[ Design Layout ]
Our company has established a lengthy record of projects in diverse fields such as education and culture, medical care and welfare, commerce and industry, and housing. By making the best use of the rich experience we have gathered from our track record and using cutting-edge techniques, we make every effort to create designs that fully meet the client's needs.
The person in overall charge and the chief designer arrange for detailed cooperation with the people running each division and incorporate all aspects of the project into their perspective. In response to the client's needs, they propose a high-quality plan that ensures customer satisfaction.
Consideration is repeatedly given from multiple viewpoints, especially between the planning and basic design/design stages, so that we can make the ideal proposal that truly satisfies the client.
Cultural facilities
Halls / Lifelong Learning Centers / Libraries / Art Galleries / Museums / Resource Centers / Exhibition Centers...
Educational facilities
Universities / Elementary Schools / Junior High Schools / Senior High Schools / Vocational Schools / Kindergartens...
Sport facilities
Sports Halls / Stadiums / Pools / Racecourses...
Medical facilities
Hospitals / Clinics...
Welfare facilities
Welfare facilities for the Elderly & Disabled / Health Care Centers / Nursery Schools...
Business facilities
Office Buildings / Banks / Financial Institutions / Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Research facilities
Research Establishments / Examination Centers...
Production, distribution and environmental facilities
Factories / Warehouses / Distribution Centers / Waste Disposal Centers...
Commercial establishments
Shopping Centers / Stores / Showrooms...
Lodging and recreational facilities
Hotels / Inns / Rest Homes...
[ Structural Design ]
Structural design begins with a clear understanding of the client's requirements and the setting of the structural grade.
We make sure we grasp the client's needs accurately and give highest importance to maintaining safety. Through the cooperation of designers, facility designers and the integration of different studies, we create the optimum creative space. After incorporating the optimal balance between functionality, livability, durability, economy and construction constraints into our design, we construct safe, reliable buildings.
[ Facility Design ]
The person in charge takes part in the design team from the basic planning and design stages of the facility design process, and takes measures to ensure cooperation with designers and structural designers. While carrying out the project, the person in charge does not attach importance to the project size. Rather, he focuses on conservation of the environment and carefully studies the beneficial use of natural energy and efficient use of energy resources.
In 2005, Tohata Architects & Engineers, inc. installed an "Environmental Planning Office" and is striving diligently to discover new techniques that will allow coexistence with the environment and energy reductions.
[ Cost Planning ]
The person in charge of the cost estimation department is at the center of the cost planning process. To create a design that has a clear grasp of the client's requirements and the given architectural conditions, and that is both economical and efficient, calculations are made regarding construction costs that reflect market prices. These calculations are based on analyses of documents from a wide variety of our past projects and the drawing together of points from our original "Cost Planning Resources."
When construction work contracts are drawn up, we provide support for materials ordering and perform detailed, thorough inspection of the contents, quantity, unit costs and so on included in submitted written estimates. We look at things from the client's perspective and provide support in selecting the construction company and with negotiations over construction costs. When necessary, we make VE (Value Engineering) proposals and inspections, putting forward an optimum cost proposal.
LCC (Life Cycle Cost) Minimization Proposals
LCC indicates all costs incurred during the lifetime of the building, including planning, design, operational administration and disposal costs.
Operational administration costs (running costs), which include maintenance costs, operation costs and conservation costs, form an overwhelmingly large share of the construction costs (initial costs), so we strive to make a proposal that minimizes these.
[ Supervision ]
Construction supervision is carried out by the project team formed for each particular project in accordance with laws and regulations. The design plans and technical criteria that are delivered by the design team are accurately communicated to the builders, and confirmation is given to the construction process and execution scheme. Real-time quality checks of the daily progress made in construction of the building are performed. We transform into reality high-quality architecture that satisfies the needs of the client, society and the current age.
