About her
About her
Ayana is a designer based in Kyoto.
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Her curiosity for design and spaces started when she was a child. One of her favorite things to do was to make paintings, drawings, and small models of spaces and furniture. It was natural for her to start a journey of studying in the field of architecture and interior design.
Having completed her BA in architecture in 2017, including one year at Aalto University in Helsinki in 2013, Ayana started her career as an interior designer in Kyoto.
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Ayana’s professional experience includes a wide range of project types and scales; both local and overseas; from private residences to commercial interiors. By being thoroughly involved from concept design to completion, Ayana delivers outstanding results and delights her clients.
Currently working as an interior designer based in Kyoto, Ayana is available for consulting with new clients by appointment.
Ayana is a designer based in Kyoto.
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Her curiosity for design and spaces started when she was a child. One of her favorite things to do was to make paintings, drawings, and small models of spaces and furniture. It was natural for her to start a journey of studying in the field of architecture and interior design.
Having completed her BA in architecture in 2017, including one year at Aalto University in Helsinki in 2013, Ayana started her career as an interior designer in Kyoto.
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Ayana’s professional experience includes a wide range of project types and scales; both local and overseas; from private residences to commercial interiors. By being thoroughly involved from concept design to completion, Ayana delivers outstanding results and delights her clients.
Currently working as an interior designer based in Kyoto, Ayana is available for consulting with new clients by appointment.
Residence N
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Renovation
Hyogo, Japan
2019
98/276m²
We decided to make a major change on half of the ground floor of a 2-story typical Japanese-style wooden house to fit the current and future lifestyle of the client. The bathroom+laundry room was relocated to the north side of the house and the kitchen and dining area were brought to the center of the house to make a convenient and easy access to the newly added pantry space behind the kitchen and the existing living room.
The old guest room was remodeled for a spacious living space with large sun lights during the daytime.
The original skylight in the kitchen was redesigned to keep bringing the natural sunlight to the new kitchen/dining space.
To make the contrast between the original interior with much caramel-colored wood, tatami mattress, and yellow-ish plaster wall and new interior; I decided to go with modern and clean details with simple white and gray colors for the new area.
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A tiny terrace space made of Japanese cedar is added next to the bathtub so that the family can cool their body down outside where they can feel the mood of the open-air bath at home.
After
Before
1F
2F
1F
2F
1 Entry
2 Entrance hall
3 Guest room
4 Kitchen/dining
4’ Pantry
5 Laundry room
6 Shower room
6’ Balcony space
7 Storage
8 Japanese style room 9 Bathroom
10 Japanese style room 11 Engawa
12 Private room
Gray zone: area did not renovate