This is a renovation of an apartment which is located in the center of a townhouse in Tokyo. The renovation was done mainly on the 3rd floor ; changing the interior of the rooms, setting the new windows and the iron handrails which the owner purchased and back from Europe, an insulation retrofit and widening of the balconies.

Designing, constructing and the client's move back from Europe were managed in the short period. In this tight schedule, the airy space full of daylight was achieved by deliberately combining materials, colors and ready-made products.

Alongside the carpenter's work,  the owner hacked ready-made furniture and did DIY with scrap wood, then the architect redesigned the total image. Client, constructor and architect, the three of the agents refined the image of the space and shared it on the site. This project is a happy "bricolage" by the three of them.

三軒が隣り合う、タウンハウスの中央住戸の部分改修。ご主人が欧州で購入した黄色と白の断熱サッシと、ロートアイアンの手摺の設置、それに伴う、断熱改修、バルコニーの拡幅、三階の居室の改修を行った。　

海外からの引っ越しと設計、工事を並行しながら行うタイトなスケジュールのなか、サッシと手摺を手がかりに、素材や色・既成品の建具の組み合わせを丁寧に検討し、風や光、視線が通る、「風通しのよい」空間をめざした。

職人さんの工事の合間を縫って、ご主人が既製品の家具を改造し、廃材でDIYした棚を設置する。それを踏まえて設計者が全体像を練り直す。施主、施工者、設計者がイメージを更新しあいながら進めた、しあわせなブリコラージュです。