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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. La Cienega and Cafe in Matsumoto, Japan by ATELIERCO ARCHITECTS OFFICEDecember 10th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ATELIERCO ARCHITECTS OFFICE ‘pata pata’ and ‘waku waku’ for ‘la cienega and cafe’ in matsumoto designed by the architects saeco kobayashi and taishin shiozaki (atelierco architects), ‘la cienega and cafe’ is located in the center of matsumoto, a city in nagano prefecture, japan. the existing building was designed in 1998 by the architect hideo yasui to house a fashion boutique. more recently the client requested designs for furniture and the interior of a new cafe situated in the loft, with a provision for displaying lots of small objects and accessories.  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi
 Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi ‘pata pata’ wall-display furniture was designed like outdoor playground equipment for children. ‘pata pata’ (w: 6,000mm, h: 1,400mm) comprises 84 doors, each of which is an easily detachable element of a simple structure or can be folded out to obtain a display unit. ‘pata pata’ is onomatopoeia for the opening-and-closing sounds. shop staff are easily able to create and change display arrangements by exploiting these features of ‘pata pata’.  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi ‘waku waku’ units (with shelves, or used as a simple clothes hanger) are made of steel pipe plus plywood as required. ‘waku waku’ expresses a feeling of fun, although ‘waku’ simply means ‘frame’ in Japanese. we gave this elegant frame it a tense atmosphere, while the installation of floating shelves lightens its overall feeling and appearance. another pipe-made clothes hanger attached along the concrete stair leads customer downstairs to the shop’s clothing section. at the center of the building, a tree formerly located in the garden of the client’s house is illuminated by a skylight, with additional surrounding pendant lights.  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi  Image Courtesy © ioto yamaguchi
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