feb 16, 2015
Okomeya rice store by schemata enlivens Tokyo shopping street
The project intends to stimulate commercial activity along a once prosperous shopping street
In tokyo, schemata architects has transformed an existing timber building into a small rice store intended to stimulate commercial activity along a once prosperous shopping street. the design was commissioned by OWAN, a local company who are striving to regenerate the district with a series of new outlets, including a coffee shop and a larger café. consequently, a mutually supportive relationship with neighboring establishments is imperative in sustaining the larger community.
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The existing timber building has been transformed into a rice store
In addition to the shop-floor, the entire building has been renovated, with the existing structure sanded down until it matched the color of the lauan plywood used for interior furnishings. as a result, the space achieves a unified appearance where old and new elements are almost indistinguishable. at the front of the store, an operable blind can be retracted to indicate that the rice shop is open. a glazed window separates the small kitchen from the rest of the volume, where available products are placed on timber display units.
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An operable blind can be retracted to indicate that the rice shop is open
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A glazed window separates the small kitchen from the rest of the volume
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Available products are placed on timber display units
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Food preparation area
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The project intends to stimulate commercial activity along a once prosperous shopping street
![](http://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/schemata-architects-jo-nagasaka-okomeya-rice-shop-tokyo-designboom-07.jpg)
Timber detailing
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The existing structure has been sanded down to match the color of the plywood insertions
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The rice shop hopes to become an integral part of the local community
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project info:
title: okomeya
architects: jo nagasaka / schemata architects
project team: toshihisa aida
address: 4-8-6, togoshi shinagawa-ku, tokyo, japan
usage: rice shop
construction: todo
site area: 16.49 sqm
total floor area: 16.49 sqm
floors: 1
structure: wood
completed: december, 2014
photography: kenta hasegawa
architects: jo nagasaka / schemata architects
project team: toshihisa aida
address: 4-8-6, togoshi shinagawa-ku, tokyo, japan
usage: rice shop
construction: todo
site area: 16.49 sqm
total floor area: 16.49 sqm
floors: 1
structure: wood
completed: december, 2014
photography: kenta hasegawa
(via designboom architecture) special thanks to Martí !
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