Kigumi-no-mori ‒ “A Timberwork Forest”
This beauty shop is a long, narrow space on the 1st floor of a multi-tenant building in the heart of Nagano.Before renovation, the piping and other equipment on the ceiling were exposed, giving a rather “brutalistic” impression of the space.To express our image of the new shop, we decided to keep the same ceiling height by leaving the piping and other equipment exposed,and construct a carefully-design timberwork around the space.By arranging the timbers with different densities, depending on the spot, we created a relaxing space, like being in the midst of a forest.We also took advantage of the long, narrow space to create scenes that change as a visitor goes deeper into the space.The materials of the timberwork are rounded to give a softer impression, and to complement the structure, we built box-like furniture into the delicate timberwork.
