
#COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Torafu architects sets tokyo's aesop store within a laboratory setting
Located in tokyo midtown, the high-end australian skin care brand aesop commissioned torafu architects to translate their brand image into a new retail space that has recently opened.
the shop unit, situated in a mall, posed restrictions due to its size of 3.8×5.8m and despite the small scale, the architects wanted to create a space which contrasted against the shopping centre’s warm timber and bamboo accents. the products by aesop is characterized by its simple pharmaceutical-like packaging; known for marrying innovative and established scientific methods to craft their formulations.
internally, the design has responded to the brand’s philosophy with its laboratory inspired setting, illustrated in the stainless steel surfaces, white walls, green potted plants and finished off with the focal feature of three custom-blown spherical glass bulbs that provide water during client consultations. the storefront, composed completely of glass, enables people to see into the shop, highlighting the floor-to-ceiling shelves that curves in amongst the clean and lab-like interior- drawing the attention to the aesop products displayed.




