Renovation in Jiyugaoka by Airhouse Design Office

This renovation in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya, Japan was undertaken by Airhouse Design Office.

The project was completed in 2014.

Renovation in Jiyugaoka by Airhouse Design Office:

“This project was a renovation of a 40-year-old reinforced concrete apartment. The spaces of the house were designed from a viewpoint of “storing clothes”. It was said that the client had a passion for fashion and loved trying on clothes or displaying newly bought clothes.

The client requested a large-sized closet space. However, we thought it was a shame to completely hide away the precious clothes.

Therefore, a large closet space, called a dress room, was made in the center of the plan. The room functions as a passage as well as a display storage and a hide-away storage, and the space continuously changes depending on the situation or season. By doing so, fashion blends into life, and I believe that the space became a place to change the client’s mood whenever it was passed by.

This renovation project was done by constructing spaces through re-examination of the conventional ideas of clothing storage.”

Photos by: Toshiyuki Yano