Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as "extension of the park"

Timber pillars and PVC pipes were left bare to blur the boundaries between the interior and exterior of cafe and sweet shop in Funamachi, Japan, designed by Schemata Architects.

Named Funamachi Base, the combined sweet store and cafe is located next to a park in the centre of Funamachi, a riverport town in central Japan.

This location inspired the design of its three buildings, which house a restaurant, sweetshop and a structurewith an office, kitchen and workshop.