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Saga Hirakawaya Store and Restaurant / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Hana Abdel — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 02:00:00 +0000

The flagship store of Saga Hirakawaya is a shop and restaurant located in front of the historical tower gate of Takeo Onsen, a long-established hot spring resort in Saga prefecture. Priorly, the client had already been operating two restaurants. Still, when they came across this specific site in Takeo Onsen, where they were born and raised, they decided to open a new restaurant in the hope that it would contribute to the revitalization of the local area, which had lost its former liveliness and been unpopulated.

TRUNK (HOTEL) YOYOGI PARK / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Hana Abdel — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:00:00 +0000

TRUNK(HOTEL) YOYOGI PARK, located in Tomigaya, Tokyo, is a 7-story boutique hotel with 25 guest rooms, including 5 suites, a rooftop & lounge that overlooks the lush green Yoyogi Park, and a restaurant on the ground floor. For this project, we were tasked with the architecture and interior design, FFE selections, and some of the styling for all spaces.

Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Hana Abdel — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:00:00 +0000

The Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe is located a short walk from the busy atmosphere of the downtown area. Designed as an urban retreat situated between two parks, the interior is the second Blue Bottle Coffee produced by our studio.

Blue Bottle Coffee Shiroiya Cafe / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Hana Abdel — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Shiroiya Ryokan was established in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture during the Edo period and closed in 2008, despite having a history of about 300 years. It was reopened in December 2020 as SHIROIYA HOTEL which was designed by the architect Sou Fujimoto.

House S / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Victoria King — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

House S is located in a quiet residential area in a center of Tokyo. The site is of the house is a cul-de-sac, removed from the main thoroughfares, and was once a samurai residence, so their are old pine and zelkova trees in the area.

Skycourt House / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Megan Jett — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

SKYCOURT is an ambitious renovation project that involved transforming a Japan bubble era house into a modern home connected to the city and the sunlight. The house is located in a quiet residential area, a couple of blocks away from Tokyo's business district. The original house plan was a dated two storey house with cramped bedrooms, small windows with no indoor/outdoor flow.

Sky Garden House / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Megan Jett — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Sky Garden House is a two-family residence in central Tokyo. The main goal in design was to create an environment where two families can interact freely and frequently, while giving each family a high level of privacy from each other as well as from outside. The peculiar nature of the location and limitations imposed by the building codes (in particular, the building-to-land ratio) presented considerable challenges in meeting this goal.

Riverside House / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Megan Jett — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This prject is a weekend house by a riverside. The site is slanted toward the river, and the north wind peculiar to this place runs along the slope. The house is plotted parallel to the river, and the shape coming out of the slope looks like a ship waiting for the launching.

Mishima House / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Megan Jett — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The theme for this house design is ideal for a small family. The idea behind this design is to accommodate privacy, while living comfortably in the dense downtown area of central Tokyo. The rooms that need maximum privacy, such the bedrooms and bathroom, are located on the first and second floor.

11 Boxes / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Megan Jett — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In order to maximize space of the site, a simple construction method was chosen. Eleven steel frame boxes are formed using steel angles and used as the main structure, while external wall panels are attached on without the need of any additional structure.

2 Courts House / Keiji Ashizawa Design

Megan Jett — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The project is constructed in typical Tokyo urban condition of closely built surrounding. The 4 story house resolves privacy and light with the design of 2 cascading courtyards which spills gradual light into the innermost volume of the house.