Shinhan Lifecare Partners with Leading Global Architectural Firm Nikken Sekkei

Business Partnership with Nikken Sekkei, Japan’s Leading Global Architectural Design Firm

Advancing Space Models with Safe and Convenient Interior Design and Smart Healthcare Integration

Shinhan Lifecare, a subsidiary of Shinhan Life specializing in senior business, is partnering with Nikken Sekkei, a leading global integrated architectural design company representing Japan, to develop senior housing and care facilities in Korea.

Atsushi Omatsu, CEO of Nikensekei (second from right), Wataru Tanaka, Head of Overseas Business at Nikensekei (first from right), Seokmoon Woo, CEO of Shinhan Life Care (second from left), and Hoo Kyung Lee, Head of Strategic Planning Group at Shinhan Life (first from left) are posing for a commemorative photo at the signing ceremony held on the 7th at the Nikensekei headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Shinhan Life

On September 7, at the headquarters of Nikken Sekkei in Tokyo, Japan, Shinhan Lifecare announced on September 8 that it had signed a business agreement for the development of senior housing and care facilities. The signing ceremony was attended by 17 officials from both companies, including Atsushi Omatsu, CEO of Nikken Sekkei; Wataru Tanaka, Head of Overseas Business Division at Nikken Sekkei; Seokmoon Woo, CEO of Shinhan Lifecare; and Huigyeong Lee, Head of Strategy Planning Group at Shinhan Life.

This agreement aims to go beyond facilities that simply provide care to seniors by creating living spaces where seniors' everyday lives and healthy living can continue naturally, in response to the rapidly changing domestic demand for senior housing. The plan is to build a differentiated senior housing model suitable for the local environment by combining Shinhan Lifecare's expertise in planning and operating senior facilities with Nikken Sekkei's accumulated knowledge in architectural space planning.

Going forward, the two companies will collaborate in a variety of fields for Shinhan Lifecare's business locations, including: ▲ architectural and interior design and the establishment of space master plans; ▲ introduction of advanced Japanese models for senior facilities; ▲ resident-centered movement flow and space composition; ▲ application of smart healthcare technology and universal design; ▲ and identification of opportunities for the development of senior facilities both domestically and internationally.

Seokmoon Woo, CEO of Shinhan Lifecare, stated, "The competitiveness of senior housing depends on how well residents can naturally continue their existing daily lives and social relationships, rather than the external appearance of the buildings. We will do our best to create living spaces suitable for Korean seniors' lifestyles and emotional needs by combining the operational experience accumulated through Sollache with Nikken Sekkei's expertise in architectural and space planning."

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