Tokyo architect Fumihiko Sano used Japanese design brand Muji's popular steel shelving system to create this room-like installation for an exhibition exploring standard units of measurement (+ slideshow).

Sano, who is the founder of Studio Phenomenon, created the temporary structure for the exhibition Measuring: This much, That much, How much", held at Tokyo's 21_21 Design Sight gallery from February to May 2015.
Titled Unit of Muji, the installation was constructed using the brand's first furniture item ? a steel shelving unit that went into production in 1996.

Twenty years on from its launch, the self-assembly shelf has become a staple of Muji's interior design range. Sano's design aimed to offer a fresh interpretation of the familiar product's usage. "For this exhibition, I came up with the idea to expand the function of the shelf from just a storage space to a space to live in," said the architect. "The result of this concept is 'Muji's measurement', where the storage and living space is seamlessly unified."

Sano said the product's measurements of 800 millimetres by 370 millimetres were informed by the dimensions of the shaku ? a standard measuring unit used in traditional Japanese architecture.
The installation was made up of shelves with two different lengths that formed a grid applied to both the horizontal and vertical surfaces. Smaller units stacked to create pillars at the corners supported the space's external walls.

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