MIWA

MIWA is a store specializing in an “origata” style wrapping located in Paris, France.
“Origata” refers to the wrapping of various items where the context of the wrapping is determined either by the content of either good or bad objects. Traditionally, wrapping items in Japan represents the sender’s emotion through a gift. The tradition was developed during the Muromachi era (around 1330s to 1500s) and by the end of the Edo era (around 1860s) includes almost two thousand style variations.
As a design method to incorporate traditional Japanese culture in Europe, Japanese cypress from Ise Jingu, one of the most famous Shinto shrine in Japan, was used as the finish for the interior wall. The wood material has also been used to construct shrines since the ancient times. Since origata was originally derived from the Shinto tradition as a way to offer gifts to god, utilizing wood from Ise Jingu allows for Shintoism to serve as a connection between the program of the project and the architecture.
For the flooring material, slate stone from Ogatsu city, a region of Japan which was impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, was utilized. Although the slate stone was affected by the earthquake, the project attempted to use the available scrap material as a way to revitalize the stone. MIWA serves as a symbol for hope and revitalization to those in the Tohoku area.

Project name: MIWA
Address: 12 Rue Jacob 75006 Paris France
Program: Store
Construction: Sagara Construction Firm/Tsumiki LLC
Floor area: 15.60㎡
Completion: 10/2012
Photographer: Nacása & Partners Inc. Daisuke Shima

MIWA

パリにて折形を用いたラッピングを行う店舗。
折形とはのしに代表される、吉凶や内容物によって変化するコンテクストを持った包み方である。
贈進物に託された「こころ」を表すプロトコルとして室町時代から発展し、起源は伊勢神宮の斎宮までさかのぼると言われ、江戸時代後期には二千種類近くの形が存在した。
そんな日本独自の文化を海外に伝えるべく、最も折形と親和性の高い素材として伊勢神宮神宮備林のある岐阜県東濃地方産ヒノキをパリへ運び、内部仕上材として全面に使用した。
床材は宮城県石巻市雄勝地方産スレートを使用し、東日本大震災東北復興への思いも込めている。

プロジェクト名:MIWA
住所:12ジャコブ通り75006 パリ,フランス
用途:店舗
施工:相良工務店/つみき設計施工社
延床面積:15.60㎡
竣工:2012年10月
撮影:株式会社ナカサアンドパートナーズ 志摩大輔

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