Merci Kafetegia by Yuma Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Arkitektura, Eraikin eta Egitura Diseinua Competition Category.

BrontzeArkitektura· 2025

Merci Kafetegia

by Yuma Sato

Client: Koto Architecture Lab Inc

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About Merci Kafetegia

Merci bi hirien arteko landa-ingurune batean eraikitako landare-kafetegia da. Kafetegia errepideez inguratuta dago eta baserri-inguruko ikuspegi ederrak ditu. Zurezko eraikuntza-metodoek eta kalkulu estruktural aurreratuek sabai ireki zabalak ahalbidetzen dituzte. Erdiko atrio irekiak batasuna ematen die espazio askotarikoei eta argi naturalez betetzen du barrualdea, edozein ordutan atseden hartzeko toki bihurtuz. Zorua zementuz solidotutako kafe-hondar birziklatuekin eginda dago, eta kanpoko hormek material naturalak erabiltzen dituzte. Bertako produktuak eskaintzen dira, eskualdeko zirkulazioa eta inguruko komunitatea bultzatuz.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

Merci Kafetegia Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. Merci Kafetegia oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. Merci Kafetegia beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

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: sen ko home
Image Credits: photo:Iku Asanuma