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September 4, 2024
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Ichigo Completes Ichigo Kakyoin Building Value-Add Project(Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Ichigo is a Japanese sustainable infrastructure company dedicated to making the world
more sustainable.
Ichigo’s business model adds new value to existing buildings by drawing upon our realestate technologies and expertise.
Ichigo has completed a large-scale renovation project at the Ichigo Kakyoin Building,an office building in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Ichigo has been the owner and operator of the Ichigo Kakyoin Building sinceconstructing the building in 2008. Ichigo launched a large-scale renovation project forthe 16-year-old Ichigo Kakyoin Building to drive the building’s competitivenessamongst existing and potential tenants in light of the completion of multiple large-scalebuildings in Sendai City in 2023 and changes in the city’s real estate marketenvironment.
Based on the concepts of “locality,” “innovation,” “recruitment,” and “wellness,” therenovation project aims to tailor the building to fit the characteristics of the local
environment, attract innovative, talented professionals, and support tenants’ physicaland mental wellness. On August 28, 2024, Ichigo held a preview of the newly-renovatedbuilding, which was attended by 32 people from ten companies.

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Landscape Design
The pathway leading to the building’s entrance and the area in front of the entrance arefilled with flowers and greenery, including keyaki, or Japanese Zelkova trees, Miyazaki
Prefecture’s prefectural tree. Ichigo reduced the elevation differences on the pathway,
used new tiles to cover the pathway, and created a relaxing bench area surrounded bygreenery. By increasing the green coverage rate, Ichigo aimed for a positiveenvironmental impact as well as a healthy, comfortable environment for tenants to relax,
refresh, reduce stress, and focus.

Entrance and Digital Signage
Ichigo created a luxurious atmosphere for the first-floor entrance via an aluminum panel
covered in marble triangle tiles depicting sunlight passing through keyaki tree leaves. In
using different color schemes and lighting for the entrance area and the connecting
elevator hall, Ichigo created two distinct spaces while allowing for a natural transition
between daily life and work.

Instead of a traditional tenant floor guide, Ichigo installed a large LED monitor at theentrance to display the names of each tenant with visual art background. The digital
signage allows for the display of information such as weather, temperature, time, andemergency measures. The visual art background will also be displayed at other Ichigomanaged assets and used for ESG initiatives, including collaborations with students andyoung artists.

2KeyakiMiyaginohagi Japanese HorseChesnut

Tulip TreeTrident Maple

Visual Art Background
The visual art background displayed on the monitor depicts five plants with ties toSendai, including keyaki and the prefectural flower, miyaginohagi.
Tenant Lounge

Conference Rooms

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Building Preview

Ichigo Kakyoin Building Details
Location

2-1-65 Kakyoin, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi
7-mins walk from Sendai Station on the JR LineLand Area

2,408.55 m2

Floor Area

11,460.54 m2

Structure

Steel 14 Floors

Date Built

March 2008

Environmental
Certifications

BELS 5 Stars (Highest)
ZEB OrientedInquiries (Japanese & English): Ichigo Communications at +81-3-4485-5515

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