Nobuo Araki / The Archetype

The Pool Aoyama

The Pool Aoyama

Nobuo Araki

The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya

ARCHITECTS
Nobuo araki

PHOTOGRAPHS
Atsushi fuseya, kai hiroyo

AREA
161.0 m²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
Refurbishment, store

The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya
The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya
The Pool Aoyama
© Kai Hiroyo

The Pool Aoyama is situated near Kotto Street in Minami-Aoyama, on the ground floor of an apartment building constructed in the 1970s.

Formerly used as an indoor swimming pool, the interior has been renovated to provide a space for a fashion brand to bring their concepts to life.

The Pool Aoyama
© Kai Hiroyo
The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya

On our first visit to the empty pool, we were drawn to the soft light that filled the space, and the charm of the well-worn walls and floor that had come through decades of use.

Accordingly we have retained the beauty and allure of the original interior through a minimal amount of alterations and furniture.

The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya
The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya

In addition to offering increased functionality, the newly designed interior also allows daylight to continue to permeate through the glass ceiling.


The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya
The Pool Aoyama
© Kai Hiroyo
The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya
The Pool Aoyama
© Atsushi Fuseya
The Pool Aoyama
© Kai Hiroyo
The Pool Aoyama
© Kai Hiroyo


The Pool Aoyama
Floor Plan
The Pool Aoyama
Section Diagram

Nobuo Araki / The Archetype
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Nobuo Araki / The Archetype
1412 Shibuya Homes, 2-1 Udagawa-Cho, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan