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Merci ካፌ by Yuma Sato

Merci ካፌ by Yuma Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የሥነ ሕንፃ፣ ግንባታ እና መዋቅር ዲዛይን Competition Category.


ነሐስሥነ ሕንፃ· 2025

Merci ካፌ

by Yuma Sato

Client: Koto Architecture Lab Inc

A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ሕንፃ Category

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The Design

About Merci ካፌ

ሜርሲ በሁለት ከተሞች መካከል በገጠራማ አካባቢ የተገነባ የእጽዋት ካፌ ነው። ካፌው በመንገዶች የተከበበ ሲሆን ውብ የገጠር እይታዎችን ይመለከታል። የእንጨት ግንባታ ዘዴዎችና የላቁ የመዋቅር ስሌቶች ሰፋፊ ክፍት ጣሪያዎችን እንዲኖሩ አስችለዋል። ማዕከላዊ ክፍት አትሪየም ለተለያዩ ቦታዎች አንድነትን ይሰጣል እንዲሁም ውስጡን በተፈጥሮ ብርሃን በመሙላት በማንኛውም የቀን ሰዓት እረፍት የሚሰጥ ቦታ ይፈጥራል። ወለሉ ከሲሚንቶ ጋር በጠነከረ የተጣራ ቡና አተላ የተሰራ ሲሆን፣ የውጭ ግድግዳዎቹ የተፈጥሮ ቁሳቁሶችን ይጠቀማሉ። የአካባቢው ግብዓቶች የሚቀርቡ ሲሆን ይህም የክልል ዝውውርንና በዙሪያው ያለውን ማህበረሰብ ይደግፋል።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት

Merci ካፌ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በፈጠራ፣ በብልሃት እና በአስተዋይነት ለሚታወቁ ድንቅ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የነሐስ አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን ሰፊ ልምድ፣ ምናብ እና ብልሃት የሚያረጋግጡ እጅግ ችሎታ የተሞላባቸው እና በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ ፈጠራ ያላቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Merci ካፌ ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ እጅግ ሙያዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ነገር እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን በኪነ ጥበብ፣ በሳይንስ፣ በዲዛይን እና በቴክኖሎጂ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያካትታል፤ ለዝርዝርም በሚሰጠው ትኩረት ምርጥ ነው። Merci ካፌ ፍላጎቶችን በግሩም ሁኔታ ያረካል፣ ምኞቶችን ይነካል፣ ስሜቶችን ይማርካል እንዲሁም የማወቅ ጉጉትን ይስባል።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This is a plant cafe where you can enjoy scenic rural views. It values nature and utilizes its facility surrounded by roads to create a space filled with natural light, making it a relaxing environment at any time of the day. The open atrium brings unity to the diverse spaces. Additionally, we focus on using more natural materials to create a sophisticated atmosphere.
Tags
cafe,regional circulation, nature,universality, coexistence
Production Technology
The building was constructed using wooden construction methods. Advanced structural calculations were employed, making extensive use of open ceilings. The finishing materials included flooring made from recycled products of coffee grounds solidified with cement, and the outer walls used natural materials, resulting in a sustainable building.
Research
In this architecture, the most important thing is a space for creating a new and nostalgic future that blends in with the community. We aimed for a space that maximizes the goodness of the area while being able to design for the future.
Inspiration
The idea was to build a peaceful structure in the countryside that connects the two cities.
Amidst the aging population and depopulation, it was crucial to support the local cycle and create a landscape loved by the community.
Project Duration
We will continue to expand, starting with Okayama City in 2024. We aim to open multiple stores in the future.
Operation Flow
This building is a cafe open to the local community, and a space that aims to promote local circulation. It aims to be an indigenous land that uses local ingredients. It also has an eye on inbound tourism, as a place where people can enjoy sightseeing at traditional Japanese facilities that are a tourist resource for the region.
Team Members
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Image Credits
photo:Iku Asanuma

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