Case 11 | Collaboration with private sectors

“MUJIxUR Renovation Project” aimed to invent a new standard in rental housing renovation to meet the diversified life styles in Japan today. While making use of various potentials that housing complexes have, the initiative aimed to actualize a novel way of living in rental housing. “Not too much tearing down and not too much building” was the concept of the renovation in order to take advantage of the history of the housing complex and to have many people continue to enjoy comfortable lives in the years to come.

"Let’s live in UR with IKEA" is a project which was founded under the common interest of IKEA and UR -“Sustainability”. This project suggests the new way of living to people who continue to live in UR by enabling to enjoy the change of seasons, life styles, and life stages. IKEA coordinated the interior of the apartments by utilizing their furniture and textiles to fit to the location and various family situations.