
#COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
okomeya rice store by schemata enlivens tokyo shopping street
A local company who are striving to regenerate the district with a series of new outlets plus coffee shop and a larger cafe
in tokyo, schemata architects has transformed an existing timber building into a small rice store intended to stimulate commercial activity along a once prosperous shopping street. the design was commissioned by OWAN, consequently, a mutually supportive relationship with neighboring establishments is imperative in sustaining the larger community.
in addition to the shop-floor, the entire building has been renovated, with the existing structure sanded down until it matched the color of the lauan plywood used for interior furnishings. as a result, the space achieves a unified appearance where old and new elements are almost indistinguishable. at the front of the store, an operable blind can be retracted to indicate that the rice shop is open. a glazed window separates the small kitchen from the rest of the volume, where available products are placed on timber display units.




