Cups Kamakura Cafe- og Hotelindretning by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Cafe- og Hotelindretning by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Bronze in Indretning og Udstillingsdesign Competition Category.

BronzeIndretning· 2022

Cups Kamakura Cafe- og Hotelindretning

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Indretning Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Cafe- og Hotelindretning

Cups Kamakura er et interiørdesign til en cafe-restaurant, der også fungerer som hotel. Bygningen vender ud mod havet i Kamakura, Japan, og designet er inspireret af billeder af vand. Der blev skabt vandbaserede grafiske elementer, som blev anvendt i cafeens og hotellets rum gennem omhyggeligt arbejde med farvebalance, sollysrefleksion og materialevalg. Bygningen er over 50 år gammel, så loftpanelerne blev fjernet for at afsløre den oprindelige trækonstruktion. Træet blev behandlet med klar, blank lak, og nye stålstøtter blev tilføjet.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronze

Cups Kamakura Cafe- og Hotelindretning er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Cups Kamakura Cafe- og Hotelindretning forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Cups Kamakura Cafe- og Hotelindretning tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Because the property is facing to the ocean, Kamio tried to expand the inspirations from water linked images. He made several graphics concerning to water and transformed the inspired images to attempt into cafe & hotel spaces by carefully dealing with color balance, sunlight reflection, and material selection.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Floor Area : 230 sqm
Tags: gluten free cafe, kamakura, ocean front hotel, Japanese resort hotel, private hotel
Production Technology: Kamio vailed off the all ceiling panels and showed the existing historical structures. He painted the wooden structures with clear glossy lacquer while adding steal supporting structures.
Design Challenge: One of the hardest parts in the design activity was structural preservation work. It was necessary to add new supporting structure to keep the enough building strength beside showing the original beautiful structure frames. It was very important to carefully match the old and new structure characteristics such as shape, color, and material in the space design balance.
Research: In building studies, the team took off the most of exterior and interior panels and checked the existing conditions. Also, in market studies, they researched the over 100 neighbor hotels and restaurants and tried to figure out the tendency of price, design, and atmosphere.
Inspiration: Cups Kamakura is a cafe restaurant, which also has the hotel function, located in front of a beach. The building has have more than 50 years history, and in the design works it was necessary to consider its special background influenced by the regionality and environmental aspects.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in July 2020 in Kamakura Japan.
Operation Flow: Because the building was already 50 years old, Kamio needed to work carefully on preservation and reproduction works. They proceeded demolition step by step, and decided the design details on each time depending on the area condition.
Patents: ICHII KAMIODESIGN
Team Members: Takuji Kamio
Ray Keida
Image Credits: ICHII KAMIODESIGN