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 Homes Featuring Wall-Mounted Bookshelves
Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio
Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio

Homes Featuring Wall-Mounted Bookshelves｜Introduction to Architecture Firms｜Spaces for Living with Books

Author: Qurasuki Editorial Department
Wall-integrated bookshelves that display a collection beautifully can themselves become a distinctive interior feature of a home. Residences for bibliophiles demand careful design measures such as structural planning of walls and floors to support the weight of books, environmental control of humidity, temperature and light to prevent deterioration of volumes, and a lighting strategy appropriate for reading. Reading nooks and library rooms encircled by shelving introduce a quiet richness into everyday life. Here we introduce architectural practices that fuse a love of reading with rigorous architectural attention to detail.

Homes Featuring Wall-Mounted Bookshelves

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

In-Ex Design Co., Ltd.

4-59 Takanoizumicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Yosuke Tomiya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

4-8, 16-chome, 5-jo, Shinkawa, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Takeshi Hirobe Architects

1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio

532-5 Nakazawa, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

JYU ARCHITECT

2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Takayoshi Nakamura Architects & Associates

4-26-27 Utsukushigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Mochizuki Architectural Atelier

2-23-1-1248 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / 614 Katakura-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo

Coo Planning

201, M'S Kyomachibori Building, 1-7-17 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

e do design architects

3-7-7 Minatocho, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan