大阪は谷町六丁目、とあるマンションの1階にあるちいさなテナントの内装設計。

「特別ごちそうではないおうちごはん」と「特別豪華ではない雑貨」が入る、なるべく大らかな「おもちゃ箱」のような空間を目指した。

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　お店を長手方向に二分し、半分をごはん屋、半分を雑貨屋とした。前面道路側の大っぴらな既存窓によって２つの領域がフレーミングされ、店の様子がポスターのようにまちに掲示される。

　内装はすべて剥がし、仕上げは施さず躯体のままに。長手方向に並行に配置した造作棚やカウンターはすべて下地材で作り、その他設備も配管も露出させた。丸はだかの空間に配置される雑貨や調理器具などがそのままインテリアとなり、ファサードになる。

　2階床スラブからワイヤーで吊った冷凍冷蔵ケース用の乳白パイプの照明を長手方向に6列配置し、設置高さや配光方向（円形断面なのでワイヤー内で回転可能）や色温度を調整して領域をゆるく定義している。

　我々が行ったデザイン上の操作は端的に言うとそれだけである。

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おそらく今日もモノと笑い声で溢れたみせの様子が、親しみのある情景として、まちの日常に染み出しているだろう。

Before

Project 

The project, situated in Osaka’s very popular Tanimachi 6, takes place on the ground floor of a building where the tenant wanted to create a bar and small shop. 

The aim was to build a space that was as “generous and open” as possible, appropriate for  “home meals and comfort food ” and a “shop that is not utterly luxurious and affordable”. Inside, the space is simply longitudinally divided into two parts, one being the kitchen/seating counter and the other the shop. These two areas are framed by a very large existing window facing  the front street and working like an advertising billboard, enabling passers-by and neighbors to get a glimpse of the interior space, open to all. 

Space 

In order to maximize the volume, the entire interior was stripped to expose the frame. The height and direction of the lights, color temperature, and floor level were varied little by little to allow the bar and shop to coexist without having to vertically partition them, while softly dividing their respective areas. The bar side has a luminous surface on the ceiling and the general store side has a luminous surface on the ceiling.

On the bar side, indirect lighting with the luminous surface facing the ceiling was used with a low color temperature and hung 2,000 mm from the floor to keep the center of gravity low. The kitchen and seating areas are set at different floor levels to facilitate eye contact between the customers and the owner, and the physical distance between the customers and the owner is kept close, creating a calm space conducive to lively conversation.

The shop, on the other hand, was designed with the lighting hung 600mm higher than that of the bar, creating a space in which visitors can feel a connection with the adjacent street.

Particleboard, which is normally used as a base material rather than a finish, was used as a common finishing material to give the space more simplicity.