Hideo Kumaki Architect Office

Nousfit Warehouse

Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida

NOUSFIT WAREHOUSE

Hideo Horikawa Architect & Associates

PHOTOGRAPHS
Katsuhisa Kida

CATEGORY
Warehouse

LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan

The first floor is the workshop, and the second floor is the warehouse. In this limited space, the warehouse storage area was maximized.

Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida

Incorporating a concept that robustly expressed the client company into this building was an important theme.

The client is a company that supplies professional shampoos and cosmetics to beauty salons, and studies the science of hair and hair growth.

Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida

A portion of each pillar penetrates the roof, supports the roof, or supports the shelves. Although one of the important functions of this building is that the design of the pillars support part of the structure, this building’s presentation exists where the pillars are a metaphor for hairs and evoke the image of the client’s brand: creating strong hair.

Although it departs from general architectural actions for constructing buildings, starting from a non-architectural action of “penetration”  is on the border between my architectural works so far and art.

Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida

Now, I am trying to discuss architecture through the coalition of two conflicting non-architectural actions of “penetration” and “enclosure”.

Two conflicting non-architectural actions of “penetration” and “enclosure”.

Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida

Is it possible to explore a piece of architecture from a non-architectural action that is not constructive? In the ongoing project under construction, I attempted to think about architecture by enclosure.

Unorthodox architectural methods, which are created from an unconscious trace of the hand, retain control over me.

Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida


Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida
Nousfit Warehouse
© Katsuhisa Kida


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East Elevation
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West Elevation
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South Elevation
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North Elevation
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Section


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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan

Hideo Kumaki Architect Office
Hideo Kumaki Architect Office