Designed by: @mori.d.s x @stactile_kyoto

Captured by: @yoso_d_and_p

Located in Kyoto’s Nishijin district, this project is conceived around the principles of quiet beauty and deep experience. Rather than functioning simply as a point of sale, the space offers a retreat from urban noise, encouraging visitors to turn inward and engage more deeply with clothing. The site lies just beyond Ichijo Modori-bashi, a bridge traditionally regarded as a boundary between the living and the dead. This relationship with time and perception became central to the design, expressed through a new outer wall that envelops the existing entrance canopy and frames the threshold.

Inside, a straight sightline ends at a wall in the rear garden, reinforcing the boundary between the real and the beyond. The existing building was once a Nishijin kumihimo factory, with wooden trusses, earthen walls and steel columns forming a complex material texture. The project follows a principle of maximum reuse and exposure, limiting new interventions to reinforced concrete and mortar. Through embedding, shifting and cantilevering, new and existing elements become intertwined, creating moments where heavy volumes appear to float and deliberately disrupting the existing structural logic.

A monolithic counter finished in vermillion lacquer acts as both a spatial and philosophical element, conceived as an equal surface for dialogue rather than a barrier between staff and guests. Fixtures and furniture follow the same principle of reuse, combining pieces from the previous TCF store with construction offcuts. This creates continuity between the previous store, the building’s history and the Heian period, echoing the layered symbolism associated with Ichijo Modori-bashi. A corridor extending toward the rear garden represents hope directed toward the future, while a long table and chairs along the same axis form a permanent installation inspired by the idea of a dress code and everyday choices.

The garden provides a flexible setting for events such as garden parties, while a shower space draws on the area’s underground water resources as part of a physical and spiritual wellness experience. On the second floor, a café and flexible space accommodate pop-ups, exhibitions and installations. Future collaborations across photography, art, furniture and music will centre on fashion as a common thread, with the project ultimately conceived as a place to reconnect clothing and culture, space and time, and create a new cycle of creative exchange from Kyoto outward.