Nippon Music Foundation, Tokyo
Client: Nippon Music Foundation
Location: Tokyo, Kanto – Japan
Chronology: 1994
La fondazione proprietaria di pregevoli strumenti ad arco, che mette a disposizione di giovani maestri, ha voluto uno spazio per l’ascolto professionale di registrazioni audio e video. Caratterizzata da un’atmosfera da foyer, combina materiali della tradizione ad un disegno contemporaneo. Esterni in travertino, percorso con teche per la custodia degli strumenti in atmosfera controllata all’interno e sala per l’ascolto con divani e poltrone in velluto. Il video schermo è celato da un pannello in legno ricomposto.
The foundation – which houses precious string instruments available to young talents – asked for a bay apt to high grade airing of audio and video recordings. Characterized by a foyer-like ambience, the new space matches traditional materials – typical of music rooms – with a contemporary design. Exterior parts are made with travertine. At the core of the building, a central corridor is lined with cases for storing the musical instruments in a controlled atmosphere. In the listening area, velvet furnished easy chairs and sofas face a projection screen, conveniently covered, when not in use, by a blind made with reconstituted wood.