In the film, Lakshmi meets Junya Ishigami, architect of Kait Plaza. He says, “Ma literally means the time and space in between things, so even if you’re standing in a completely empty space, you can still feel something around it.” At INFINITI, we create space by eliminating unnecessary things, so what remains has room to co-exist in balanced harmony.

Omotenashi translates as thoughtful hospitality. For Yuteki Dozono, the designer behind the SunnyHill shop in Tokyo, Omotenashi means “creating a relationship with a guest and a possibility for interaction.” He designed SunnyHill to look like a bamboo basket, giving it a warm, friendly quality in contrast to the concrete buildings that surround it. At INFINITI, Omotenashi is the welcome feeling you get in our vehicles and retail spaces.

The design philosophy of Engawa centers around the space between the outside and the inside. For Alfonso Albaisa, it had a marked influence on how his team at INFINITI created the new retail environments. “The way we played with the roofs, the glass and the water around it, you really have a difficult time knowing where the inside starts and the outside ends.”