Shopping complex @ Takao, Tokyo
Basic design: Rei Oshima, Sunao Koase, Yu Yamada, Mami Umayahara /SNARK Inc.
Client: Keio Corporation
Planning: Our Company Inc.
Design & Construction: Keio Construction
Furniture design: WALDEN
Floor area: 954.47㎡
Completion: Apr. 2024
Photo: Nacasa & Partners

京王高尾線高尾駅前にある「個商い」を後押しする商業ビルのデザイン基本構想を担当。「個商い」とは店主一人ひとりの個性やこだわりを共有することを原動力に持つような商いのことを指し、従来のテナントビルよりも小さな区画で出店が気軽になることや、入居者同士や訪れた人たちと居心地の良いコミュニケーションをとることができるレイアウトが求められた。共用部と大きく繋がる仕掛けとしての「建具」や専有部と共用部との境界に寄りつけるように「縁側」や「軒下」というキーワードのもと、リースラインを曖昧にすることで個々の商いと客の交わりを誘発するような仕組みを考え、商店街のようにビル全体で育むコミュニティを目指した。各テナント区画では自由に壁面を塗装したり、棚をつけられるように先行して下地を入れておくことで、入居者自身が持続的に専有部を育てることができる空間を提案した。

 

We were in charge of the basic design for a commercial building in front of Takao Station on the Keio-Takao Line that would encourage “Koakinai” (indie businesses). The term “Koakinai” refers to a type of business that is driven by individual store owners who share their individuality and commitment with their customers. This project called for a layout that would make it easier to open stores in smaller sections than in conventional commercial buildings, and that would facilitate comfortable communication among tenants and with visitors. Under the key words like “fittings” that connect tenants to common areas, and “veranda” and “eaves” that are attached to the boundary between tenants and common areas, we designed a system to induce interaction between individual stores and customers by making tenants’ boundaries ambiguous. The aim was to foster a community throughout the building, similar to a shopping district. By installing a foundation on the wall, we proposed a space where each store owner can freely paint the walls, add shelves, and continuously change the space with their own hands.