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

• Architects: ATELIERCO ARCHITECTS OFFICE (saeco kobayashi+taishin shiozaki)
• Project: La Cienega and Cafe
• Location: Matsumoto, Japan
• Photography: ioto yamaguchi
• Team: saeco kobayashi, taishin shiozaki, mayumi ito
• Construction: asupia

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