MAME KUROGOUCHI Hanegi by Teruhiro Yanagihara Studio
Fashion store | Tokyo, Japan
MAME KUROGOUCHI Hanegi | Teruhiro Yanagihara Studio | photography : Ichiro Mishima
DESIGN NOTE
extra-thin "13 mm" cast-in-place concrete
unusual concrete-made fitout in the Japanese row house
sophisticated details with common materials
photography : Ichiro Mishima
words : Reiji Yamakura/IDREIT
Teruhiro Yanagihara has designed a small fashion store ‘Mame Kurogouchi’ with unusual 13mm thickness cast-in-place concrete in an old renovated row house. The Hanegi store was developed to create a place to explain fashion to customers in their own words. It locates near their atelier in Hanegi, a small town in Tokyo and the store is open only on the weekend.
The designer Teruhiro Yanagihara said, “We wanted to create a space with a method of using the skills of craftsmen and tackling new challenges. Because that's Mame Kurogouchi's approach to fashion design, and I wanted to build this store in the same way.” Based on the concept, the interior was constructed in an acrobatic approach, with only 13 mm thickness concrete poured on-site. They experimented with making the thinnest concrete possible, and through a unique formula, they achieved this extra-thin concrete.
The designer said that even though the store was tiny, he designed a narrow corridor leading to the shop area in order to create a special feeling like a Japanese traditional tea room. Also, in response to the client’s request for a space that fits in the local city, a large glass window with a clear view of the surroundings was installed.
DETAIL
Detail of the extra-thin 13 mm exposed concrete. They installed concrete wall into the old row house.
The designer Yanagihara designed delicate detail by using common materials like concrete and lauan plywood.
After the construction(above) and before. The building was used as a traditional Japanese restaurant.
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CREDIT + INFO
Name : Mame Kurogouchi Hanegi
Designer: Teruhiro Yanagihara, Hansheng Hsu / Teruhiro Yanagihara Studio
Lighting Plan: NEW LIGHT POTTERY
Furniture: MK Material
Construction: TANK
Location: 4-10-20 Daita, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Owner: Kurogouchi Design Office Inc.
Main use: Shop
Completion date: February, 2020
Material:
floor/mortar
wall/exposed concrete t13mm
ceiling/ lauan plywood
curtain/ Kvadrat
bench/Jindai -elm
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