Our Architectural Works #6

東京・世田谷のきものサロン

東京・世田谷のきものの店。
売り場の奥に本格の茶室をしつらえ、着る機会そのものを作る——商いと文化が、静かに重なる場。

Brick shop front at dusk, a white crested noren glowing under the eaves
Entrance glowing at dusk beyond a live-edge counter, a serene work of Japanese architecture

宵に灯る、店のいりぐち

Full tea room inside the shop, the chashitsu set with a hanging scroll and a natural post

売り場の奥の、本格茶室

Live-edge timber counter with woven bamboo pendant lights, a warm Japanese interior

誂えの席と、帯の道

Naturally curved alcove post with inlaid circular motifs beside a hanging scroll

自然のままに曲がる床柱

  • Naturally curved alcove post with inlaid circular motifs beside a hanging scroll
  • Sunken hearth and tea utensils in the chashitsu beneath a lattice-and-washi ceiling
  • Chashitsu with a naturally curved post and raised daime tatami beside the hearth
  • Full tea room inside the shop, the chashitsu set with a hanging scroll and a natural post
  • Solid-wood reception counter looking down the gallery toward displayed kimono
  • Reception counter beside a cedar lattice screen, with quiet Japanese architecture detailing
  • Entrance glowing at dusk beyond a live-edge counter, a serene work of Japanese architecture
  • Entrance hall with a live-edge counter, display shelves and a tatami Japanese interior
  • Obi display along a cedar chest, with a view through shoji into the inner tea room
  • Live-edge timber counter with woven bamboo pendant lights, a warm Japanese interior
  • Row of obi sashes lit on black stands along a cedar chest, fine Japanese architecture joinery
  • Long tatami gallery lined with obi sashes on stands, a calm work of Japanese architecture
  • Tatami seminar space with low tables and stools, a flexible Japanese interior for events
  • Brick-fronted shop with a slatted timber sign board and a white crested noren
  • Brick shop front at dusk, a white crested noren glowing under the eaves
  • Tatami guest room at night with a lit display alcove of ceramics and a water basin
  • Tea utensils on tatami beside a sculpted post and a frosted sliding door
  • Alcove with a calligraphy scroll and a single flower, refined Japanese architecture