Shichu no Sankyo in Tokyo, Japan by Fumihiko Sano Studio

Article source: Fumihiko Sano Studio 

LIFE SPACE UX is a SONY’s new brand born with a concept to fit in daily life. I designed a space to showcase its series of products.

I picked the idea of “Shichu no sankyo” in Japanese tea ceremony terms as a theme of this project, this is the idea of a country cottage built in the middle of a modern metropolis and also suggests another dimension therefore I built a modern Japanese space in the center of Ginza, Tokyo.

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

• Architects: Fumihiko Sano Studio (studio PHENOMENON)
• Project: Shichu no Sankyo
• Location: 5-5-3-1 Ginza,Chuo-ku,Tokyo,104-0061,Japan
• Photography: Koichiro Kutsuna
  
• Client: SONY
• Construction: GARA / Michikusa
• Produce: The Tea Room
• Site area: 90.52 m²
• Completion: 10/2016

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

When it comes to the main style of Japanese architects, it’s often mentioned that they adopt horizontal,　vertical　and continuous structures, in addition well placed ornamental designs still have practical uses like insulation. Due to the subtropical climate in summer, architects often use multiple fittings which separate its exteriors and interiors but often come with intermediate space, like a balcony.

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

The garden with live topiary set right at the entrance of the show room gives this space a changing of the seasons feel. Continuing through the room, the sight changes to a living and working space with a large table and chairs as well as a 4K single focus 150 inch projector. Further ahead is a little tea ceremony room with a traditional hanging scroll set with a single focus projector.

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

As a whole it is a seamlessly continuing space with outdoor, indoor and a deep inside exclusive area creating an outside garden feature inside the building, an indoor living room with an enclosed room inside.

All the materials, like the paper, are quite consistent to the traditional images of Japanese design, horizontal　and vertical　styles are represented by paper sliding doors (Shoji) and it’s lattice. Using these characters as the basis of the design, I intended to create modern updated Japanese architects with the original feel of them.

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

Fumihiko Sano. Architect./ Artist

Fumihiko Sano was born in Nara, Japan in 1981. Sano worked at Sotoji Nakamura construction company in Kyoto, where he studied the technique, material, and culture of traditional Japanese ‘sukiya’ carpentry, working on the construction of a tearoom, restaurant, hotel, and the State Guesthouse. In 2011, he established Fumihiko Sano Studio in Tokyo. Sano works in design and installation, combining traditional Japanese design with a modern sense.

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

For clients and manufacturers, Fumihiko Sano design and develop space, artwork and interior products. Among those are instaration, tea room, residence, restaurant ,office, shop, hotel, tables, lamps,toy.He work for companies and institutions such as Tokyo contemporary art Museum,21_21Design Sight, more trees, Tokyo Midtown, Sony, adidas, Panasonic, MUJI ,Lloyd Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, Japan Institute of Design Promotion ,Art Fair Tokyo ,and many more. His work is published in magazines such as domus, Frame, Elle Deco, Casa Brutas.

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

Image Courtesy © Koichiro Kutsuna

Fumihiko Sano recently received the ELLE DÉCOR Japan Young Japanese talent Award 2014, Japan agency for Cultural Affairs Japan Cultural Envoy 2016, Director / moderator for “The Vision 2020 Open Session Brainstorm my future in Kasumigaseki” hosted by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Image Courtesy © Fumihiko Sano Studio

Image Courtesy © Fumihiko Sano Studio

Image Courtesy © Fumihiko Sano Studio

Tags: Japan, Tokyo

Category: Showroom

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