Beishu Gallery is located in Taito area of Tokyo, where traditional craftsmanship still remains vibrant on every corner of the streets.

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Architects: Ryuichi Sasaki / Sasaki Architecture , Rieko Okumura/Atelier O

Location: 2 Chome-3-12 Tait?, Tait?-ku, T?ky?-to 110-0016, Japan

Design Team: Ryuichi Sasaki, Rieko Okumura, Gen Sakaguchi, Michal Rogozinski

Client: BEISHU

Area: 80.7 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Takumi Ota

Light Design: Kazuhiro Nagashima / CHIPS LLC + Natsuha Kameoka / Lighting Sou

Structure Engineer: Takushi Nakata/ Rhythm Design Mov

Producer: E-Sohko Group
Contractor: E-Sohko Group + Urban Plan

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From the architect. Beishu Gallery is located in Taito area of Tokyo, where traditional craftsmanship still remains vibrant on every corner of the streets.Beishu is an esteemed high-brand of traditional hina dolls (girls? court dolls from the classical era). The reputation of the brand was established by late Hara Beishu, dollmaker, who eventually received the first and the only national cultural property title in the industry.

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The goal of the project was to design a multi-functional space to serve as entrance, gallery and showroom on the ground level of 40-year-ol...