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THIS LIGHT…

suffused apartment in Tokyo’s leafy Azabu neighborhood represents the seamless melding of two traditions: the Japanese and the Scandinavian, both of those renowned for elevated straightforward style and design, impeccable craftsmanship and a reverence for all-natural materials.

THE APARTMENT’S…

aesthetic is a testament to the harmonious collaboration concerning Norm Architects of Copenhagen, Tokyo-dependent Keiji Ashizawa Design, and the Japanese home furnishings brand name Karimoku, which jointly undertook the redesign of the dated room as a showcase for the perform of all three.

THE APARTMENT…

experienced high-quality of mild heading for it, but tiny else. In a sweeping renovation, the architects greatly changed the flat’s layout, executing away with corridors and modest rooms in favor of a more open up system. Ingenious sliding doorways supply the overall flexibility to near areas off as desired. Wall alcoves in each and every place signify the Japanese strategy of tokonoma, spots committed to the exhibit of exclusive objects, bouquets and artwork.

A STRICTLY…

neutral furnishings palette, intensive dark wooden created-ins and hand-troweled stucco on walls and ceilings distinguish the area. In the most important living location, a pale sectional couch with rounded cushions on a wooden frame provides enough seating and nubby texture, even though a espresso table with a smoky glass prime seems to float in house. A paper pendant light-weight and very simple slender cabinets retain the gentle appear.

THE KITCHEN…

and eating spot have a warm natural and organic experience. Coffered molding detail and pronounced grain on the dim timber factors convey dimensionality to the unabashedly minimalist scheme.

Floor TO…

ceiling storage, of a piece with the relaxation of the apartment’s finely crafted millwork, qualified 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 heat, dark purely natural materials, wood-paneled partitions, lush carpets and tactile upholstery, citing influences like the Rudolph Schindler Home in Los Angles and even the Television sequence Mad Men.

WHILE…

a lot of areas are intended for entertaining, this apartment, produced in the course of an period of world pandemic, balances age-previous Japanese and Scandinavian style ideas to produce a serene and cozy atmosphere for residing a contemplative personal daily life.

Style: Norm Architects & Keiji Ashizawa Design and style

Architecture: Norm Architects & Keiji Ashizawa Structure

Photography: Tomooki Kengaku