Designer Keiji Ashizawa designs the new Hiroo residence in central Tokyo. The modern apartment is detailed with wooden furniture and art pieces for a calming and neutral feel. The name of the residence celebrates the city’s Hirro neighborhood as the designer wanted to highlight the quality of light in the space. It has an open-plan kitchen and living room with light coming in from the balcony.
Speaking about the design to Dezeen, Ashizawa notes that “Outside it’s super noisy but inside it’s very quiet, so I chose muted tones that also fuse with the materials; the wood and the stone. Our goal was to design a space that can only be created by meticulously crafting from the smallest detail to the furniture, resulting in a quiet, comforting, and inspiring atmosphere with little noise, surrounded by natural materials crafted with tactility.”
Image Credit: Keiji Ashizawa
