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Wagon Remodeling Ruoka-auto by Taichi Hirata

Wagon Remodeling Ruoka-auto by Taichi Hirata is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award in Sosiaalinen muotoilu Competition Category.


HopeaSosiaalinen· 2025

Wagon Remodeling Ruoka-auto

by Taichi Hirata

Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Sosiaalinen Category

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The Design

About Wagon Remodeling Ruoka-auto

Japanilainen kiviuunissa paahdettujen bataattien ruoka-auto on pitkään ollut tärkeä osa japanilaisia talvia, tuoden lämpöä ja valaisten lempeästi kaupunkia yön laskeutuessa. Se uudelleentulkittiin nykyaikaisen muotoilun keinoin. Kiotossa, jossa kaupunkikuva rakentuu horisontaalisten ja vertikaalisten elementtien rytmistä, kuten ritilä-ikkunoista, se suunniteltiin siten, että rakenteellisista syistä omaksutut diagonaaliset elementit integroitiin tavalla, joka täydentää Kioton katuja pohjana ja muodostaa hahmon sen sisälle.

The Recognition

About the Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award

Wagon Remodeling Ruoka-auto on Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, äärimmäisen arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään huippuluokan, upeille ja vaikuttaville designeille. Hopeavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen loistavia ja erittäin luovia teoksia, jotka havainnollistavat suunnittelijoidensa erinomaista asiantuntemusta, lahjakkuutta ja terävyyttä. Wagon Remodeling Ruoka-auto:n odotetaan olevan ihana, esimerkillinen teos, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja syvästi innovatiivinen. Tämä Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on erittäin merkittävä, ihailtu keksintö, joka hyödyttää taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. Wagon Remodeling Ruoka-auto on laajalti kadehdittu luomus, joka herättää haluja, tuo myönteisiä tunteita ja sytyttää hämmästystä ja ihmetystä.

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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