Based on the concept of “high-quality everyday life," the client has been creating a store by carefully examining products such as clothes and other personal items, as well as crafts and products made by artisans, in pursuit of quality products that will last for years. The project site is located in a quiet residential area not far from Ohori Park in the center of Fukuoka.

The store was built on the first floor of a corner apartment building built in the 1970s, similar to the Fukuoka City Art Museum. The large frame wall in the center of the space was a subject of concern, as was how to handle it. So Case Real first developed a plan that would allow visitors to walk around the store with this wall as the center.

On the other hand, this store was expected to host a variety of exhibitions in addition to merchandise sales. Therefore, Case Real combined this wall with sliding doors to create a flexible structure that can be used seamlessly as a single unit or divided into two sections, with the wall as the boundary.

In addition, a partition wall was purposely built on the side of the main facade to allow customers to select products in a relaxed environment, and this wall was also finished with the same tiles to function as a show window from the street and as a recessed shelf from the interior. The tiles were used not only as wall surface finishes but also as materials for fixtures and small display tools, using the 115mm square as a module to define all the dimensions of the wall surface and display parts to create a diverse and delicate expression.

The entire exterior was finished in the same white ricin spray as the existing building, and the same tiles used in the interior were applied to the exterior floor. While blending in with the existing building and environment, the use of tile creates a place that shares an image with Ohori Park while providing a moderate sense of spatial connection.