Apartment by FrontOfficeTokyo
To make better use of space inside this small Tokyo flat, local studio FrontOfficeTokyo replaced almost all of the walls with multi-functional box units and a series of sliding partitions.
The apartment, which measures 50 square metres, is located in the Akasaka neighbourhood of Tokyo.
It was originally constructed in the 1970s and, like many apartments of its kind in the city, it was built with low ceilings and short narrow rooms.
To make the space feel bigger and brighter, FrontOfficeTokyo stripped the space down to a single room.
It then created a new open-plan layout by dividing it up into three areas – a living and dining space, a sleeping area and a kitchen.
“The original subdivisions in the apartment created spaces that were more symbolic than functional, and a lot of the living space was dark as well as under-sized,” architect Bill Galloway told Dezeen.
“We removed the false ceiling to gain some height, and by removing the walls we were additionally able to bring light to the back of the room, making the room as large as it possibly could be.”
“From a more poetic view, this ties into our approach to architecture in Tokyo,” he added. “We have come to see the urban landscape outside the building as an extension of the home, and take some small hints from the way the city is organised.”
“Not to overstate the idea but there is a lot of richness in the way spaces overlap and intersect in Tokyo, and the choice the city offers are worth copying at the smaller scale of the home,” he continued.
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