Matsumaru Honpo

A bookstore that encourages visitors to wander around with its bookshelves and Spatial Production "unexpected encounters"

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About the Project

Overview "Matsumaru Honpo" is a shop-in-shop bookstore that opened in Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store. Regardless of the format or genre, new books, used books, paperbacks, manga, etc., each book is classified and laid out according to its own theme, based on the "knowledge" it contains. The shelves are arranged in a row, encouraging visitors to wander around and Spatial Production "unexpected encounters."
In an age where books can be searched on a computer and purchased with one click, we present an exciting and challenging concept of bookstore that utilizes the message that emanates from the entire bookshelf, as a new opportunity for communication between readers and bookstores that is unique to physical stores.

Basic Information

Client Maruzen Co., Ltd.
Services Provided Concept composition and planning: Matsuoka Seigo Office Co., Ltd., Editorial Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Space planning: Tanseisha Co., Ltd.
Design plan: MIKAN-DESIGN
Space and furniture planning and design: Maruzen Co., Ltd.
Our Team Space planning: Tsuyoshi Kato
Awards 2010 Good Design Award, 44th SDA Award Grand Prize, Display Industry Award 2010 Encouragement Award (Japan Display Industry Association Award), Display Design Award 2010 Planning Research Award
Location Tokyo, Japan
Open October 2009
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