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Japan 2019

Talking Gorilla

2019.10
Tokyo
Interior | Commercial | Retail/Cafe/Restaurant
Completed
73
2F

Shimokitazawa station recently underwent an extensive renewal. Taking inspiration from the town of Shimokitazawa, we designed a “Tetchan” Yakitori Bar in the new station.

We scattered around parts of old neon signs collected from Berlin’s Arkonaplatz flea market in order to create a ‘junky’ Yakitori bar, an image typical of ‘Shimokita’. Now the neon signs flash among the swarm of casual pubs in this town.

Team Takashi Taguchi Construction Takishin Cooperation Tanseisha Photography ©︎ Kawasumi-Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office