Cups Kamakura Kafe ha Hotel Ape Apopyre Arandu by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Kafe ha Hotel Ape Apopyre Arandu by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Brónse in Ogapype Jejapo Competition Category.

BrónseOgapype· 2022

Cups Kamakura Kafe ha Hotel Ape Apopyre Arandu

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award Brónse Winner in Ogapype Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Kafe ha Hotel Ape Apopyre Arandu

Cups Kamakura ha'e peteĩ ape apopyre arandu peteĩ kafe restaurante-pe, ha upéva avei ombaʼapo hotel ramo. Pe ógape oĩ yguasu renondépe Kamakura-pe, Japón-pe, ha pe apopyre arandu og̃uahẽ iñeñeʼẽngue umi y raʼangágui. