TF

Interior design project for a multi-brand shop located in a quiet area of the central Tokyo, with simple but carefully selected clothes with a focus on materials and details.

The name TF comes from the first letter of ToFu (Japanese traditional food), which means that the shop started next to a tofu shop that has been loved for a long time in this town, and the wish to be loved for a long time as well.

The tofu shop was to close due to old age, and we decided to plan a new TF shop on this site, which would be passed on to TF, with whom we have had a close relationship for some time.

Given the origin and history of the shop's name, we thought it would be appropriate to create a space where the TF brand could be felt while the space would be inherited with as little modification to the site as feasible.

We decided to create a new floor by pouring concrete on top of the characteristic green waterproof painted floor, while retaining the existing floor and creating a new floor as if laying a carpet.

Some of the existing tiles on the walls were repaired in the KINTSUGI(Japanese traditional repair technique) to create a new value, while at the same time allowing them to be inherited and used.

New walls were kept to a minimum, and the fitting room, which inevitably needed to be blindfolded, was partitioned off with glass and curtains so as not to spoil the presence of the existing tiles as much as possible.

A large counter was created in the middle of the space created by taking over as much of the existing space as possible.

This countertop is not used for displaying products but is intended as a place where communication between people and products and between people can be created and deepened by spreading out products and holding events.

The idea was that this place would be a place that express the character of TF, and that it would be a space for accepting new history while inheriting the memories of the building.

We hope that the retail shop next to the tofu shop will become a retail shop inside the tofu shop and take root in the town for a long time and be loved by the people.