SHOTENKENCHIKU /December
2021/11/27 2021
December 2021, SUMMARY
SHOTENKENCHIKU is monthly magazine of Japanese interior design / store design / commercial architecture
SPECIAL FEATURE 1
STONE
Stone Processing Factory Report
（Page 52)
Matsushita Sangyo’s factory MONO FACTORY is located in
Inabe city, Mie prefecture. It is amazing to see a stock yard where
they put various rough rocks imported from all over the world. The
rocks are suspended by wires to be carried out and cut by 120
inch diameter circular saws, diamond gang saws, or multi-wire
saws. After such primary processing, the rocks are cut, drilled,
sharpened, and polished by skilled craftsmen, according to each
application for the interior, exterior, and furnishing. This report
tells you attractiveness of stone with the backdrop of dynamic
manufacturing in the factory.
SPECIAL FEATURE 1
STONE
yuen bettei daita
（Page 66)
This Onsen establishment is located in a calm residential area,
accessed by ten minutes by train from Shinjuku, giving a feeling of
mountain village with hot springs. This Onsen Ryokan includes a
partly outdoor big bathroom, spa, kappo restaurant and teaceremony
room. There are thirty five guest rooms; modern
Japanese style rooms and traditional Japanese-style rooms where
you must take off your shoes at earth floor. Interestingly, there are
twelve court yards in this establishment and their views of the
garden with trees and stones make you forget that you are in the
city. Hot spring water for open-air baths for both men and women
are regularly transported from Hakone Ashinoko Onsen in
Kanagawa prefecture. In the men’s bath you can use cold water
bath made by carving granite when you use sauna.
Designer : UDS
SPECIAL FEATURE 2
Botanical shop
REN
（Page 113)
Foliage plant shop REN headquarters in Mita, Tokyo was currently
moved and remodeled, operated by Tokyo Ikebana, a longestablished
ikebana flower specialty store. On the ground floor,
they sell small and medium size plants which are displayed like
ikebana arrangement. White circle plates for plants are suspended
from the ceiling and they can change the height by adjusting the
length of the wires. This shop offers “Reborn Plants” service to
revive withering plants and the service laboratory is in the back of
cashier.
Designer : NOSIGNER + anotherAPARTMENT
SPECIAL FEATURE 2
Botanical shop
Green thanks supply
（Page 123)
Located in Kyojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, plant shop Green thanks
supply opened in April 2019. It is a remodeling project of mid two
townhouse with stores of an old row house. The owner of the
store is Takeshi Ogawa. Under a theme of a greenhouse, the
ceiling of the shop is so high, as they made a void on the second
floor and removed some walls. The front facade used glass plates
for greenhouse and they let sunshine and natural light in. Every
month this shop holds exhibitions collaborating with ceramicist,
artist, fashion designer, etc.
With the change of the exhibitions, they change the display of the
interior to give visitors brand-new impressions each time they visit.
SPECIAL FEATURE 3
MAKE A BASE WHERE PEOPLE GET TOGETHER 5
NISHIIKEVALEY
（Page 133)
Located near a highway starting from Ikebukuro railroad station,
this renovation of a wooden one-story house and housing complex
makes an intriguing multi-purpose establishment including shop,
restaurant, co-working space, and shared kitchen, presenting
ideal lifestyle models.
Making the most of wood joinery and pergola to give a unified
impression to visitors, this building effectively uses common
architectural elements buffering the borders. The project
manipulates visitors’ visions naturally so that they appreciate the
landscape and they easily become members of the community.
Designer : Tsudou Design Studio
SPECIAL FEATURE 3
MAKE A BASE WHERE PEOPLE GET TOGETHER 5
HOGET
（Page 150)
This facility, located in Saikai city, Nagasaki prefecture, is a
renovation project of an old house to have event hall, cafe,
fabrication laboratory, office, and so-called “harappa” free scape.
As the project site has no chain restaurants nor mass retailers, the
building makes a multipurpose establishment to attract local
people and promote their interaction. Having demolished the
existing two meters high podium, they made a wide step in front of
the building. The front facade is open to neighborhood and
adjacent open space. The project architect held two workshops at
the construction stage to make this project community-based.
Designer : INTERMEDIA
FEATURE ARTICLE
FASION STORE
HELICAL CHORD JEWELRY & CAFE
（Page 176)
HELICAL CHORD is of so-called next generation D2C(direct to
customer) jewelry brands that aims to be something like message
to become a part of your personality. The project designer
presented the client a package of design including spatial design,
services, and OMO. The resolution is this project of store and
cafe where they use tablewares and products designed upon the
same motifs of the jewelry collection. One of intriguing cafe
menus is “Pairing Plate”. When you order sweets mentioning the
collection names, you will get the item and jewelry here to try.
They do not sell anything here but they just give visitors
information about the collection, all of which has QR codes for
shoppers to buy them through the internet site on their smart
phone.
Designer : NOMURA
FEATURE ARTICLE
FASION STORE
SHOEBOYS
（Page 201)
Shoe-shinner and YouTuber So Okuno is the owner of this shoe
shop with polishing service. The interior looks like a street scape
with a small hut in the center so everyone can see he polish shoes.
Some walls are covered with original stickers reminding us of
street walls covered with stickers and graffities, which presents
the owner’s respect to street culture. The skeleton ceiling used
softwood plywood panels and you see between them the exposed
drainage pipes that make you feel surrounding human activities.
Designer : Yagyug Douguten
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