Our Architectural Works #2

Chashitsu dans une galerie

Au sous-sol de l'Ippodo Gallery Ginza, un chashitsu nommé Gu-an — où des menuiseries ressuscitées d'il y a un siècle et l'art contemporain partagent un même espace paisible et changeant.

Wide view of a raised tatami chashitsu alongside a gallery of bamboo and ceramic art in Ginza, Tokyo.
Raised tatami tea room (chashitsu) under a slatted canopy ceiling with hanging scrolls, beneath a Ginza gallery — refined Japanese architecture.

Un chashitsu sous une galerie

A chashitsu opening onto a gallery of contemporary bamboo and ceramic art in Ginza, Tokyo.

Chashitsu et art contemporain

Raised tatami platform with removable cedar floorboards revealing hidden storage, a detail of convertible Japanese architecture.

Le mécanisme sous le plancher

Waiting area with armchairs, reed blinds and tea utensils on an antique chest beside a tea room, a calm Japanese interior in a Ginza gallery.

Le lieu d'attente avant le thé

  • Raised tatami tea room (chashitsu) under a slatted canopy ceiling with hanging scrolls, beneath a Ginza gallery — refined Japanese architecture.
  • Gallery corner with woven bamboo artworks on pedestals beside a shoji wall, a Japanese interior in Ginza.
  • View from the gallery into a raised tatami tea room (chashitsu), with artworks on the surrounding walls.
  • Raised tatami platform with removable cedar floorboards revealing hidden storage, a detail of convertible Japanese architecture.
  • Tatami tea room with hanging scrolls and a bamboo artwork between cedar posts, a warm Japanese interior.
  • Wide view of a tatami tea room with a hanging scroll and a slatted ceiling beneath a Ginza gallery, refined Japanese interior.
  • Tatami tea room with hanging scrolls and a bamboo sculpture, lit for evening in a Ginza gallery.
  • Wide tatami chashitsu with a shoji wall and a small lounge beyond, hanging scrolls and cedar posts.
  • Tatami room with a framed ink work on an antique chest and hanging scrolls, a quiet Japanese interior.
  • Tatami tea room with two hanging scrolls and a standing bamboo artwork, softly lit in a Ginza gallery.
  • Wide view of a raised tatami chashitsu alongside a gallery of bamboo and ceramic art in Ginza, Tokyo.
  • Raised tatami tea room beside a gallery wall holding a crescent-shaped bamboo sculpture, contemporary Japanese architecture.
  • Symmetrical frontal view into a chashitsu through its shoji opening, a black-and-white scroll centred at the rear.
  • A chashitsu opening onto a gallery of contemporary bamboo and ceramic art in Ginza, Tokyo.
  • Angled view of a tea room and gallery with bamboo and ceramic art on pedestals and wooden display cabinets.
  • Tea room corner with a black-and-white photographic scroll and a bamboo crescent artwork seen through glass shoji.
  • Tea room with shoji partly open beside a gallery wall holding a bamboo crescent sculpture.
  • Waiting area framed by reed blinds with armchairs and a round table beside a shoji-lit tea room.
  • Waiting area with armchairs, reed blinds and tea utensils on an antique chest beside a tea room, a calm Japanese interior in a Ginza gallery.
  • Waiting area with a round table and armchairs looking into a tatami tea room with a hanging scroll.