City, Osaka
Supervision: Kitayama & Company
Design: Takenaka Corporation
Construction: Takenaka Corporation and one other company (JV)
Structure: Steel and Steel-framed reinforced concrete
Number of floors: 6 Fl. above and 1 Fl. below ground
Total floor space: 53,537 m²

Ishizuka Electronics R&D Center, the company's R&D headquarters, was completed in an elevated location with a beautiful view of Chiba City.
The exterior of the building has a shape that blends in best with the topography of the site (beige curve). At the same time as creating an environmentally friendly form, the intention was to capture a revolutionary and futuristic shape. In the interior, the upper top lights and the forked round columns which resemble a grove of trees realize the concept of a "research laboratory in sunbeams shining through branches of trees." Daylight sensors read off the ambient brightness and control the light intensity accordingly. In the external plan, an L-shaped retaining wall for civil engineering work was converted into a screening wall, thereby creating an approach space.

Client: SEMITEC (Ishizuka Electronics Corporation)
Location: 1315, Amado-cho, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba City
Design & Construction: Takenaka Corporation
Structure: Steel
Number of floors: 2 Fl. above ground
Total floor space: 1,489 m²

Kansai University's Shobunkan was recently completed at the University's Senriyama Campus, which extends across a hilly site rich in greenery. The Shobunkan is equipped with a multimedia AV classroom capable of holding international conferences, and a range of other facilities equipped to handle diverse telecommunications systems. The exterior of the building was designed to give the building a presence while being in harmony with the surrounding buildings and natural environment, and internally, through the use of an atrium hall, a communal space like an ever-changing street has been established. Care has also been taken to provide outdoor facilities, such as waterfalls, piazzas and outdoor toilets for the handicapped, and with the University's first cogeneration system, surplus power is utilized by other facilities within the University.

Client: Kansai University
Location: 3-10-1 Yamate-cho, Suita City, Osaka
Supervision: Sobi Architects & Engineers
Design & Construction: Takenaka Corporation
Structure: Reinforced Concrete and Steel
Number of floors: 7 Fl. above and 1 Fl. below ground
Total floor space: 11,897 m²

Located favorably within one hour from the heart of Tokyo, Tokyo Dome's third TPC Official Golf Course opened recently. In response to the concept of enjoying golf as a sport, the building features external walls with undertones of white, and comprises aluminum spandrel and glass curtain walls, in a geometrically simple exterior. Efforts were made to create an exhilarating landscape in harmony with the rolling ground. The internal space comprises an entrance on the second floor, while the lobby, lounge and cafeteria are in an integrated space that is open to the outside, providing a sense of comfort in which one feels as if one has become part of the scenery.

Client: Tokyo Dome Corporation
Location: 603 Araoi, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture
Design & Construction: Takenaka Corporation
Structure: Reinforced Concrete and Steel
Number of floors: 1 Fl. above and 1 Fl. below ground
Total floor space: 3,295 m²