T-Square Design Associates

LEXUSは前回の店舗改装から１０年を超え、店舗イメージを変える段階にきており、LEXUS帝塚山店（大阪市住吉区内）が大阪市内としては最初の店舗改装となったが、そのインテリアコーディネートのプロジェクトである。
外装や内装は既にトヨタ自動車本部によって決まっているため、その内装に合う家具や小物類を選定していくのだが、LEXUSブランドのイメージを壊さずに、決まっている内装に自分達のテイストをどのように合わせていくか、ということを意識しながら、一つ一つの家具を選定していった。
普段なら建築設計から家具の選定までの作業だが、今回はその最後の部分の担当ではあったものの、車のショールームという今までにないジャンルの仕事であったため、それはそれで色々と経験が出来、完成度の高い空間が出来たと思う。

写真：中村写真工房　中村大輔

It had been over 10 years since the last Lexus store renovation, and it was time to change the image of the stores. The Lexus Tezukayama store (in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka) was the first LEXUS store in Osaka to do the renovation (it was during a time period where LEXUS was changing their store image from the old to new). For us, this was more or less like an interior coordination project. The exterior and interior design had already been decided by Toyota Motor Corporation headquarters, so our task was to select furniture and accessories that would fit the interior. We chose each piece of furniture while being conscious of how to match our taste with the decided interior design without destroying the image of the LEXUS brand. Normally, we work from architectural design to furniture selection, but this time we were in charge of the last part. Since it was a job in a genre that we had never done before, a car showroom, we were able to gain a lot of experience in that sense.
- LEXUS tezukayama -

Photo：Nakamura Photo Studio (Daisuke Nakamura)