Architectural Furniture -furniture combining architectural functions

Toshihiko Suzuki

Fig.10 Interior Elements shows all the elements comprising the residence. A movable kitchen is combined with a huge table made of natural wood of white oak in order to slide, and the table moves to cover up the kitchen when the kitchen is not used. An LCD TV is equipped to the table with a movable arm, which the resident may watch it by turning it around during working in the kitchen. The table comprises desktop panel and side panels to be ready to assemble and disassemble. A movable closet has a configuration that 5 boxes connected with hinges. When the boxes are deployed .in line, they become a wall to separate a bedroom from a dining room.
When they are folded to move, the space becomes a complete studio apartment. This furniture changeability is directly related with space changeability. Fig.11 Change in room arrangement by architectural furniture shows that the room of studio apartment (dining kitchen + bed space) is changed into the room of partitioned apartment (living room + bed room).

Fig.10 Interior Elements

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