Small Cool 2008 Judges: Michi Yanagishita

Name: Michi Yanagishita
Company: Front Studio
Location: New York, NY
Favorite Weblink: Don't know that I have a favorite, but I do enjoy Bldgblog

Profession: Architect. Michi and her partner, Yen Ha, are the principals behind Front Studio, one of the only Asian-women owned architectural partnerships in NYC. We spotted their work early on in 2004, loved their aesthetic and have been tracking them since.

Best Use of Space:

After designing small bathrooms in NYC for years, I've always wondered why they don't make these slim toilets w. sinks and sinks here (above); they've been around for at least a few decades in Japan. And in looking for a photo, I found the slim sink (only protrudes 3 7/8" from the wall)!

Boy could I have used this in a few of my projects.

Da Judges:

Midwest: Jan Parr, Editor, Chicago Home & Garden Magazine

Southwest: TK

Northwest: TK

Room & Board: TK

Comments (4)

Where can you get that little 3.5" depth sink?! It's perfect for my UBER-tiny bathroom!

posted by partiallyinsane on May 2nd 2008 at 11:57am
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Another nice portrait.

posted by cityofparis on May 2nd 2008 at 4:57pm
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Japan is known for its bathroom design from fixtures to layout. Many professional designers specialize in bathrooms.

posted by notsocooldad on May 2nd 2008 at 5:42pm
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frontstudio--beautiful work, lovely website. that toilet, above, would make sense for about 90 percent of washington dc apartments, too. wonder what the water usage is like.

posted by avianmission on May 10th 2008 at 2:19pm
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