Contemporary and Japan design designed by our Japan design team for overseas guests
The concept is ‘Setsu Getsu Ka’.
Since ancient times, Japan has a sensibility that cherishes nature and there are many words that superimpose one’s life on the precious form of nature.
In the Chinese Tang Dynasty poem ‘Setsu Getsu Ka’ there are the words "I think of you in the beautiful scenery of the four seasons of snow (winter), moon (autumn), and flower (spring and summer)."
‘Setsu Getsu Ka’ became a phrase that expressed the aesthetic design sense for Japanese.
We think that there is no better concept for Setsu Niseko, which respects the fellowship between people and nature, and the fellowship between people.
We then decided to design ‘Setsu Niseko’ around the theme of ‘Contemporary and Japan design for overseas guests’.
We thought that the greatest ‘Sense of Place’ for Sestu Niseko was Mount Yotei and the nature surrounding it.
The windowsill daybed bench that continues from the end of the room to the other is an analogy of the rim and attic on the outer periphery of a traditional Japan’s dwelling. The design technique of a low centre of gravity and horizontal tone was adopted for the interior to create an experience of relaxing in a Japanese-style room and to make the most of the Japanese-trimmed scenery.
海外のゲストに向けたコンテンポラリーで日本的なデザインの実現
日本には古より自然をいつくしみ尊い自然の姿に人生を重ねる言葉も多く残されている
中国唐代の詩、雪月花『雪(冬)月(秋)花(春)の美しい四季折々の景色に君を想う』も日本に伝わり、日本人の美意識を表す言葉となった
人と自然の交わり、人と人の交わりを尊ぶ「雪ニセコ」にこれ以上のコンセプトは無いと考えた
そして、「海外のゲストに向けてコンテンポラリーで日本的なデザインの実現」をテーマにデザインをした
羊蹄山や周囲の自然が最大のSense of placeであり、窓下は端から端まで連続する窓台ベンチを縁側のアナロジーとし、日本間でくつろいでいるような体験や日本的なトリミングをされた景色を生かすためのインテリアとして低重心・水平基調のデザイン手法をとりいれた