Kii inc.
architectural design office

キイは、新井里志、中富慶からなる建築デザインユニットです。 建築的な視点を軸に、建築・インテリアのデザインと設計、家具やプロダクトのデザイン、ショーウインドウディスプレイなど 自分たちがイメージする場所をつくるために必要なことのすべてをデザインします。

新井里志 Satoshi Arai
architect / designer
1984年群馬県生まれ。2014年Kii inc.設立

中富慶 Kei Nakatomi
architect / designer
1980年福岡県生まれ。2014年Kii inc.設立
2020-2022年 東北大学大学院工学研究科都市・建築学専攻 特任講師

Awards
German Design Awards 2020 Winner
ICONIC AWARD2019 Innovative Architecture Winner
iF design award 2018
IDA International Design Award 2018 GOLD PRIZE
IDA International Design Award 2018 GOLD PRIZE
IDA International Design Award 2018 Honorable Mention
ARCHITECTURE MASTERPRIZE 2018 WINNER
ARCHITECTURE MASTERPRIZE 2018 HONORABLE MENTION
ASIA PACIFIC INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS 2017 BRONZE PRIZE
DSA空間デザイン賞2017 銀賞


Kii inc., is an architectural design office founded by Satoshi Arai and Kei Nakatomi.
Kii is an old Japanese word meaning pleasure, relaxation and enjoyment.
The word is cited in The Precious Key to the Secret Treasury, an ancient work by the monk Kukai.
The choice of this name reflects our desire to produce spaces with pleasure, relaxation and fun as per the word's definition. Rather than cookie-cutter ideas of what a building or residence should look like,
our aim is to vigorously pursue our own idea of quality design.
This approach creates greater fun both for the builder and the user or resident.
While the high level of technology required to produce standardized products is laudable,
we would feel sad if such products were the only option.
We strive for greater fun and more freedom in architectural design.
Pleasure, relaxation and enjoyment reside at the core of our design philosophy.

Satoshi Arai  architect / designer
1984 Born in Gunma.
2014 Established Kii inc.

Kei Nakatomi  architect / designer
1980 Born in Fukuoka.
2014 Established Kii inc.
2020 Associate Professor at Tohoku University.

H&M HOUSE Forest

location : Karuizawa,Nagano,Japan
usage : Promotion Event
floor area : ≒650㎡
period : 2016.9.3-2016.9.7 / 2016.10.8
construction : mari art
photo : Seiko Ishikawa

“森の中のクローゼット”

アパレルブランドH&Mの、アイテムの多様性を伝えるために開催されたPRイベントの会場デザイン。
緑いっぱいの森の中に、壁も屋根もない自然のクローゼットをつくることで、森の中だからこそできる空間をつくることを考えた。

森を照らす象徴的な巨大なクローゼット、HとMの形をしたシェルフ、アクセサリーでできたシャンデリア、帽子のランプシェード、
地面から植物のように伸びるスタンドなど、森の中に洋服がある、様々なシーンをデザインした。
たくさんのワードローブが、花や果物があふれるように美しく咲き実るファッションを楽しむためのアウトドア空間。

童話で読んだ『お菓子の家』のように、森のいたるところに洋服がある風景をデザインすることで、
緑いっぱいの森をまるごと洋服の家へと変えた。

“Closet in a Forest”

A space design for the PR event of H&M Japan which aimed to communicate the wide variety of their clothes collections.
We created a beautiful closet in the middle of nature which people have never seen before by making the most of this quiet forest.

Big closet that stands out in the forest. Shelves that have the shapes of “H” & “M”.
A chandelier made of lots of accessaries. Lamp shades made of hats.
Bag stands which grow from the ground like plants.
We designed various scenes in which the nature and clothes coexist.

It’s an outdoor space where wardrobes are in full bloom like flowers and fruits and people can enjoy fashion like no other.