NAGASAKA Jo, Schemata Architects
Bench/Table/Stool for TOKYO TORCH Park
Accoya, concrete

2021
TOKYO TORCH Tokiwabashi Tower
Tokyo

Client: Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Curating & Direction: Code-a-Machine
Project members: NAKAHARA Takashi (DENBAK-FANO DESIGN)、TSUNOO Mai
Assistant: SONOBE Tatsuri
Technical Team: HIGURE 17-15 cas
PR: KOIKE Miki（HOW）

Photo: OTA Takumi

Production: Oliver Corporation

  • Art Consulting
  • Curation/Planning
  • Management/Coordination

Schemata Architects has created "Interface," a series of tools designed to induce human activity. In this project, benches and tables from this Interface are part of the plaza furniture. These pieces can only be moved by administrators using a pallet jack. Since they can be reconfigured into various formations, the furniture can be adopted to suit different situations, such as during events, markets, and lunchtime when kitchen cars line up the space. Rearranging the configuration of this furniture helps encourage movement and activity among the visitors.

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NAGASAKA Jo

1971 Born in Osaka
1998 Graduated from The University of Arts Tokyo, Department of Architecture
1998 Founded Schemata Architects

Selected Works
2019 “Furniture for Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo”, Tokyo
2015 “Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Roastery & Cafe”, Tokyo
2011 “HANARE”, Tokyo
2008 “SAYAMA FLAT”, Saitama

Selected Award
2013 JCD Award, Gold Prize (for TAKEO KIKUCHI Shibuya Omote-sando Flagship Store) / Silver Prize
(for PAPABUBBLE Daimaru Tokyo)
2008 5th International Bauhaus Award, 2nd place (SAYAMA FLAT)