mifune design studio conducts shower curtain dance in hotel t'point

mifune design studio conducts shower curtain dance in hotel t’point
images © yasunori shimomura
all images courtesy of mifune design studio

defining the separate areas of the hotel room with a ‘graceful dance of shower curtains’, japanese mifune design studio has installed three flexible partitions as walls. located in the boutique ‘hotel t’point’ in osaka city, osaka, japan, the design enables guests to frame the interior functions themselves. the stripped-back environment consists of a bed, shower and toilet, which are placed closed to one another, in order to highlight the necessity of them being concealed. decorative elements have been intentionally removed, allowing the act of moving the curtains around the space to become a spatial dance for guests to perform.

the only difference in the layout of the separate functions can be seen around the shower, where the floor has a slight inclination. curtains are often used to contain splashing water, but the flowing material has many other applications, and their movement here becomes the sole decoration in the room.

the bed, shower and toilet are all located close to each other

the spaces can be defined with movable shower curtains

view of the bed and shower area

the shower curtain can be pulled around the bed space

the shower curtain closed around the bed

shower curtains opened by the guest

plan

sections

project info:

project name: room 211(hotel t’point)
designer: yasutoshi mifune (mifune design studio)
location: osaka city, osaka, japan
type: hotel room
client: hotel t’point
area: 42 sqm
materials: shower curtain / plaster / concrete
builder: obai carpentry shop
photographer: yasunori shimomura

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