L’ECRIN是东京西麻布区一家高级法国箱包店。其店名L’ECRIN在法语中的意思是：“珠宝盒”。Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP承担了该店的室内设计。

L’ECRIN is a boutique in Tokyo’s Nishi-Azabu district handling high quality French bags. Its name L’ECRIN means “Jewel Box” in French. We undertook the store’s renovation.

业主希望商店内部能被路人看见，吸引路人但又保持了恰当的隐私。为此建筑师设了一个具有复杂美丽图案的玻璃外墙。明亮，闪闪发光的玻璃墙面从外向内看去如同一个玻璃珠宝盒。通常，压花玻璃缺乏透明度且昂贵，建筑师为这个项目开发了一种特殊的鲱鱼骨主题玻璃效果，这种效果也在店内的包装袋内衬上可见。

The client desired good interior visibility enticing to passers-by, yet maintaining a moderate degree of privacy for customers. In response, we proposed a complexly patterned glass façade, bright and glittering in effect like a glass jewel box, through which the interior would be half-visible. Patterned glass, however, would lack transparency, and cut glass would cost too much. Hence, we developed a special glass featuring the herring bone motif, “Le Chevron,” which is also displayed on the lining of the store’s bags.

建筑师使用不锈钢创建出立体图案模板，然后将其放置在12毫米厚玻璃的下方，再一同将他们放入675度高温的烧窑中，玻璃遇高温变软后，根据模板的形状产生出建筑师想要的效果----轻柔的立体表面让气氛变得轻快。结合玻璃墙面，在石灰石墙体的映衬下，店内美丽的包包，家具，室内配件看起来仿佛是色彩斑斓的宝石。

We began by creating a pattern, using a stainless steel frame with sharpened edges. Then, laying plate glass of 12mm thickness on the frame, we heated it in a kiln to around 675°C, the temperature at which glass softens. The glass, by its own weight, sagged 10 – 13mm into the frame’s open spaces to produce the individual chevrons.

The result is a gently billowing glass that seems to fill the interior with a happy mood. Beyond, the beautiful bags glow like colorful jewels against a backdrop of custom-made furniture, silver leaf fittings, and limestone walls.