Wako Basement Floor
Tokyo
2024
2024
Harmony and Light, Stage and Corridor
WAKO’s flagship store is a Ginza icon, giving any renovation major significance. In redesigning the Lower Level, we settled on the theme ‘Stage and Corridor.’ At the center of the space is a stage with long and short ‘hands’ that can be turned like a clock’s. Around the stage runs a corridor enclosed by wooden grilles, allowing visitors to stroll comfortably around the sales area.
This Neo-Renaissance space glows serenely with harmonious light. This evokes the Japanese concept of wa or ‘harmony,’ which we pursued as a motif throughout the design. The materials used include rare and specially acquired items from around Japan, from Kirishima and Yanase cedar to stonework and karakami paper from Kyoto. The faint aroma of cedar wood in the air and the traditional Japanese craftsmanship evident throughout the space are sure to foster a tranquil, harmonious state of mind.
Tomoyuki Sakakida
WAKO’s flagship store is a Ginza icon, giving any renovation major significance. In redesigning the Lower Level, we settled on the theme ‘Stage and Corridor.’ At the center of the space is a stage with long and short ‘hands’ that can be turned like a clock’s. Around the stage runs a corridor enclosed by wooden grilles, allowing visitors to stroll comfortably around the sales area.
This Neo-Renaissance space glows serenely with harmonious light. This evokes the Japanese concept of wa or ‘harmony,’ which we pursued as a motif throughout the design. The materials used include rare and specially acquired items from around Japan, from Kirishima and Yanase cedar to stonework and karakami paper from Kyoto. The faint aroma of cedar wood in the air and the traditional Japanese craftsmanship evident throughout the space are sure to foster a tranquil, harmonious state of mind.
Tomoyuki Sakakida
