Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association

SunnyHills at Minami-Aoyama

This is a pineapple cake shop, utilizing Japan’s traditional woodworking technique, the so-called “hell’s structure” of connecting wooden fixtures for its exterior and interior design. The intense wood elaboration of the three-layered external wall combined without nails makes this store stand out i

TOKYU PLAZA GINZA

Tokyu Plaza Ginza is a large-scale commercial lease building, constructed in Ginza, a traditional commercial district of Tokyo. The complementary themes of its design are tradition and innovation. The external design is made to resemble the faceted glass of the Edo era, acting as a “container of lig

sahsya kanetanaka

Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, responsible for the design of the restaurant, has been a collector of antiques for a long time. Among the artifacts gathered by him, there are parts of ancient architecture, giving forth to the imaginations of other spaces: one of his current activities is to create de

INTERMEDIATHEQUE

‘INTERMEDIATHEQUE’ was established in the JP Tower which was developed from the former Tokyo Central Post Office building to a large-scale free-of-charge museum and a shop arcade ‘KITTE’. It was re-edited as a cultural facility attempting a dynamic synthesis with a commercial facility. Following the

TAKEO Aoyama MIHONCHO

This is a paper shop by the leading Japanese paper manufacturer, “Takeo.” The shop is serenely laid out in a tranquil residential area. In this shop, countless kinds of paper are organized and stored into individual drawers. Since there is nothing else except for drawers in the shop, a minimalist sp

iGUANEYE Aoyama Main Store

iGUANEYE, originally a footwear brand, designed by Olivier Taco from Paris, draws its inspiration from the lifestyle of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon The world’s first iGUANEYE store in Tokyo’s most bustling area called Aoyama dedicates its full space for the sales of the footwear. Precisely

DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS

This shop manifests the new type of bookstore. The idea is actualized in the form of a large-scale bookstore and in a quiet residential area. The books are arranged not by genres but lifestyles. For instance, the travel corner has cooking books and philosophical essays. The collage-style arrangement

2Ｆ3Ｆ4Ｆ Isetan Shinjuku Main Store

Department stores all over the world have been placed in a difficult position by Internet society and IT technologies. Mechanisms of distribution and prices have become global, giving rise to Amazon and Uniqlo. However, there exists a rare department store that has managed to overthrow these mechani

NEZU MUSEUM

An architect conquers the world through his work. However, this museum started from the realization of architecture amidst the small-scale work Kengo Kuma undertook in the rural regions of Japan in the 1990s when he had no job. This inspired the titles of his books: “Anti-object” and “An Architectur

Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Roastery & Café

This production site—which unites a coffee roastery, a café, an office, a training room for future baristas, and a pastry factory—occupies the space of a renewed warehouse. The aura of the warehouse as it is and the store’s equipment (counter, furniture, shelves, machines) seem to be unintended but

Grand Hyatt Tokyo Chapel

Takashi Sugimoto’s artistry is the benchmark of Japan’s interior designers’ advancement into overseas markets. This can be traced to the 1990s when he produced Mezza9, a restaurant in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore. His signature design style has been transmitted to Seoul, Hong Kong, Shanghai, B

Koizumi Douguten

The small-scale space of this renovated old Japanese wooden building comprises sites of various purposes—a shop, an office, a warehouse, a workshop, and a viewing room. Yet, it is surprisingly austere. Its space recreates the old Japanese household concept of the “beauty of use” (which is different

BOOK AND BED TOKYO

Despite the Internet’s domination of society, “books” are experiencing a rapid ascent not only in Japan but also in Korea and Taiwan. Many new fascinating spaces with “books” have emerged recently. BOOK AND BED TOKYO (an economy hotel) is one such audacious location. Rather than a capsule hotel, it

KIYA Nihonbashi Main Store

This is a household shop focused on cutlery, where one can see various tools handmade by craftsmen as well as the household scenes. It is as if the store aims to create a stir in present-day society marked by the possibility that traditional Japanese crafts may vanish. The exposition of tools is con

Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku

Shopping buildings all over the world resemble each other. They end up being alike since they are constructed with the economic interest of increasing tenants’ fees in mind. However, the Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku overruled the typology of shopping buildings by making an unconventional use of i

Hitoshinaya

Hitoshinaya is a Japanese traditional restaurant facing the departure lobby of Haneda Airport’s Terminal 1. It constitutes one dining facility comprised of three specialized restaurants. They connect to one another along each of the restaurant’s eaves, creating a refreshing impression of a streetsca

Under the elevated railway, Chuo line Community Station Higashikoganei / Mobility Station Higashikoganei

This project was launched to efficiently utilize the space beneath the train viaduct. Its spatial design not only assists in a purposeful usage of the space under the viaduct, a previously unutilized place in the city, but also contributes to the development of the town. A succession of massive whit

Tsutaya Electrics

Tsutaya Electrics is a life-style theme store where civilization (home electronics) and culture (books) merge. It has been designed to pursue a captivating space that one cannot experience if one is shopping online, despite the fact that digital commerce has become mainstream in the world. The inter

The PENINSULA Tokyo

Windows on each floor are topped with eaves where the lighting is installed. Layered through these eaves, the illumination is mesmerizing. The lighting design, visible even from afar, helps one feel the elegance of The Peninsula, one of the flagship hotels in Asia. Its interior as a whole renders th