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Unzen, Japan
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Other Projects by Yohei Kawashima architects inc.
THE CASE
Unzen, Japan
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
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This project is an interior design for converting a single tenant unit of a building located in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture, into a multi-purpose space.
The building stands one street removed from a heavily trafficked main road. While the setting is relatively quiet, the frontage faces a street-level space primarily used by pedestrians and frequented not only by local residents but also by tourists visiting the town.
The space was required to fulfil three principal functions.
The first is an event space for exhibitions of artworks, with the flexibility to host temporary programmes such as pop-up restaurants or shops.
The second is a café space where visitors can spend time in a relaxed and unhurried manner.
The third is a select shop, focusing mainly on apparel.
The space is operated by a single owner who has previously run a café at another location in the same town. What was particularly distinctive about their earlier operation was the frequent and casual communication that took place between the owner and people passing through the street—simple exchanges that naturally emerged from everyday encounters.
In this project, we aimed to create a space that could fully support and enhance such communication.
Specifically, a large counter was placed along the entire street-facing side of the open interior, allowing the operation to constantly face the town. This counter, from which the entire shop can be visually overseen, accommodates not only the café functions but also provides clear views of the apparel area and the event space at the rear. Through this arrangement, the entire space can be managed by a single operator.
Through the casual communication between the owner and people moving through the town, visitors may stop by spontaneously—enjoying a conversation at the counter, sitting and relaxing on a bench, browsing clothing, or simply sharing a cup of coffee. We believe the result is an open and generous space in which a wide range of interactions and forms of communication naturally emerge from these everyday moments.
The building stands one street removed from a heavily trafficked main road. While the setting is relatively quiet, the frontage faces a street-level space primarily used by pedestrians and frequented not only by local residents but also by tourists visiting the town.
The space was required to fulfil three principal functions.
The first is an event space for exhibitions of artworks, with the flexibility to host temporary programmes such as pop-up restaurants or shops.
The second is a café space where visitors can spend time in a relaxed and unhurried manner.
The third is a select shop, focusing mainly on apparel.
The space is operated by a single owner who has previously run a café at another location in the same town. What was particularly distinctive about their earlier operation was the frequent and casual communication that took place between the owner and people passing through the street—simple exchanges that naturally emerged from everyday encounters.
In this project, we aimed to create a space that could fully support and enhance such communication.
Specifically, a large counter was placed along the entire street-facing side of the open interior, allowing the operation to constantly face the town. This counter, from which the entire shop can be visually overseen, accommodates not only the café functions but also provides clear views of the apparel area and the event space at the rear. Through this arrangement, the entire space can be managed by a single operator.
Through the casual communication between the owner and people moving through the town, visitors may stop by spontaneously—enjoying a conversation at the counter, sitting and relaxing on a bench, browsing clothing, or simply sharing a cup of coffee. We believe the result is an open and generous space in which a wide range of interactions and forms of communication naturally emerge from these everyday moments.
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