KAETSU ADMISSION OFFICE | Urban Plan

Tucked away around the corner of the main entrance of the university campus, Admission Center of Kaetsu University is recent renovation project of a storefront retail space facing a busy street in a Tokyo suburb. Folded surfaces that demarcate an administrative office, two meeting rooms, reception, and a small lounge can be viewed from the street through its glass façade in rectangles and trapezoids. Understated monotone colors were chosen for the ceiling, floor, and walls to accentuate the aluminum panels in crimson red, the school color, which demarcate the interior boundary between the private and the public. The center trapezoid frame, which houses the reception area, also features a video screen that engages the gaze of the passer-by with the design at night.

Collaboration: Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture and Urban Plan