About a year ago, I received a phone call from a woman who operates a coffee roastery inquiring about the renovation. When I went to see it in person, we saw that her husband ran an appliance store in one half of the space, which was divided by a screen, and the other half was the coffee roastery space.

Hefei is the capital city of Anhui Province and an innovative capital with international influence. The project is located in the eastern part of the main urban area of Yaohai District, Hefei City, far from the noise of the city center.

“To Architecture a Signage” “PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO”; a gallery where trends emerge, showcasing art, design and fashion exhibitions, located in Shibuya Parco, one of the iconic Tokyo cultural scenes opened in Nov 2019.

Safe use of historic buildings. When the old Kobayashi family residence, a cultural property, is used as a store used by the unspecified majority, it was difficult to use it without damaging the current atmosphere (the original value as a building) under the Building Standards Law

This is the first combined store design of “BAKE CHEESE TART” and “CROQUANTCHOU ZAKUZAKU” developed by BAKE inc.

“SHIBUYA SKY” is a 360-degree view observatory that takes place at a height of 229 meters in the center of Shibuya, Tokyo overlooking the chaotic Shibuya Scramble Crossing. It aims to be a place to stimulate the curiosity of visitors and nurture the imagination for the future.

2,475 sqm bookstore complex ‘Yan’ was conceptualized with the theme of ‘Life in the East’, located in a development area of Shenzhen Bay, where hotels, residences, sports facilities, and office buildings clustered.

The city of Xi’an was once known as Chang’an the seat of several important dynasties in ancient China; today, it is home to the Xi’an Hi-tech Industries Development Zone, a leading center of technological development.

“VILLAGE BOOK STORE” offering a new lifestyle for people. One of the origins of the book is to convey information to people through words. Chinese kanji have been created based on the footprints of birds walking on sandy beaches in the era of the Yellow Emperor. The letters have then been used in various ways.

The request from the client is to create a transparent space. Inside the store, the kitchen and sales floor were separated by steel and glass and could be opened completely. Although it was possible to express the transparency visually, I thought that equalizing the balance between the kitchen and the counter would create continuity between the two spaces and lead to new sensory transparency.

“Beautiful People”, a Japanese fashion atelier based in Tokyo. Since their debut at Paris fashion week, they have broadened their activities and this is their second freestanding store in Tokyo, Shibuya Parco, an iconic shopping destination leading the Japanese youth culture opened in Nov 2019.