movedesign restores old japanese house as bakery shop in fukuoka

movedesign restores old japanese house as bakery shop in fukuoka
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff
all images courtesy of movedesign

within the remnants of an old house in a residential district of fukuoka, japan, movedesign has constructed a bakery shop called ‘boulanger kaiti’. within this context, the architects could see its historical significance and thought it could exist as a symbol of the town. ‘we started to plan the façade not as a shop renewing the whole image of the building, but as a place that would match the surroundings of the residential district.’ as a result, the storefront has been carefully integrated into the extant structure in a way that still allows people to recognize its confections.

façade

only one surface of wall on the south side has been replaced with a coat of white to preserve the harmony of the wood and tile elements. the wide lining windows are meant to attract the interest of possible customers from the outside with a limited view. this simultaneously lets a moderate amount of light seep into the interior and compliment the warm hues of the culinary works of art.

a majority of the construction elements have been preserved
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

baked goods are displayed in the center
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

the ribbon window is meant to give pedestrians a glimpse of the creations
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

inside at night 
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

the shelves are backlit
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

long narrow window 
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

façade at night
photo © yousuke harigane / techni staff

project info: 

architects: movedesign
designer: mikio sakamoto
photographs: yousuke harigane (techni staff)
function: bakery shop
location: tamagawa, fukuoka, japan
renovation area: 138.05㎡
year: 2014

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