Japanese model Karimoku Case has redesigned an residence on a hilltop in Tokyo, utilizing wooden and a impartial color palette to create a “calm and serene environment”.
Named Azabu Hills Residence, the mission was designed by Karimoku Case – a studio developed by Karimoku Furnishings in collaboration with design studios Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects.
The studio used the mission as a chance to optimise using native zelkova wooden which is more and more underutilised.
“We sympathized with the story of how zelkova was a standard materials in Japan, however is now being chipped and discarded, and wished to discover the chances of zelkova by way of this mission,” lead designer Keiji Ashizawa instructed Dezeen.
“Once I first noticed the pattern of it, I felt that its light reddish hue, together with its story, was a superb match for the mission,” he continued.
“We determined to create the inside utilizing zelkova that may are available in concord with the light mild from the north aspect.”
The 226-metre-square residence was centred round a spacious, open-plan dwelling space and eating room illuminated by floor-to-ceiling home windows.
A small workspace nestled behind a wall within the dwelling area makes use of the spacious inside, and is furnished with a desk, chair and shelving created from zelkova wooden.
The minimalist inside is outlined by textured white partitions and wooden used for flooring, window frames and fittings, that are tied collectively by cream furnishings, paper lights and ornamental paintings.
Within the dwelling area, lattice wood screens have been used to separate programmes in addition to present cross air flow by way of the area to create ethereal interiors.
“With the residence being positioned in the course of a big metropolis like Tokyo, it was necessary to have a home-like environment that makes you’re feeling relaxed,” Ashizawa mentioned.
“We have been aware of the calmness and tranquility wanted to attain this, and designed the inside with well-curated furnishings, lighting, and artwork to create an setting for this goal.”
A counter created from zelkova wooden divides the dwelling area and adjoining kitchen, whereas additionally serving as an extra seating and eating area.
Inside the kitchen, cupboards constructed from gridded wood frames have been completed with concrete counter tops, complemented by tiled terrazzo flooring that additionally options within the residence’s entryway.
Gridded wood frames are repeated for each storage within the dwelling space and a wall in the primary bed room the place the house transitions right into a cosy-feel with carpet flooring.
A round chair and marbled desk sit in entrance of the bed room’s floor-to-ceiling home windows, with a research desk nestled into the nook.
Different not too long ago accomplished initiatives with minimalist interiors embrace a dental clinic in Montreal designed to really feel like “somebody’s residence” and a London pub transformed right into a pared-back jewelry showroom.
The images is by Tomooki Kengaku.
Mission credit:
Architect: Keiji Ashizawa Design
Mission architect: Keiji Ashizawa / Ryota Maruyama
Shopper: reBITA / NTT City Improvement Coperation Tokyo
Building: Tamarix
Furnishings collaboration: Norm Architects
Furnishings: Karimoku Case
Lighting: Kojima Shoten / Saito Shomei
Lighting plan: AURORA / Yoshiki Ichikawa
Inside styling: Yumi Nakata
