Location

Nishi-ku, Osaka

Use

Cafe & antique general shop

Scale

About 50m²

Completion

2014

Photo

Hiroki Kawata

Shop and Café that handles pottery and Japanese chests of Komari pottery. When the owner started this shop, he had been searching for a place with a simple box like a garage (house). We couldn't find a place to match, but we thought it would be a good idea to reflect that thought in the space, so we set up a box with garage(house) iconified. There, the main functions of this shop (office, kitchen, cafe space) were consolidated to create a home-like space. In addition, we have a lot of pottery of Imari pottery, one of the main items of this shop, and we examined ways to display many pottery in a limited space. Then, in order to secure the space, the garage (house) was lifted off the floor, and the space under the floor was covered with Komari pottery. The shop, which is illuminated by light and has a level difference from the road, is designed to be a lot of Koimari pottery and a garage (house) or eye catch that seems to float. From now on, we hope that this garage (house) will be an intricate garage for the owner, a hearty place for our customers and a home-like presence.