The Design Studio

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2007-09-15 Macquarie Global Property Advisors LLC
2007-09-14 Motorola Japan Ltd.
2007-09-12 Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2007-08-12 Wall Street Associates K.K.
2007-08-06 Heidrick & Struggles Japan G.K.
2007-08-05 CMC Markets Japan KK
2007-08-05 Travel Company
2007-08-01 Accenture Japan Ltd.

Our Company
Who is the Design Studio?
The Design Studio's long history as the leader in Tokyo's International Design Community has successfully fulfilled a wide range of client needs. Our creative efforts encompass concepts ranging from classic, traditional formats, to the latest developments in contemporary digital thinking. Services are tailored to ensure full client support. Commencing with project management, design services include; Building Analysis, Programming, Schematic & Design Development, Construction Documentation & Administration and Bidding and Negotiation. The Design Studio's many years of understanding the variety, contrast and diversity in client related design allows us to offer fresh new ideas. The result is to provide a functional environment created to help people conduct business more easily.

Why Work With Us
Representation of client's interests as First Priority. Functionally and Aesthetically creative and appropriate design. One efficient contact line to lessen clients' load. Independent design expert. One stop shopping No margins.-Wholistic service scope Project Management that balances design, cost and schedule objectives...100% proven track record. Complete representation of client interest. Realization of compression of the project cost by order management and strong price negotiation power and skill, ample bench mark prices. Reservation of the cost transparency in the whole project

Our Services
Project Management
The Design Studio is internally organized to offer dedicated team services best suited for each project, and is also able to offer independent project management services. Typically, as the leader of each team, a project manager is assigned to oversee the implementation of a project from conception through to completion, and to act as a conduit between client and all project related service providers. A project manager will liaise with all parties to ensure that overall project scheduling deadlines are adhered to. After submission of an approved work schedule, weekly site vendor meetings track each building trade�s portion of the schedule. Any changes to the schedule which may impact the project are reported immediately, with corrective measures suggested to safeguard the integrity of the overall schedule. The design team will regularly report to the project manager, who will bear the ultimate responsibility for the project�s success. It may be stated that in over 30 years of operation, The Design Studio has never missed a scheduled completion date.

Building Analysis
The Design Studio can assist in assessing candidate buildings to determine the suitability of a building�s infrastructure versus client needs. New buildings are constantly added to our database of information. The chart on the opposite page is a sample of building infrastructure comparison.

Schematic Design
Our professional design teams consist of; Project Manager, Project Designers, Assistant Project Designers, Quantity Surveyors and a full Visual Support Team. Each team, with its support staff, initially work to achieve the following goals; Understanding of the proposed operation structure and expectations of the client. Understanding a client�s business needs and Corporate Image requirements precisely to propose development plans. Develop timeline/program to include all phases of project and coordinate completion dates. Confirm with IT and M&E vendors the client�s needs, and establish appropriate Electric/Mechanical infrastructure standards. Establish budget parameters After compiling all of the above information, The Design Studio will submit a preliminary presentation.

Design Development
A preliminary presentation consists of floor, ceiling, and furniture plans, renderings and material sample boards with proposed ideas for all floor, wall, ceiling and furniture finishes, and a preliminary budget which will be our own unsolicited estimation to be used for budgetary purposes. An updated, detailed project schedule outlining follow-up presentation dates, construction period and final completion dates is submitted for client review. Following acceptance of a final presentation, a set of drawings and specifications are compiled and used as the basis to obtain vendor costs to be submitted to the client for approval.

Cost Control
During the schematic design phase, a client is asked to guide The Design Studio on budget concepts to ensure that expectations are met as to clients project budget considerations. Preliminary estimates based upon our professional experience are submitted with preliminary design proposals. Approved drawings are used to solicit competitive bid proposals, when allowed by the building owner. Designated vendor estimates are compared to comparable efforts, to ensure only acceptable standard market pricing is allowed. The Design Studio�s careful cost control continues after appointment of vendors. Precise cost control is offered through every stage of project, changes in small details reflected on cost estimates in a timely manner.

