Courtyard HIROO
Official SiteBACKGROUND
We have set a goal to translate the western courtyard culture, which is not yet well-known in Japan, into that of Japanese. The most suited way for realizing such thought was to inherit a good-old building including all the surrounding nature, and rebuilding it. We encountered the 45 year old apartment house in Hiroo when pondering on such thoughts.
CONCEPT
We all share with people information of interest and something you want others to know using portable telephone and personal computers. Because we live in a world where many people realize shared values and happiness, we want to create a place where those authentic experiences can be shared. We wish to create a space in which to accept each other’s uniqueness and values of individuals, and for them to spend time together. The origin of such idea was the western courtyard culture. In a semi-public space filled with greens, people living in such courtyard relax, work, move their bodies, meet the freedom without boundaries and interact. That new type of lifestyle is spread from here.
SERVICE
GAROU
An art gallery that initiated at Courtyard HIROO. It includes all forms of art, such as photography, video, paintings and illustrations, three-dimensional art, and sculpture. We select artists from our point of view, regardless of their field, and artists are invited to present their works. During FIRST FRIDAY TOKYO, the gallery sometimes becomes a pop-up venue where customers can enjoy their shopping of not only art but apparel and accessories as well.
FIRST FRIDAY TOKYO
A once a month open event which makes Courtyard HIROO iconic. That is FIRST FRIDAY TOKYO. Sports, art, food, and all the attractions of Courtyard gather at once, and realize an elaborated social event which can only be experienced here. On Friday nights, various people, objects, and events cross, making the courtyard a center for creating new authentic experiences.
