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Egota305 by Minkus Architects Tokyo
German-Japanese studio Minkus Architects Tokyo have renovated an apartment in Tokyo using curtains that make it look like a fabric play-house.
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Called Egota305, the residence is divided by two large curtains decorated with patches resembling windows, which separate off the kitchen and a built-in wardrobe.
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A fake window behind one of the curtains is backlit to give the impression of another external wall.
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Here's a little text from the architects:
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Tokyo based German-Japanese practice MINKUS Architects Tokyo have completed a flat renovation in Tokyo.
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For this flat renovation we sewed two curtains: one curtain, which separates kitchen, arises from a projection of the real windows in the room.
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The other curtain hides the new built-in wardrobe and shows a mirror of the internal elevation.
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There is a light behind the fake window giving the impression of another external facade. It is a play with the real and illusion of inside and outside as well as question of original and copy.
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We also found it interesting, that Japanese glazing is often opaque and ornamented, even if there is a nice outlook.
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