Move Coordination
From a project�s inception, through to completion, The Design Studio offers a full service package and will assist in the recommendation, evaluation and appointment of a moving company. Existing premises are inventoried, and all items to be re-used are logged accordingly. During the construction administration phase, movers will be invited to attend weekly coordination meetings, to interface directly with the whole project team. This ensures that all parties can seamlessly work together during the critical period of a move weekend. Prior to the commencement of the move, The Design Studio reviews with all contractors and vendors, an hourly time management schedule. This would typically span from Friday afternoon through to Sunday evening, and ensures that access for delivery trucks, use of elevators etc., is all coordinated on an hourly basis.

Facility Management
The Design Studio is concerned in how your project looks, not only at completion, but during the months and years that follow. Layout change will become necessary if your needs shift. The Design Studio is as flexible to modification works, as it is in its original design. The Design Studio also offers long term facility management services to clients who are regularly updating their staffing or layout requirements.

Our Clients
A-B-C

ABeam Consulting Ltd.
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Aksia Japan
Bank of America
The Bank of New York
Baring Private Equity Asia K.K.
Baxter Limited
BNP PARIBAS Securities (Japan) Limited
BP Castrol K.K.
Capmark Japan KK
Citigroup Services (Japan) Ltd.
CMC Markets Japan KK
Coca・Cola (Japan) Company, Limited
CooperVision Japan, Inc.
Countrywide Capital Markets Asia Ltd.
Cushman & Wakefield K.K.

D-E-F

Fidelity Securities K.K.
Fidessa kk
Fimat Japan Inc.
Fortis Services Japan Limited
FUND CREATION CO., LTD.
Huron Consulting Group

G-H-I

Gartmore Investment Japan Limited
The Goodwill Group, Inc.
Heidrick & Struggles Japan G.K.
Hudson Japan K.K.
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Tokyo Branch
J.P. Morgan Services Japan Ltd.
K2 Advisors L.L.C.
King Street, LLP
Huron Consulting Group
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Japan Limited
Komura Agency Co., Ltd.

M-N-O

Macquarie Global Property Advisors LLC
Macquarie Securities (Japan) Limited
Merchant Capital K.K.
MetLife Direct Co., Ltd.
Microsoft Co., Ltd.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Moody's Japan K.K.
Moody's KMV K.K.
Motorola Japan Ltd.
National Australia Bank Limited
Nihon Openwave Systems K.K.
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Oaktree Japan, K.K.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

P-Q-R-S

Pacific Development & Management Co., Ltd.
Pangaea Capital Management Japan
Park 24 Co., Ltd.
Philip Morris Japan K.K.
Piedmont, Ltd.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP
Raytheon International Inc.
Redwood Group Japan Ltd.
SHINSEI BANK, LIMITED
Simplex Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.
SKF Japan Ltd.
Sony Corporation
Sony Pictures Entertainment(Japan) Inc.
Speedwell K.K.

T-U-V

TIBCO Software Japan Inc.
TPG Capital - Japan, Ltd.
Volkswagen Financial Services Japan Ltd.

W-X-Y-Z

Wall Street Associates K.K.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Asia
Willis Japan Holdings K.K.

Our Partners
UNITED STATES/CANADA

IA Interior Architects
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C. www.ia-global.com

Profile
Established: May 6, 1967
Capital: 17,000,000 (as of Jan. 1, 2000)
Board of Directors:
  Frederick Harris - Representative Director / Chairman
  Hideo Sugano - Representative Director / President
  Kazuko Harris - Representative Director / Vice President
  Jerry McAlinn - Director
  Toshio Muranaka - Director
  Yoshiyuki Minegishi - Auditor
Address: Kinmei Building 6F, 3-23-2, Kanda Jinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan 101-0051
Phone: +81.3.3288.8430
Fax: +81.3.3288.8435
email: contact@tds-tokyo.co.jp