Karuizawa Commongrounds bookstore, designed as a facility for local residents, comprises a handful of stores, eateries and a pre-school, enclosed by lush woodland and majestic distant mountainous views. Inspired by the area’s past and embracing its growing community, the complex’s bookstore is a unique renovation and transformation of what was once a seminar house’s summer-school dormitory for Tokyo’s Aoyama Gakuin University.
Location - Nagano, Japan
Principal Use - Commercial, Facade
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