Nihombashi Mitsukoshi 2018
Category
- Commercial / Retail
Scope
- Interior
Year
- 2018
Location
- Japan
Project Team
- Tokyo
Client : Isetan Mitsukoshi
Design : Kengo Kuma and Associates
Renovation of the historical department store, which is listed as an important cultural property of Japan. The interior design concept is “a shining, white forest.” A pillar-supported “tree canopy” extends throughout the first floor of the main building and is beautifully illuminated with a gradation of light to provide a sense of unity in the retail space. Downlights are mounted in the geometrical ceiling pattern to emphasize paths of circulation and host gathering areas for customers.
Photo credits: Fumito Suzuki (From Left 1, 2, 5 )
- Awards :
- 2019 Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan(IEI-J) Award of Excellence
- Awards :
- 2020 International Association of Lighting Designers(IALD) International Lighting Design Award / Award of Merit
- Awards :
- 2020 Dezeen Dezeen Award / Public Vote Winner