While working on designing facilities, we also work on surveys and researches on various fields as a think-tank and consultant. The range of our work include city environments, living environments, educational and welfare environments, cultural and community environments, children’s environments and green environments. Among these, the most characteristic theme unique to our firm is children’s environments, in particular, surveys and researches on their play environments. Children’s play environments involve all elements activating human’s creativity. To use the research results in various ways into actual planning and designing, is the basic style of our design works.  Iwaki Cultural Facility Project Project name : Iwaki City Cultural Communication Facility Project Client : Iwaki City Location : Misaki-chinai, Taira-aza, Iwaki City, Fukushima Contents : Core facility of cultural communication zone structured by City Cultural Center, Municipal Art Museum, Music Hall located around Taira Chuo Park Contents of project : Construction of the facility (Design and supervision, Construction), Maintenance, and management (Shop management) Project term : 18 years (Dec. 2004 - Mar. 2023) Project system : BTO system (Build Transfer Operate) Process : 2003.8.25. Shimizu Cooperation was selected. 2003.11.15 Project contract 2004.1 Start of design 2005.1 Start of construction 2007 The first phase opening 2007 The second phase opening Facility contents : Main facility (Hall, Training room, Practice room, Shopping area, Food area, Administration room), Music Hall, Taira Chuo Park, Cultural Center, Taira Municipal Hall Role of EDI : Total consultation works of facility design for the city 2001 Basic planning stage 2002 Detailed planning stage 2003 Making requirement document for PFI 2004 Support of selection of PFI group and project contract 2005 Co-ordination of design 2006 Co-ordination of construction 2007 Co-ordination of construction (support for inspection)