First 'niko and ... EDIT HOUSE' Model Home in Ehime Prefecture Completed by IP Licensee

Lib Service Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture; President and CEO: Yoshiyuki Nangai), a subsidiary of Lib Work Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture; President and CEO: Riki Seguchi; Securities Code: 1431; hereinafter 'the Company') handling platform business, has launched the IP licensing service 'niko and ... EDIT HOUSE' in partnership with Adastria Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya Ward, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshiaki Kitamura). We are pleased to announce that the model home of Miki Kensetsu Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture; President: Mikiyoshi Takasuka), a franchise partner, has been completed in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. This is the first model home of its kind in Ehime Prefecture.

1. About the First IP Licensing Service in the Housing Industry

'niko and ... EDIT HOUSE' is a joint venture between Lib Service Co., Ltd. and Adastria Co., Ltd., offering Japan's first (※) IP licensing service to homebuilders nationwide facing challenges in customer acquisition and differentiation. The service grants franchise partners the right to use intellectual property (IP) owned by 'niko and ... EDIT HOUSE', including trademarks, designs, and copyrighted works. Partners can leverage these assets in promotional activities to enhance customer attraction and increase orders.

※ Based on the company's research (September 2024), regarding IP licensing business for housing sales in Japan.

niko and ... EDIT HOUSE

Official Website

https://www.nikoand.jp/edithouse/index.html

Official Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/nikoand_edithouse_official/

2. About Miki Kensetsu Co., Ltd.

Company Name: Miki Kensetsu Co., Ltd. (San-El Home)

Representative: President Mikiyoshi Takasuka

Head Office: 925-6 Kojumachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

Founded: July 1992

The company meets a wide range of needs, including new construction, renovations, and trailer homes. For new homes, it operates two major brands: 'San-El Home', a custom home brand, and 'Shiawase Sumai Matsuyama', a dedicated ready-built home store, catering to diverse budgets and lifestyles.

Miki Kensetsu URL: https://www.miki-kensetsu.jp/

San-El Home URL: https://www.miki-3l.jp/

Shiawase Sumai Matsuyama URL: https://www.shiawase-sumai-matsuyama.com/

The completed model home is as follows:

▼ Model Home Overview

Name: niko and ... EDIT HOUSE Matsuyama Shirokita Exhibition Hall

Location: 4-chome 1-1 Yamakoshi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

URL: https://www.miki-3l.jp/nikoandedithouse/

3. Comment from Mikiyoshi Takasuka, President of Miki Kensetsu Co., Ltd.

We are deeply honored to have obtained the IP license for niko and ... EDIT HOUSE.

We were strongly attracted to the unique materiality, sophisticated design, brand strength, and carefully cultivated worldview that are distinctive to niko and ... EDIT HOUSE. We resonated deeply with the brand's philosophy of enriching and enhancing lifestyles, going beyond merely providing houses. Our strong desire to deliver homes with a unique texture and atmosphere to the people of Ehime has been our primary driving force.

With the opening of the model home, we now have a space where customers can directly experience the world of niko and ... EDIT HOUSE. We look forward to sharing its charm with local customers. Together with niko and ... EDIT HOUSE, we will steadily advance thoughtful homebuilding rooted in the Ehime region.

4. About niko and ...

niko and ... is a lifestyle editorial brand offering apparel, lifestyle goods, furniture, and dining.

Beyond practicality, it features items with a touch of humor, aiming to provide unexpected surprises and discoveries—'deau'—that eventually align with one's lifestyle—'niau'. The brand targets men and women in their 20s and 30s.

149 stores nationwide (as of end of May 2026, including web store).

<Official Web Store and ST> http://www.dot-st.com/nikoand/

<Official Brand Website> https://www.nikoand.jp/

<Instagram> https://www.instagram.com/nikoand_official/

5. Future Developments

This marks the first model home opening in Ehime Prefecture for 'niko and ... EDIT HOUSE' and the 26th model home nationwide.

Additional 'niko and ... EDIT HOUSE' model homes are scheduled to open across Japan.

We will continue expanding nationwide to grow revenue from our platform business.

About Lib Work

The Company operates under the slogan 'Changing lifestyles, changing the world, creating the future,' and is committed to its mission of 'innovating housing through sustainability and technology.' Beyond single-family home construction, it diversifies its business.

In digital marketing, it operates specialized websites such as 'e-Tsuchi Net' for land searches and the YouTube channel 'Lib Work ch' to implement demand-driven customer acquisition strategies. As a subscription-based service for homebuilders nationwide, it develops the new home planning system 'My Home Robo' and sells IP licenses for the single-family home product 'niko and ... EDIT HOUSE,' co-developed with 'ALC/Adastria Lifestyle Creation.'

Additionally, the company is actively promoting 3D-printed homes as part of its sustainable initiatives, working daily toward a sustainable future. URL: https://www.libwork.co.jp/

Company Name: Lib Work Co., Ltd. (https://www.libwork.co.jp)

Representative: President and CEO Riki Seguchi

Head Office: 178-1 Nabeta, Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture

Established: August 1, 1997

Capital: 1.3215 billion yen

Business: Single-family home business, platform business, 3D-printed home business