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ARCHITECTURE
Kenta Hirayama Architect
PHOTOGRAPHY
Tomooki Kengaku
EDITOR
Gina
Collection

An apartment of about 57 square meters, transformed by Tokyo-based designer Kenta Hirayama, is located here. Although this is a compact residence, it is located in the corner of the building and faces the vast green space, making the limited space have endless natural atmosphere and life poetry. Kenta Hirayama always adheres to the design concept of respecting the site and the environment, aiming to create an essential space that can stand the test of time. He not only pays attention to the texture of materials and the flow of light and shadow, but also tries to shape people's life experience in the design, so that the space not only satisfies the living, but also becomes a continuation and companionship.

Kenta Hirayama always adheres to the design concept of respecting the site and the environment, aiming to create an essential space that can stand the test of time. He not only pays attention to the texture of materials and the flow of light and shadow, but also tries to shape people's life experience in the design, so that the space not only satisfies the living, but also becomes a continuation and companionship. To this end, he decided to reduce the use of traditional partitions, and instead use custom furniture and sliding doors as space dividers to make the interior more light and transparent, while enhancing mobility and interaction. The space is no longer single solidified, but is flexible and changeable according to needs in daily use.

For the young couples and their young children who live there, the kitchen is a space for cooking and a place for family emotional exchange. Therefore, Kenta Hirayama placed the kitchen in the center of the space, and when they were cooking, the view could easily penetrate the dining room, the desk area and even the bedroom, forming an open and close living scene, making the interaction more natural and smooth.

Different from the traditional closed layout of the kitchen, he specially set a moving line to the living room, so that the kitchen does not become the end of the space, but becomes a part of the living line. This circular design allows people to freely shuttle between different fields, so that the 57 square meters of living area is extended, and the spatial scale is also inadvertently enlarged.

In the choice of materials, the designer hopes to present a dialogue between the old and the new. Therefore, cherry wood with delicate texture and warm touch was chosen as the main material, in sharp contrast to the rough concrete poured 50 years ago, so that the space struck a balance between warm and heavy, both the texture of time precipitation and the temperature of life flow.

The interior desk and coffee table are made of beech logs, some of which are reused from old wood, creating a subtle visual and emotional connection between the beech forest outside the window and the wood elements inside. This is not only a material echo, but also a metaphor for a way of life - respecting nature, cherishing materials, and making design radiate new vitality in the precipitation of time.

In order to reduce the sense of closure of the wall at the end of the kitchen, the designer added a mirror to the wall. Visually, it increases the depth of the space, and its reflective characteristics introduce the green outside the window into the interior, which can perceive the four changes of light and shadow, blur the boundaries of the space, and bring richer sensory experience to the occupants.

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