Milky mirage

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects designed a shop in Okinawa that display products by evoking the imagery associated with fresh milk and the farm throughout the entire space.

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects, Milky Mirage, Okinawa, Japan, 2017
The interior design was realised for a company which runs its own dairy farm. Moriyuki Ochiai Architects were tasked with providing a space to attractively display products by evoking the imagery associated with fresh milk and the farm throughout the entire space.

 

The counter at the front of the store sets the tone for the space with its white fluid appearance. This shape is an abstract representation of the lively expressivity of milk; a fluid that creates beautiful sparkling ripples. The changes created by reflective materials confer abundant expressivity to the light, which glows with organic vitality, while dynamically diffusing the energy of fresh milk.

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects, Milky Mirage, Okinawa, Japan, 2017
Moriyuki Ochiai Architects, Milky Mirage, Okinawa, Japan, 2017
By drawing energetic patterns with milky tones on the store walls and applying a white, green and brown color gradation produced by the resonance between the farm’s trees and milk on the fixtures, the architects sought to give their design the dynamic chaotic beauty and the vibrant force of nature.
Moriyuki Ochiai Architects, Milky Mirage, Okinawa, Japan, 2017
Moriyuki Ochiai Architects, Milky Mirage, Okinawa, Japan, 2017

Milky Mirage, Okinawa, Japan
Program: shop
Architect: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects
Design Team: Moriyuki Ochiai, Wakana Sujishi, Marina Masuda
Contractor: Yamatempo
Area: 45 sqm
Completion: 2017

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