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]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12048 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12048-design-vanguard-2016-facet-studio Facet Studio Photo © Justin Fox Sneakerology A specialty shoe store in a Sydney shopping mall, Sneakerology utilizes 281 sneaker-sized boxes to define the space and its storefront. This strategy enables store employees to fashion the displays as they see fit. Photo © Katherine Lu M House Located in Niigata, Japan, M House is a single-family home topped by an oversize roof supported by exposed rafters and columns embedded in a large bookshelf. In addition to storage, the shelves separate the home’s public and private spaces. Photo © Tomohiro Sakashita Habitat Antique Relying on the natural beauty of wood, this interior for a housewares shop in Osaka is based on a module system composed of stacked timber planks. Made of cedar, they serve not only as display shelves but also as column-like vertical supports. Photo © Tomohiro Sakashita Blu A hair salon in Sydney’s bustling Chinatown, this interior project was envisioned as a sanctuary where clients can get a cut and color. Billowy, translucent curtains separate the reception and waiting areas from the various treatment bays. Photo © Andrew Chung Doshisya Kyotanabe Chapel Linked by a 20-foot-wide outdoor passageway, the building consists of two independent pieces, one containing the chapel and the other an exhibition space. Glass walls knit the two halves together and open the activity inside to students walking by. Photo © Daichi Ano