The house of the legendary fashion designer, Kenzo Takadain Paris, located specifically in the barium of the Bastille, it is on sale and it is a jewel of Japanese minimalism, designed by Kengo Kuma.
Kenzo Takada's house in Paris, designed by Kengo Kuma.© Jimmy Cohrssen
Its price has not been communicated, but it is expected to be very high. The old fashion designer's house Kenzo Takada It is an ode to the art of living Japanese in the heart of Paris and, certainly, inspiration for the New minimalism.
«For me, the approach is always an important moment, because it inevitably changes the mood of the person entering. As when entering a temple, it first goes through a kind of closed corridor before entering the light, the heart of the 'sanctuary'», Kengo Kuma explained to AD in 2018. The architect's mission was to create new perspectives in the old Kenzo Takada home, to bring the light to this three -story house, where seven rooms are housed. From the entrance, a clear oak ladder leads to the upper floor. «I was inspired by the Chigaidanathe 'staggered shelves' Integrated in Tokonoma, The bedroom in which the inhabitants exhibit Ikebanas, works of art or artistic objects «, Explain. From the traditional hall designed by the firm Mizusawa Komutenwhose floor is covered with rice straw tatamis, the Japanese garden, an unsuspected jewel in the 11th district 11 of Paris and few blocks from the Plaza de la Bastille is seen.
The Maison of Kenzo Takada Signée Kengo Kuma is sold à Paris.© Jimmy Cohrssen