Facilities Guide
Building A
Lobby
A reception area and showroom for visitors, where the Nishio Holdings Group’s activities are presented by a digital attendant.
Lounge
A space along the Pedestrian Deck open to both local residents and visitors for meeting and interaction. Equipped with a kitchen, the space can also be used to support startups, for instance by hosting trial runs of cafés.
Business training facilities
Equipped with a seminar room with a seating capacity of over 200, business training facilities here are used for business networking within the company, with other companies, and with international business partners, as well as for industry-academia joint seminars, thereby serving knowledge sharing and skill improvement needs for capacity building.
R&D facilities
Here is where Nishio Rent All’s philosophy and wealth of know-how are further developed to create new value. R&D themes include problem solving for construction-site-environment-, safety-, quality-, and cost-efficiency-related issues; improvement of productivity, labor-saving, and automation; and the development of innovative construction methods.
Offices
Some of Nishio Rent All’s head office and sales headquarter functions are housed here, serving as a nerve center for the public release of information as well as for business advancement.
Guest accommodation
Overnight accommodation, socializing, and relaxation are provided for business training facility users—employees, non-employees, and students—as well as facility tour visitors.
North Pocket Park: A haven of calm
The perimeter of this complex is planted with tens of thousands of plants, which reflect the changing seasons. The planting on the north side has a seating area where these can be appreciated—a relaxing, picturesque place complementary to Sakishima and its famously beautiful sunset.
Building B
Lobby
The lobby is connected to Cosmosquare Station by the Pedestrian Deck, which provides seamless access to Building B facilities.
Offices
Some of Nishio Rent All’s head office functions are housed here, as well as departments engaged in new businesses.
R&D facilities
Alongside advancing Nishio Rent All’s support for the success of World Expo 2025, most notably in the area of timber modular construction, joint studies are carried out here, as well as various field tests in the area of logistics, such as those involving the supply coordination of timber and other materials.
Sakishima Morena and Kibaco
The Nishio Holdings Group considers timber modular construction from the viewpoint of sustainability. Nishio’s proprietary ATA Hybrid Construction technology is capable of creating large spaces without pillars using timber available on the general market. Sakishima Morena has an area of 1,356 m2 (transverse width 38 m x longitudinal length 35 m; approx. maximum height 12 m).
It is one of the country’s largest pillar-free timber-built spaces, its frame consisting of sixty-four CLT panels made from materials including domestic sugi (cryptomeria) timber. Shorter construction periods and lighter weight are among the advantages for construction that make this construction method a highly recommended new option for timber buildings designed to fulfill re-siting and repurposing needs. As a facility in tune with contemporary needs, Morena will be hosting innovations and challenges for creating groundbreaking exhibitions and events.
Named after kibako (Japanese for “wooden crate”) because of its visual associations, this building has an area of 318 m2 (eave height 3.7 m, maximum height 4.6 m), and is composed of fifty-one CLT panels with a volume of 17 m3 and a thickness of 120 mm. Built from ready-processed, standardized panels to reduce both construction time and cost,
Kibaco is symbolic of Nishio’s active effort toward adopting wooden structures for its offices, warehouses, and other facilities. Kibaco offers users comfort and serenity by conveying the beauty, warmth, and other sensory virtues of natural materials in ways unique to a wooden structure. The diverse roles Kibaco is expected to serve include a showroom; providing backup for sporting and other events hosted by Sakishima Morena; offices; and a venue for networking.
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HISTORY
November 2019: Building site acquired
March 2020: Building site acquired
October 2021: Construction of Buildings A and B begins
November 2021: Construction of Morena begins
December 2022: Sakishima Morena’s completion ceremony held
April 2023: Morena opens for service
July 2023: Buildings A and B open for service
Facilities housed
Directions
Building A 1-12-75 Nanko Kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Building B 1-11-55 Nanko Kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Morena 1-12-10 Nanko Kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Seamless pedestrian access to Sakishima landmarks provided by the Pedestrian Deck
The R&D International Exchange Center complex is situated in Cosmo Square, a district earmarked by the national government for accelerated urban regeneration (tokutei toshi saisei kinkyu seibi chiiki). Contributing to the pedestrian-friendliness of Cosmo Square is the Pedestrian Deck connecting Cosmosquare Station, the Cosmo Tower (Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building), and the ATC (Asia and Pacific Trade Center). In the eventuality of natural or other disasters, the complex is expected to also serve as an emergency shelter.
Company profile
Nishio Rent All is a Nishio Holdings (a TSE Prime-listed company) group company.
TEL.06-6251-7302（Main number） FAX.06-6252-0285
■Main business activities
●Comprehensive rental and related services
Comprehensive range of construction machinery and equipment; comprehensive
range of event supplies; communication and information equipment; safety
equipment; plumbing equipment; operation of Rent All franchise chain
●Development and production of machinery and equipment
Construction equipment; labor-saving and safety equipment; system design for
multimedia equipment; and more
●Construction
Construction work at height; earthworks; paving work; interior finishing work;
building construction work
●Freight transport
Car shipping
●Repair and maintenance
Construction machinery; material handling machinery; and more
●Security and guarding services
Security and guarding for properties; crowd management and traffic control
(flagger) services
●Sales of supplies for above businesses
■Capital: 300 million yen
■Employees: 2,392 (as of April 1, 2023)