XYL Kichijoji by TONERICO: INC.

Furniture store | Tokyo, Japan

XYL Kichijoji | TONERICO: INC. | photography: Satoshi Asakawa

XYL Kichijoji | TONERICO: INC. | photography: Satoshi Asakawa

 

DESIGN NOTE

  • Tunnel shape space made of Tenryu cedar panel as shelves

  • Symbolic shape that will remain in customer's memories

  • FSC partial certified project

 

photography : Satoshi Asakawa

words : Reiji Yamakura/IDREIT

JP

 
 

A store design for Japan-made furniture brand  ‘XYL’ that offering children's furniture made of Japanese wood such as Japanese cypress and cedar. XYL make their products from FSC-certified wood that proves that they are processed from the responsibly managed forests. Then the designer, Tonerico: Inc., asked to use FSC certified timber to get FSC certificate for the store by itself.

Under the theme of " Indelible Scenes of Childhood," space was created to inspire curiosity that visitors wanted to enter the narrow space. For the interior, by placing vertical arch-shaped ‘Tenryu’ cedar panel, grown in Shizuoka Prefecture, in 525mm spacing, they created a space like a tunnel and customers could see through the long tunnel from outside.

As a result of the fit-out made of FSC certified materials, this Kichijoji store received  FSC partial project certification. In the following year, XYL Nagoya store, designed by TONERICO: INC., received FSC full project certification.

 

DETAIL

The vertical arch shape panel placed at intervals of 525mm and were connected with shelves. The 35mm thickness solid panel was made of Tenryu cedar grown in Shizuoka, Japan.

The vertical arch shape panel placed at intervals of 525mm and were connected with shelves. The 35mm thickness solid panel was made of Tenryu cedar grown in Shizuoka, Japan.

TONERICO: INC. used FSC certified material for the fit-out and the store received FSC partial project certification.

TONERICO: INC. used FSC certified material for the fit-out and the store received FSC partial project certification.

 

CREDIT + INFO

Name: XYL Kichijoji

Design: TONERICO: INC. Hiroshi Yoneya Ken Kimizuka

Lighting plan: ModuleX

Construction: CBK


Location: 1-11-1 Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo

Owner: XYL Co., Ltd.

Main use: Furniture store

Completion date: 2016

Material:

shelf: FSC certified solid cedar panel t35mm(white stained, black stained)

floor: mortal, solid cedar flooring

 

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