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2025.03.31

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Participating in the world's largest real estate trade fair for the first time, and announcing our mobility x city concept

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Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Junichi Tanisawa) participated for the first time at MIPIM 2025 (International Market Conference for Real Estate Professionals), held in Cannes, France from March​ ​11 to 14, 2025, where it announced a series of concepts for the "Seamless MobilitySystem(SMS)," a next-generation mobility system that will enable seamless movement of people both inside and outside buildings as a "tool that connects cities, architecture, and people."​
This release provides an overview of the announcement.

Takumi Kato, Senior Architect Mitsubishi Jisho Design Studio, will be presenting at MIPIM 2025.

At the venue, we gave a presentation entitled "Seamless Mobility System." We introduced our concept for a series of mobility solutions that expands from the ground to the air, and the vision of future cities and architecture that will be transformed as a result. After the presentation, overseas developers and manufacturers asked a variety of questions and provided their opinions, leading to a lively discussion. As an Architectural Design firm, we demonstrated to the public our ability to make proposals based on our wide-ranging knowledge, from urban development to individual Architectural Design.

Through "Future Mobility Systems"
Proposing "future city structures" and "architecture"

​Our mobility concept "SMS," which we have been announcing continuously since fiscal 2023, aims to enable more flexible use of urban spaces. It is a series of mobility proposals, including kick scooters that run on the road, small mobility vehicles that can move beyond the boundaries of buildings, and VTOL (vertical take-off and landing aircraft; "next-generation air mobility" and "flying cars" are attracting attention as next-generation urban air transportation) that can be deployed into the air.
"SMS" aims to improve the convenience of people's mobility and make urban spaces more flexible and usable. As an approach from Architectural Design firm, it is not just a depiction of mobility itself, but also a proposal for "the future of cities and architecture, where 'new mobility' is installed through evolved mobility."​

Expanding on the VTOL concept announced in 2024, at MIPIM 2025 the company is proposing (left, from left) one-, two-, and four-seater eVTOL models, as well as a "building of the future" that will be transformed by these models (right).
*The one- and two-seater models are currently pending a design patent application in Europe (European Community Design). The four-seater model has already obtained European Community Design DM/235029 and Japanese Design Registration No. 1775924 in 2024.

A modular VTOL system that enables seamless mobility with a flexible system

The VTOL proposed by our company is a fully automated modular mobility system consisting of three units: propeller, cabin, and drive. It functions in conjunction with takeoff and landing ports (see below), seamlessly connecting air travel between ports as well as air and ground travel.

A two-seater VTOL that can be transformed into flight and running modes by combining modules (units).

Video Streaming Now / What the "evolved building of the future" will look like, connecting air and ground movement

At MIPIM 2025, a concept movie for "SMS," which depicts how architecture and cities will be transformed by air and ground mobility, was shown and received high praise. The movie is now available online. Please take a look.

“SMS: Seamless Mobility System”
Here are some excerpts from the concept movie

The rooftop will become a "new entrance" for the building thanks to VTOL. As a takeoff and landing port, it will handle passengers and luggage, and switch between VTOL and Podbus modes. A propeller unit can be suspended from the pergola roof.
For aerial transportation, a cargo handling facility will be installed near the rooftop. This will reduce the amount of space used for cargo handling and storage on the first floor, creating a more open urban space.
The vertical traffic flow that moves the Podbus will add a new function to the building. Unlike conventional elevators, we envisioned a system that shortens waiting times by operating multiple pallets (floor panels) on one lift (lane). As an elevator is also a form of mobility, we pursued "seamlessness."
We will also introduce office floors whose composition will change dramatically with the introduction of mobility into buildings. Each floor will be directly accessible from the ground or sky, and a "mobility hub space" will emerge where small transport robots and kick scooter ports coexist. This will also lead to changes in the way workers work and spend their time in the office.
The design depicts a "building of the future" that has evolved into a new form, with VTOL take-off and landing ports on the rooftop and mid-floors, as well as a first floor that allows greater freedom of movement for mobility, and the image of the city that will be made up of this building.

Introducing the release related to "SMS: Seamless Mobility System"

Prior to the announcement at MIPIM, we issued the first news release on our VTOL concept in April​ ​2024. For more details, please see the release at the link below.

Mitsubishi Jisho Design 's efforts to strengthen its appeal overseas

With our local subsidiaries (Shanghai and Singapore) based in East and Southeast Asia, we are working to strengthen our external appeal in order to further expand into overseas markets. Our participation at MIPIM is part of our efforts to widely communicate that we are an organization that draws visions for architecture and cities with an eye to the future, and is capable of proposing urban master plans and architecture that incorporate technological innovation, as well as having high mobility as a member of Mitsubishi Estate Group.

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