© Keishiro Yamada

(C)山田健一郎(Keishiro Yamada)

 © Keishiro Yamada

(C)山田健一郎(Keishiro Yamada)

架构师提供的文本描述。这座位于京都的19世纪晚期建筑的翻修项目的目的是更新一家宾馆的接待区-凯康(http://kaikoan.jp/en/stay)，)，并为一家服装租赁店创造一个新的空间。由于程序的不同，上层和下层给用户带来了鲜明的氛围。

Text description provided by the architects. The purpose of this renovation project of a late nineteenth century building in Kyoto is to renew the reception area of a guesthouse, Kaikoan (http://kaikoan.jp/en/stay), and to create a new space for a costume rental shop. Due to the differences of programs, the upper level and the lower level bring distinct atmospheres to the users.

 © Keishiro Yamada

(C)山田健一郎(Keishiro Yamada)

较低的楼层，用于接待，是建筑物的一个公共区域，具有更开放的气氛。现有的柱子和横梁，以前隐藏在面板后面，现在暴露在一个连续的白色油漆墙。新墙的特点是圆角和包在柱子周围。这给墙壁带来了一种模棱两可的品质：它是坚实的，但同时感觉就像织物。此外，墙的白色和其在梁的底部水平的高度提供了一个强烈的对比空间。这一设计特点使墙与原构件分离，使柱子和梁的结构保持开放性。

The lower level, which is used for the reception, is a public area of the building and has a more open atmosphere. The existing columns and beams, which were formerly hidden behind panels, are now exposed with a continuous white painted wall. The new wall is featured with rounded corners and wraps around the columns. This brings an ambiguous quality to the wall: it is solid but at the same time feels like fabric. Additionally, the white colour of the wall and its height at the underside level of the beams provide a strong contrast to the space. This design feature detaches the wall from the original elements, allowing the post and beam structure to retain openness.

 © Keishiro Yamada

(C)山田健一郎(Keishiro Yamada)

上层是为服装租赁商店设计的，其中包括等候室，更衣室，化妆和头发设置区。针对外墙的白色，周边墙壁和天花板的现有内饰也用白色油漆。有了这个设计特色，空间就像一个漂浮的白色体积，一个亲密的空间，仿佛它是从一个群体中挖掘出来的。与较低水平的全高度开口相比，孔进一步提高了空间的质量，这些孔是墙壁上的孔。除了外围的柱、梁和墙外，其余的柱子、梁和墙都保持原样，被视为与白色体积不同的独立元素。

The upper level is designed for the costume rental shop, which includes a waiting room, a changing room, a makeup and hair-setting area. In response to the white colour of the exterior wall, the existing interior finishes of the peripheral walls and the ceiling are also painted in white. With this design feature, the space is presented like a floating white volume, an intimate space as if it is scooped out from a mass. The quality of the space is further enhanced by the apertures  which, in contrast to the full height openings on the lower level, are holes in the wall. The columns, beams and walls other than those on the periphery are left as they are, being treated as separate elements distinct from the white volume.

 © Keishiro Yamada

(C)山田健一郎(Keishiro Yamada)

Architects NAAD

Location Sakyō-ku, Japan

Category Store

Design Team Yoichiro Hayashi, Petr Uhlíř, Ondřej Zdvomka

Area 120.0 sqm

Project Year 2016