As everyday life often goes unnoticed, observers must equip themselves with conceptual tools that allow them to appreciate the ordinary. To be appreciated, the ordinary must be made strange or unfamiliar by changing perspectives and allowing the design to be felt and perceived instead of being familiar. Fruit stalls are often seen as a banality in the Parisian urban environment. My goal is to both contextualise and defamiliarise the fruit stall so that its aesthetic qualities can be appreciated. Two conceptual entry points into the world of the fruit stall are the ordinary and the notion of smallness. With these concepts, which are often examined productively in Japanese culture and architecture, I will showcase the charm of the fruit stall as a singular architectural space.
