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Cups Kamakura Cafe and Hotel by Takuji Kamio Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Takuji Kamio of Kamiodesign for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Cups Kamakura Cafe and Hotel by Takuji Kamio of Kamiodesign, designed for Cups Kamakura & the lounge. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Cups Kamakura Cafe and Hotel
Cups Kamakura is an interior design for a cafe restaurant that also serves as a hotel. The building faces the ocean in Kamakura, Japan, and the design takes its inspiration from images of water. Graphics based on water were created and applied to the cafe and hotel spaces through careful work on color balance, sunlight reflection and material selection. The building is more than 50 years old, so the ceiling panels were removed to reveal the original wooden structure. The wood was finished with clear glossy lacquer and new steel supports were added.
About Takuji Kamio
Takuji Kamio is a Japanese designer working across architecture, interior design, and spatial branding. His work focuses on creating environments that respond to context, function, and human experience, integrating spatial clarity with practical constraints. He has been involved in residential, commercial, and institutional projects, with an emphasis on thoughtful planning and practical execution. Takuji Kamio contributes to society by developing spaces that support everyday activities while addressing regulatory, environmental, and operational requirements. He is recognized for a consistent approach to balancing design intent with real-world conditions.
About Kamiodesign
KAMIODESIGN / ICHII CORPORATION is an interior & architecture firm located in Chigasaki, Japan. We provide any design works especially on the commercial space design all over the world. As your request, we may make easy presentations for your projec
Award Record
This recognition makes Takuji Kamio of Kamiodesign a winner of 6 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/128263
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/128263
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!128263
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/221961
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.kamiodesign.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cups Kamakura Cafe and Hotel
- Function
- Cafe and Hotel
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Silver, Black and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Cups Kamakura & the lounge
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Takuji Kamio
- Country
- Japan
- Brand
- Kamiodesign
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #128263
Credits
- Team
- Ray Keida
- Image Credits
- ICHII KAMIODESIGN
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2020 and finished in July 2020 in Kamakura Japan.
- Specifications
- Gross Floor Area : 230 sqm
- Keywords
- gluten free cafe, kamakura, ocean front hotel, Japanese resort hotel, private hotel
