UPI Shop in Omotesando / Happenstance Collective [HaCo]

This ‘outdoor goods’ shop, in the heart of Omotesando, the most exciting retail area in Tokyo, was an opportunity to think about two phenomena that developed during the covid pandemic and recent lockdowns. One is people’s sudden desire to reconnect with nature; and second, the thriving of online shopping that is questioning the future of physical retail spaces.

UPI Shop in Omotesando / Happenstance Collective [HaCo]
© Katsu Tanaka © Katsu Tanaka
  • architects: Happenstance Collective [HaCo]
  • Location: Japan, Tokyo, Japan
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Katsu Tanaka
  • Photographs: DOX – Ivan Pazos
  • Area: 180.0 m2

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