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Wagon Remodeling عربة الطعام by Taichi Hirata

Wagon Remodeling عربة الطعام by Taichi Hirata is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 جائزة A' Design Award الفضية in التصميم الاجتماعي Competition Category.


فضةاجتماعي· 2025

Wagon Remodeling عربة الطعام

by Taichi Hirata

جائزة A' Design Award الفضية Winner in اجتماعي Category

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The Design

About Wagon Remodeling عربة الطعام

عربة الطعام اليابانية لبطاطا الحلوة المحمصة بالحجر كانت حضوراً مهماً في شتاء اليابان لفترة طويلة، تجلب الدفء وتضيء المدينة بلطف مع حلول الليل. أعيد تصورها من خلال نهج تصميمي معاصر. في كيوتو، حيث يتميز المشهد الحضري بإيقاع من العناصر الأفقية والرأسية مثل النوافذ المشبكة، صُممت لدمج العناصر القطرية، المعتمدة لأسباب إنشائية، بطريقة تكمل شوارع كيوتو كأرضية وتشكل شكلاً ضمنها.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award الفضية

Wagon Remodeling عربة الطعام هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة بصورة استثنائية يُمنح للتصاميم الرفيعة المستوى والجميلة والمبهرة. والفائزون بالفضية هم أعمال لامعة بشدة وشديدة الإبداع تجسّد الخبرة والموهبة وحدة الذكاء المتميزة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Wagon Remodeling عربة الطعام عملًا رائعًا يُعرض كنموذج، شديد الاحترافية وعميق الابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية اختراع جدير بالذكر ومحل إعجاب، يعود بالنفع ويوسّع حدود الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا. وWagon Remodeling عربة الطعام إبداع يغبطه الكثيرون، يثير الرغبات ويبعث مشاعر إيجابية ويشعل الدهشة والإعجاب.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The Japanese stone roasted sweet potato food wagon has long been an important presence in Japan's winters, bringing warmth and gently illuminating the town as night falls. I reimagined it through a contemporary design approach. In Kyoto, where the cityscape features a rhythm of horizontal and vertical elements like lattices windows, I focused on integrating diagonal elements, adopted for structural reasons, in a way that complements Kyoto's streets as the "ground" and forms a "figure" within it.
Dimensions & Packaging
l1880, h1225, w1385 (main)
l3400, h1920, w1450 (include truck)
Tags
food wagon, food truck, architecture, lighting, car design
Production Technology
Initially, the budget was limited, but as professionals in architecture and construction, we decided to adopt an architectural approach rather than a high-precision industrial one. The frame, serving as the main structure, was made with wooden framing by carpenters, and the surface was finished with FRP membranes by waterproofing and painting specialists. By treating it as an extension of our usual work, we maintained quality and reduced intermediate costs with trusted colleagues.
Inspiration
In Japan, during winter evenings, people with frozen hands from the cold buy warm roasted sweet potatoes, warming both their hands and hearts with the heat as they make their way home. It is a very familiar scene. When designing, I wanted to capture the nostalgia that resonates in the hearts of the Japanese. I aimed to express this warmth, like the soft orange light seen through a house's shoji screen, in office districts, in front of train stations, and in residential areas.
Project Duration
The project started in summer 2020 in Kyoto, with the first unit being developed, followed by the second unit in 2021 and the third unit in 2022 with minor updates. In 2023, the development of the fourth unit was carried out, incorporating the insights gained from the previous models
Patents
Copyrights studio tata, 2024
Team Members
Taichi Hirata
Image Credits
Image #1: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #2: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #3: taichi hirata, unit3, 2022
Image #4: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023
Image #5: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023

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