A Look Into Pokemon Center Yokohama Renewal’s Interior Design Process

Japanese website JDN has published an article sharing how Tanseisha uses Vectorworks, a software for interior designers, to create concepts for their clients.

In the article, one of the projects that made used of Vectorworks was Pokemon Center Yokohama Renewal. Vectorworks was used to create sketches, layouts, and detailed plans to present to The Pokemon Company how the interior of the store will look like.

Various elements of the store’s interior design, such as budget and scheduling, were all decided based on the documents created on Vectorworks.

Pokemon Center Yokohama Renewal is a merger between two themes – the harbor of Yokohama and Pokemon. Below you can see a photo of how the most prominent section of the store looks like:

On this sketch created on Vectorworks, you can see a Poke Ball imprinted on the wall. But there are no details such as materials or method of construction labelled on the sketch. However you should be able to see and feel the “harbor ambience”.

After studying the characteristics of boats, the designers at Tanseisha wanted to further include elements of boats in the store’s design in a way people can understand the moment they see it. The idea was presented to the client, and the cost-effectiveness of the idea had to be studied.

The designers at Taiseisha, just through sketches made on Vectorworks, were able to convey their stories and ideas to their clients. Estimates and budgets could even be accurately calculated through these elaborate sketches. Once clients were happy with what they saw, they agreed with the ideas presented to them, and will become unlikely to request further changes to their plans or budget in the later stages of the project.

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