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Sliding Walls Transform This Tokyo House Into an Office
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Bridgette Meinhold
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Transforming multi-purpose furniture is a key design element for small space living, so clever tricks were employed to turn this tiny apartment into an efficient office. The largest room of the apartment was transformed into a large meeting room and library with a sliding wall. When a large meeting space is needed, the wall slides shut over the library (there’s a hole cut out for the table). When less people are there, the library can be opened. Then at night, the library is closed down and the large meeting table can be used as a dining room.
One of the bedrooms was turned into a work room with three stations and upper shelving. To provide additional work and reading space, this work room was connected to the larger bedroom across the hall with a large swinging bookshelf. When open, the bookshelf effectively cuts off the bedroom space and creates a reading room accessible from the work room through a square portal. At night when everyone has gone home, the swinging door is closed and the bedroom is more open.
Working at home can be tricky at times — especially when your workstation winds up being your dining room table or living room couch (ahem…), but Japanese designer Yuko Shibato has inspired us with this transforming Tokyo home office. By two movable
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Space is created for various activities by moving two different walls in the Tokyo apartment.
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The library is open in the meeting room when the wall is slid out and a larger meeting space or dining room becomes available when the wall is slid shut.
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In between the bedroom and the work room is a swinging bookcase.
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When the bookcase opens, a quiet workspace is created and accessed via a square portal.
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The swinging door effectively cuts off the private bedroom behind it.
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Here as seen from the bedroom, the swinging bookcase door is closed.
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When the bookcase is open, a private space is available for reading, research or quiet meetings.
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When the bookcase door is closed and work is done, the bedroom enjoys a larger space and more light.
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Here the work room is brightly lit with three work stations (one is out of the picture).
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A diagram depicting how the moveable wall in the meeting/dining room transforms the space into a library and meeting room.
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A diagram depicting how the swinging door creates extra office space in the bedroom.
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The floor plan before and after the home office renovation.
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