The site is located in Nerima-ku, Tokyo, a little away at the end of a crowded shopping street.
Originally, the site was owned by the father-in-law of the client, who ran a business there. At the timing of his retirement, the client was considering moving from the previous home, and a family meeting was held. After that, as another way of using the site, they decided that they had the house remodeled to a two-family houses.
Furthermore, the site is 25 tsubo (about 83㎡), category 1 exclusive districts for low-rise residential buildings is applied, building coverage ratio is 50%, it’s in quasi-fire prevention districts, and a parking space for father and mother-in-law is required.
The facade and interior design of the first flagship store of The Ginza in Japan, a subsidiary of Shiseido. The facility serves as a multipurpose space with the shop space on the first floor, a membership lounge on the second floor, and an event space in the basement.
Much alike their basic skin care products―the signature products of The Ginza, the aim was to create a place where visitors rediscover their true beauty, reflecting themselves in “mirrors” applied in various forms within the facility.
Visual Display* starts a new journey with Slowear Venezia that begins with the opening of Tokyo — Marunouchi and aims to renew and reinforce the image of the brand while respecting the values that till now have distinguished it: tailoring, Italianness, style and hospitality.
“A constantly evolving project aimed at creating a set of feasible and coherent solutions to be used from time to time according to the individual locations (…)” Visual Display
“Less austerity, more eclecticism, the new soul of Slowear Venezia stores is unrestrained from certain patterns and is enriched with new gestures, materials, suggestions.” Visual Display
Article source: DDAA / Daisuke motogi Design And Architecture
We designed a free-address office space for DAQ, a company running iPhone accessories brands Andmesh and Squair, converted from a former French restaurant. The spacious open-plan office seating 24 employees and the cluster of small rooms including a meeting room and executive’s room are divided by a black perforated partition wall. We decided to adopt the open plan to bring in natural light through the south and east windows to illuminate the entire office but wanted to avoid providing monotonous seating where each seat is differentiated solely by the amount of sunlight it receives. Taking advantage of the free-address system, we designed various types of seats with different characters including sun-lit window seats with a view; tall desks where one can work standing up or sitting on a high stool; cubicle-type seats (designed in the same size as typical cubicles in manga cafes in Japan) for those who want to concentrate or work alone, in addition to standard desks and chairs.
Article source: DDAA / Daisuke motogi Design And Architecture
(This room has pockets.)
Kobo Abe, a Japanese writer, was known for his super-messy room, and he was said to have scattered cigarette ashes all over the floor when his ashtray got full. Actually, I am not good at tidying up, although not as bad as the writer himself. I often tell my staff and students to “organize thoughts”, but when it comes to myself, I am not good at “organizing” things nor swiftly putting away things after using them.
“Keen-kichijoji” is a hair salon in Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan.
Kichijoji is known as a place of a source of fashion, lifestyle, and subcultures, and particularly is a place where “oldness” and “newness” are fused, such as latest fashion shops are placed in an old shopping street.
“Sankeys PENTHOUSE” is a music bar in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Harajuku is known as the center of Japan’s highest cultural trends and fashion styles from teenage to adults. In such a place, the bar is designed based on the concept to provide a place that visitor can meet new cultures and communities with enjoying music, cocktails, and food.
“DUCT COFFEE LAB” is a cafe in Daikanyama, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
The Daikanyama area is known as one of the most fashionable places in Tokyo to source cultural trends. In such area, the cafe is designed modernly based on the concept as a laboratory of coffee.
Article source: tomomi kito architect & associates
This is the interior design project for a new Arup’s office in Tokyo.
Arup’s staff designed their own office and also managed the relocation project by themselves.
Before commencing design, a questionnaire on workplace for all staff was conducted. The result showed that they hope for a “well-being” office which allows them to work comfortably, while representing Arup’s brand and culture.
Located in a dense residential district in Tokyo, this property is distinguished by its triangular shape formed by two roads meeting at a sharp angle. The clients, a couple and their daughter, wanted a house that balanced privacy with the right amount of connection to the surrounding environment, while also controlling environmental elements like the direct sun that results from its location on a south-eastern corner lot bordered by roads on three sides. They also wanted a layout that made the best possible use of the lot’s unique shape.
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