Yuamu Hotela by Naoya Tochio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Barruko Espazioa eta Erakusketa Diseinua Competition Category.

ZilarBarrualdea· 2023

Yuamu Hotela

by Naoya Tochio

Client: Yusen No Yado Yuamu

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Barrualdea Category

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The Design

About Yuamu Hotela

Asmoa da ryokan baten oturuntza aretoa gonbidatuen gela bihurtzea. Gonbidatuen gelek sabai altuak eta solairu altuera desberdinak dituzte. Tatami-eremu txikia eta sofak lotu ziren aurrekaririk gabeko estilo moderno japoniarra sortzeko. Oriori jatetxearen diseinuaren gaia hotelaren izenan, ehungintzan eta tolesturan oinarritzen zen. Tolesturen gardentasuna funtzioaren arabera aldatu zen sentsazio erosoa lortzeko. Kanpoko itxura izateko diseinatutako korridorea eta jangela ditu.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

Yuamu Hotela Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. Yuamu Hotela erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. Yuamu Hotela jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The plan is to convert the banquet hall of a ryokan into guest rooms.
The guest rooms have high ceilings and varying floor heights. The small tatami area and sofas were connected to create an unprecedented Japanese modern style.
The design theme of the restaurant "ORIORI" was based on the hotel's name, "weaving" and "folding. The transparency of the folds was changed according to function to achieve a comfortable feel. It features a corridor and dining space designed to look like the outside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross floor area: 5106.27㎡(Renovated area 1044㎡)
Number of rooms: 34 (Renovated rooms 5)
Restaurant seating capacity: 120 seats (86 seats in the renovated section)
Tags: Interior, Inns, Renovation, Branding, Folding, Weaving
Production Technology: The ceiling is higher than the ceiling height of a typical hotel room, so you can get a sense of openness. You can see the river even in the bathroom, which makes it more comfortable.
The restaurant's concept, name, and space design match each other, giving a deep sense of the region.
Design Challenge: All the furniture was also made to order to enhance the originality of the project. However, since architecture is made on site and furniture is made in a factory, the dimensions of the furniture were carefully adjusted. Such attention was paid to such details because of their simplicity.
Research: In the design process, we proposed naming the hotel and restaurant together. By naming the hotel and restaurant after the area where the ryokan is located, we were able to create an originality that could only be found here, and by designing the interior in an integrated manner, we were able to combine the verbal and visual images to create an overall branding. We were able to create a different impression than before.
Inspiration: With the spread of COVID-19 in 2019, the demand for banquet halls has disappeared.
Therefore, the owner wondered if the banquet hall could be renovated as guest rooms.
Taking advantage of the high ceilings, they decided on an original plan that could not be realized on any other guest room floor. Both the living room and bathroom were placed near the window so that they could look out on the river flowing in front of them, creating a new, unprecedented Japanese modern guest room.
Project Duration: The project began in August 2021 and was completed in January 2023.
The inn reopened on February 15, 2023.
Image Credits: ALL photo :Tomooki Kengaku