Conran & Partners were asked by the Mori Corporation to design the interiors of eleven luxury apartments at their residential development in Motoazabu, Tokyo. The concept, developed to appeal to both Japanese and Western buyers, is based on a traditional Japanese aesthetic of ‘hidden beauty’.
A walnut storage wall runs the length of each apartment, accommodating cupboards, drawers, shelves and even a foldaway bed. This timber ‘spine’ is thus a repository for the owner’s treasured possessions. Sliding etched glass partitions, a reinterpretation of a traditional Japanese paper screens or shoji, are arranged at right-angles to this wall to divide the main space into kitchen, living room and study. Throughout the apartments, doors open or slide back to reveal brightly coloured rooms and closets. Discreet lighting is used to enhance the drama of these ‘revelations’.
A high level of finish is maintained throughout, with dark timber and stone floors, grey lacquer and stainless steel kitchens, and bathrooms in white marble and mosaic.
A walnut storage wall runs the length of each apartment, accommodating cupboards, drawers, shelves and even a foldaway bed. This timber ‘spine’ is thus a repository for the owner’s treasured possessions. Sliding etched glass partitions, a reinterpretation of a traditional Japanese paper screens or shoji, are arranged at right-angles to this wall to divide the main space into kitchen, living room and study. Throughout the apartments, doors open or slide back to reveal brightly coloured rooms and closets. Discreet lighting is used to enhance the drama of these ‘revelations’.
A high level of finish is maintained throughout, with dark timber and stone floors, grey lacquer and stainless steel kitchens, and bathrooms in white marble and mosaic.
