Schemata Architects designs tiny Nakamata sweet shop in Maebashi

Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has designed a confectionery store in Maebashi, Japan, with a courtyard to help open up and revive a shopping street that was on the decline.
The Nakamata sweet shop is located on a once-busy street that was at risk of becoming a so-called "shutter street" – a street in Japan where most of the stores have been closed up.
Above: the store sells traditional Japanese sweets. Top image: it is located in Maebashi
To combat the decline of the street, the Maebashi