The building is housed in a traditionally enclosed space with typically artificial heating and cooling systems, but the architect reconfigured it, installing wood frame windows to allow the building to ‘breathe.’ The interior design includes benches lining the facade, removing the site from the idea of a traditional shop. Its lack of cash registers encourages laid-back browsing and purchasing, while the garden and cafe help to create a relaxed atmosphere.
+ Takeo Kikuchi
+ Schemata
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Via Spoon-Tamago
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Menswear brand Takeo Kikuchi redesigned their flagship store in Shibuya to create a comfortable retail experience to attract customers away from the highly popular online market. The store was designed by Schemata architect Jo Nagasaka, who was to a to
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The building is housed in a traditionally enclosed space.
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It previously used typically artificial heating and cooling systems.
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The architect reconfigured this concept by installing wood frame windows to allow the building to ‘breath’.
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The interior design included benches lined along the facade to remove the site from the idea of a traditional shop.
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Its lack of cash registers encourage laid-back browsing and purchasing, while the garden and cafe help to form a relaxed atmosphere.
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