Bronze Intérieur · 2026
Kasuga Mochi Café de pâtisserie japonaise
by Shunsuke Ohe
- A' Design Award de Bronze 2026 in Intérieur
- CLIENT: Shunsuke Ohe
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 6,181
- Verification code 7343D97527 · Verify this award
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About Kasuga Mochi Café de pâtisserie japonaise
Kasuga Mochi est un café de confiserie japonaise situé à Osaka, au Japon, conçu pour une entreprise forte de plus de 80 ans d'histoire. L'étroit bâtiment urbain reçoit une identité affirmée grâce à une façade blanche animée d'un treillis vertical en bois. À l'intérieur, les murs et les plafonds révèlent le fin veinage horizontal du bois, et le blanc s'associe à des tonalités boisées, à un vert doux et à un orange corail. L'ensemble du mobilier intégré — banquettes, tables et comptoirs — a fait l'objet d'une conception sur mesure. L'agencement maîtrise les flux de circulation et les lignes de vue afin de préserver le calme et l'accueil de cet espace compact.
About the A' Design Award de Bronze
Kasuga Mochi Café de pâtisserie japonaise est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Kasuga Mochi Café de pâtisserie japonaise est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Kasuga Mochi Café de pâtisserie japonaise satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.
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- Unique Properties
- Whilst traditional Japanese confectionery is a delicate expression of Japanese culture, the image of formality and tradition can sometimes take precedence, creating a psychological barrier for younger generations, male customers and those visiting alone. This project sought to carefully break down these invisible barriers and explore a concept for an open and welcoming traditional Japanese confectionery cafe where anyone, regardless of age or gender, can drop in without feeling intimidated.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Site area : 54.4 sqm / Total floor area : 102.6 sqm / Category : Japanese sweets cafe
- Tags
- wood , tile , flooring , eaves , white , cafe , coral pink , green , Japanese , LUSTYdesign , Shunsuke Ohe
- Production Technology
- Roof : galvalume steel plate / Eaves : silicate calcium board , metal panel / Exterior walls : ceramic siding, metal panel / Exterior flooring : porcelain tile / Interior ceiling : wood , wall paper / Interior wall : wall paper / Interior flooring : pvc tile
- Design Challenge
- Kasuga Mochi balances visual clarity with spatial comfort. Rather than maximising seating, the layout carefully controls circulation, sightlines, waiting areas, and spacing to reduce overlaps in movement and maintain a calm atmosphere within a compact footprint. By reinterpreting tradition through a contemporary lens, the project connects the history and future of a long established confectionery business while making wagashi culture feel more open, familiar, and accessible.
- Research
- The project reinterprets a narrow urban building with limited frontage as a vertical landmark with a clear identity. A predominantly white exterior creates a crisp facade, while vertical wooden latticework and warm materials bring softness and harmony to the streetscape. Inside, white is paired with wood tones, soft green, and coral orange to evoke the lightness and familiarity of Japanese confectionery. Rather than expressing tradition literally, the design presents it through an abstract language suited to contemporary urban life.
- Inspiration
- Kasuga Mochi is a Japanese confectionery cafe launched by a client company with a history spanning over 80 years. For this long established confectionery shop, the challenge lay in creating a new space that, whilst upholding tradition, would naturally appeal to generations who had previously had little connection with traditional Japanese confectionery, as well as to people with different motivations for visiting.
- Project Duration
- Project Duration : From August 2023 to July 2025 Project location : Osaka(Japan)
- Operation Flow
- One of the project’s defining features is the design of the walls and ceilings, which highlights the delicate horizontal grain of the wood. These elements create depth, rhythm, and a quiet sense of unity throughout the space. All built in furniture was custom designed for the project, and every element, including benches, tables, counters, and planting, was carefully coordinated to express the identity of Kasuga Mochi. The interior was conceived as an integrated whole, giving spatial form to the brand experience.
- Image Credits
- NANA TAJIMA by ToLoLo studio
