The Scape | ©Kengo Kuma & Associates
Japan 2004

The Scape

Tokyo
Residential
Completed
4F / 1BF

We attempted to extend the delicacy of small accessories and furniture to the building as a whole, together with the client who runs a shop specializing in these items.

The balconies are composed of delicate stainless-steel screens, giving them a gentle, soft quality that feels closer to an interior than a conventional exterior space.

The rooftop, which borrows greenery from the adjacent park, similarly treats planting as a carpet laid across the deck. By distributing various small areas in a patchwork-like arrangement, the space becomes intimate and gives a sense of interiority, despite being outdoors.

Team Minoru Yokoo, Ono Ayaka* (* Former Staff) Structure Makino Structural Engineering Facility P.T.Morimura & Associates Publication Kindai Kenchiku 2005/07 Vol.59