Century Auto is a total car store based in Chiba, Japan. SHU TO / has designed the fixtures for their new showroom. Those are made of corten steel which was rusted over several weeks for the project, and smoked glass tops. The contrast enhances the exhibited car's appeal itself. These iron plates were boldly cut out for insertion of the tops, but they do not need even one single member to sustain the gaps. Instead, they are sustained by the strength generated by bending them. It makes the fixtures look mystical as if the glass tops are disappearing into the gaps. The entier arrangement of these mystical fixtures created unique atmosphere in this space.
千葉県松戸市を拠点とするトータルカーショップ、センチュリーオート。その新たなショールームの什器デザイン、及び制作監理をSHU TO /が担当。什器には数週間掛け錆を生成、曲げ加工したコールテン鋼とスモークガラス天板を採用。その錆と未来を想起させる車体とのコントラストが展示車自身の魅力を引き立てている。大胆にガラス天板を差し込むための切り込みを設けているが、そのための支持材は一才用いられておらず、曲げ加工で生まれる強度のみでその形状を保っていることから、ガラス天板が切り込みの奥へと消えいるような幻想的な表情を実現。
CENTURY AUTO SHOWROOM
13 October 2023