My client runs a shop and gallery of the famous Saikai porcelain of Hasami Town in Nagasaki, Japan.

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Architects: DO.DO.

Location: 859-3701, Japan

Architect In Charge: Kei Harada

Area: 140.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Takumi Ota

Graphic: Hokuto Fujii

Pottery Product Cooperation: Kuntaro Abe

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From the architect. My client runs a shop and gallery of the famous Saikai porcelain of Hasami Town in Nagasaki, Japan.

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My question when working on this project was: ?What can I do which can only be done with this client"? The answer was a total revamp of the internal and external structure while realizing the spirits of the artists using the materials of Saikai porecelain.
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A new entrance was built to improve passage to the shop located on the B1 floor. Built in a wall of a storage space on the 1F, a large staircase and elevator guides visitors to the shop space, which consumes both floors.

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A roofed-patio with restroom was placed on the outisde where markets and workshops can take place to promote the porcelain. Remnants of the porcelain artistry can be seen throughout the structure. The white cases called ?boshi?, found near the counter and walls, were used for firing up the pottery in the old days. 

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