Owner's Voice Vol.28 S Residence

The cat encounter with a beloved cat was the catalyst for the creation of the house.

The light of crystal reflecting off the gray ceiling naturally leads the eye up the staircase.
The light is the pendant light "Klunker".
Beneath the shimmering light, a spacious LDK with a Toyo Kitchen Style "iNO Metal Smoke" is spread out.
To be honest," says the wife, "I had almost no desire to build a house.
She and her husband live together, so there was no particular inconvenience in living in a condominium, and they were comfortable with the idea of living there for a long time.

One day three years ago, a change came to her life.
My husband fell in love at first sight with an American curl kitten at a pet store we happened to walk into.

The wife has always been a cat person and the husband is a dog person.
Although they had different tastes in animals, this was the only time that the husband, who was a dog lover, enthusiastically persuaded his wife and they finally decided to get a cat.
Carl," who came to the couple, had an active personality and wanted to run and play every day.
The wife said, "He is so active that we felt sorry for him in the apartment without stairs, which is a little cramped.
We wanted to provide him with an environment where he could spend his time more freely.
This thought led to the search for a new home and the building of a new house.

Unparalleled worldview and flexibility are the charms of Toyo Kitchen Style.

The center of the new house is the LDK on the second floor.
The sophisticated space, based on black and silver with blue accents, is filled with the couple's "likes".
Before choosing the kitchen, which would play the leading role in the project, the wife watched many videos on YouTube.
I wanted to know what kind of kitchens were out there, so I watched a lot at the time," she recalls.
Then Toyo Kitchen Style caught my eye.
Having visited several showrooms at the same time, the wife immediately visited the Toyo Kitchen Style showroom in Aoyama, Tokyo.
As a result, she said, "I was won over at once.
The kitchen and lighting all captured my heart at once. The kitchen and lighting were like art, and I thought, 'How wonderful!

He was also attracted by the company's flexibility and ability to make unconventional proposals, which other companies did not have.
The PARALLELO Sink, which allows cooking in the sink, and the Zero flow kitchen, which eliminates waste in the cooking line, are groundbreaking ideas.
The fact that foreign-made appliances could be built-in without difficulty and that we had a wider choice of options was also appealing.

The stylist was also a major deciding factor for the wife.
He listened to what we had to say and didn't try to 'sell' us more than necessary.
I felt comfortable with that sense of distance, and I knew I could trust them here.

Thus began the process of choosing a kitchen for a new home with his beloved cat.

Starting from the kitchen, chairs, sofas, and washrooms.

It is an island type and has a large cooking space.
I want to choose a large sink and a highly safe IH.
His wife's thoughts gradually expanded, and the image of the entire space solidified accordingly.

Bring a 3D printed furniture model created by a Toyo Kitchen-style stylist and check the layout and size in detail with the stylist at the showroom.
Once the image of the finished kitchen was decided, the selection of lighting and furniture to match it naturally progressed.
"When it came to lighting, I really wanted to match the Klunker that I liked when I first saw it, so I wanted to match it to the kitchen and dining room.
In order to add roundness to the interior, which has a lot of straight lines, we selected a round shape for the dining room lighting and tables, lined up the chairs in the Tsudoi series, which attracted us in the showroom, and unified the sofas in the same color and material."

In addition, the washbasin will also be prepared in Toyo kitchen style.
"At first, we were considering a different manufacturer, but there were many restrictions on size and specifications, so it was difficult to find the right one.
When I asked the stylist to try it, she immediately replied, "I can make it in just the right size."
I was really impressed by the flexibility," laughs his wife.

In the end, in addition to Toyo Kitchen Style's unique grooming space "Dress Core (Dress Core)" installed in the bedroom on the second floor adjacent to the LDK, the washroom on the first floor was also converted to Toyo Kitchen style.
"It's very convenient to have a place where you can get ready right after waking up in the morning, and it also comes in handy for brushing your teeth a little before going to bed at night.
By the way, Dress Core has the same 'TSUDOI Chair' as the dining room so that it can be used as a chair for visitors."

Furnishings that combine functionality and beauty are alive and well throughout the home.

We look forward to weaving daily life in a space we love.

This house has made me realize once again that a house can only take shape with the help of many people," she says.
The wife's eyes are shining with anticipation for their new life together.
Our daily life as co-workers is the same as before, but I think I will be able to spend more time at home with Carl.
She also hopes to enjoy the time she spends in the kitchen.
The iNO has plenty of storage space, so I want to make good use of it and keep the space neat and tidy.
I also want to enjoy cooking more than ever, making full use of the large sink and carefully selected cooking appliances.

From design to construction and interior design, the wisdom and skills of many people came together to complete the S Residence.
When the husband saw the LDK, he commented, "I might want to brag about this house.
The wife said that she was happy to hear his words because she felt that he was highly satisfied with the house.

By the way, I haven't brought Carl to the house yet, so I'm looking forward to seeing his reaction.
I'll be happy if he plays with it as much as he can.

This is a one-of-a-kind, special home that nurtures the lives of the couple and their beloved cat.
At the center of the house is the kitchen, which was chosen with great care.
We hope that their daily life here, which will soon begin, will be rich and full.

(photo: Kentaro Isibashi / text: Shihoko Tomibe)

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