Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON

Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Facade, WindowsKusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Door, Windows, BeamKusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Shelving, Windows, FacadeKusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Exterior Photography, Windows, FacadeKusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - More Images+ 9

Toshima City, Japan
  • Architects: CHINDON
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  97
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Kohei Yamamoto
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  C.I.TAKIRON Corporation
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Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Facade, Windows
© Kohei Yamamoto

“Kusunoki-so" is a community space located in Tokyo that has been renovated from an old warehouse. This is a plan to build a new small cafe space on its first floor.  Next to Kusunoki-so, there is a park, so we aimed to create a cafe that is open and easy for anyone to stop by like a "park shop".

Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows, Countertop
© Kohei Yamamoto
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Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows, Door, Glass, Beam, Handrail
© Kohei Yamamoto

We replaced the existing wooden sliding door on the front wall of the building with a transparent hinged door with good visibility. In addition, a part of the door is designed to move greatly inside the building. It opens Kusunoki-so to the city, and at the same time, its door fits snugly in the newly built kitchen space, creating a small "park shop" inside Kusunoki-so.

Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Shelving, Windows, Facade
© Kohei Yamamoto
Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON - Interior Photography, Door, Facade
© Kohei Yamamoto

This movable door is opened and closed not only depending on the season and weather but also depending on the mood of the shop owner and the needs of the user. We hope that such exchanges through the opening and closing of daily life will create further "neighborhood relationships".

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Address:Kamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 170-0012, Japan

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Cite: "Kusunoki-sou Café / CHINDON" 23 Jun 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/984016/kusunoki-sou-cafe-chindon> ISSN 0719-8884

© Kohei Yamamoto

Kusunoki-sou咖啡厅 / CHINDON

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