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THIS LIGHT…

suffused apartment in Tokyo’s leafy Azabu community represents the seamless melding of two traditions: the Japanese and the Scandinavian, the two renowned for elevated very simple structure, impeccable craftsmanship and a reverence for organic supplies.

THE APARTMENT’S…

aesthetic is a testomony to the harmonious collaboration concerning Norm Architects of Copenhagen, Tokyo-centered Keiji Ashizawa Structure, and the Japanese household furniture brand name Karimoku, which jointly undertook the redesign of the dated room as a showcase for the perform of all 3.

THE APARTMENT…

experienced excellent of mild heading for it, but tiny else. In a sweeping renovation, the architects considerably improved the flat’s layout, accomplishing away with corridors and compact rooms in favor of a extra open system. Ingenious sliding doorways offer the flexibility to close spaces off as wished-for. Wall alcoves in every single room stand for the Japanese idea of tokonoma, locations dedicated to the display of exclusive objects, flowers and artwork.

A STRICTLY…

neutral furnishings palette, substantial darkish wooden constructed-ins and hand-troweled stucco on walls and ceilings distinguish the room. In the primary living area, a pale sectional couch with rounded cushions on a wood body provides ample seating and nubby texture, when a espresso table with a smoky glass top rated seems to float in house. A paper pendant light-weight and simple slender shelves preserve the gentle glimpse.

THE KITCHEN…

and dining place have a heat natural truly feel. Coffered molding detail and pronounced grain on the dim timber elements carry dimensionality to the unabashedly minimalist plan.

Floor TO…

ceiling storage, of a piece with the rest of the apartment’s finely crafted millwork, prospects to a serene chamber with a system mattress and 1960s AJ Wall Lamp by Danish mid-century grasp Arne Jacobsen. The architects have also acknowledged the project’s debt to the inspiration of mid-century American and Brazilian modernism in the use of warm, dim pure resources, wooden-paneled walls, lush carpets and tactile upholstery, citing influences like the Rudolph Schindler Home in Los Angles and even the Television set sequence Mad Adult males.

WHILE…

many areas are designed for entertaining, this apartment, established in the course of an period of worldwide pandemic, balances age-outdated Japanese and Scandinavian style concepts to produce a serene and cozy natural environment for dwelling a contemplative private daily life.

Structure: Norm Architects & Keiji Ashizawa Design and style

Architecture: Norm Architects & Keiji Ashizawa Style

Photography: Tomooki Kengaku