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YINJISPACE use media professional’s unique perspective,try to explore the essence of life behind the design works.

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Keiji Ashizawa

I always hope to create architecture, space and products that make people feel relaxed, But with a kind of tension that brings everything together.

Keiji Ashizawa is an interior designer from Japan, born in 1973. He founded his eponymous Keiji Ashizawa Design studio in 2005. After graduating from the Department of Architecture and Building Science at Yokohama National University in 1996, Keiji began his career in architecture studios and improved his craft philosophy and skills by customizing furniture in super robots.

Ashizawa always harks back to his honest design philosophy. Heavily influenced by the principles of 20th-century modernism, Keiji Ashizawa is renowned for his forward-thinking architecture and product design. In true Tokyo fashion, his harmonious sense of design fuses modernity and tradition, while incorporating an inherent love for natural materials.

Whether it’s an exquisite luxury residence or pragmatic coffee tables, the Japanese architect always brings his signature pared-back aesthetic, while hoping to maximize the potential of each material and function. “Of course, we need talent and experience to design, but the most important attitude is honesty,” says Keiji. “Then, design and architecture will be good for everyone to use.”Like many of his architectural projects, his projects focus on the direct relationship with its environment. Keiji approaches everything from the landscape to the product style, hoping to harmonize the space from top to bottom. “My design is derived naturally from communication with the material, production process and structure,” he explains. “The attempts to maximize the characteristics of the material and verify the validity of the process and the structure in its use and purpose.”

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    Design Works

    • TRUNK(HOTEL) YOYOGI PARK

      We were approached by our client with the ambition to create a one and only space that would inherit TRUNK's DNA, while being located right in front of Tokyo's iconic Yoyogi Park. With professional creators from Japan and abroad as the target audience, we began to develop a hotel for the neighborhood that would allow city dwellers to enjoy the space as well.
    • Blue Bottle Coffee Qiantan

      The volume of the staircase and the fact that it is located underground in a park create a soft impression of the interior, as well as a contrast with the existing bold space.
    • Bellustar Tokyo

      The Pan Pacific Hotel Bellustar Tokyo, located in Kabukicho, Tokyo, has five luxury penthouses and is a collaboration between the two architecture studios.
    • Hiroo Residence

      The project, called the “crafted space,” has undergone renovations by the Keiji Ashizawa Design team, resulting in the creation of custom furniture pieces for the eighth collection of Karimoku Case Study.
    • Mariha Showroom

      Keiji Ashizawa converted one of the rooms into an office and showroom for fashion and jewelry brand MARIHA.
    • Ishinomaki Laboratory

      After several moves, it now operates out of a renovated former seaweed procelkssing plant in the city.
    • Garden House

      In order to enjoy the courtyard as well as the main house across the courtyard, Keiji Ashizawa decided to arrange a hut between the main house and the courtyard.
    • Blue Bottle Coffee Jakc Cafe

      Blue Bottle Coffee Jakc Cafe is a minimal space located in Shanghai, China, designed by renowned Japanese firm Keiji Ashizawa Architects.
    • Miroku Nara

      Miroku Nara by THE SHARE HOTEL is located by the shores of "Araike" at the southern end of Nara Park, where can see UNESCO heritage sites such as the Kofukuji Five-storied Pagoda and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest.
    • Blue Bottle Coffee Shiroiya

      The new Blue Bottle Coffee was designed inside a cave-like space within the Green Tower.
    • Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya

      The Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe is located a short walk from the busy atmosphere of the downtown area.Designed by Keiji Ashizawa.
    • MASU Restaurant

      Designed by Tokyo-based Keiji Ashizawa, MASU is a celebration of Japanese cuisine and culture and the restaurant’s Vietnamese roots.
    • Karimoku Commons Tokyo

      Karimoku Commons Tokyo is a renovation of a 37-year-old, three-story building located in a quiet residential area in the heart of the city.
    • Azabu Residence

      A shared belief in the use of natural materials and a muted color palette lies as the foundation of the project, characterized by the focus on tactile, soft-minimal and timeless qualities. 
    • Grillno Restaurant

      Located at Kawaguchi Station in Saitama, Japan, this 26-seat, bar-dominated restaurant was designed by local interior designer Keiji Ashizawa.
    • House in Yoga

      Located just outside of the bustling, shop-lined streets of Tokyo's Shibuya ward, House in Yoga is designed to let its inhabitants experience the outdoors in an urban context.
    • Sushi Mizukami

      The greenery trees in the British Embassy Tokyo highlight the serenity of "Sushi Mizukami".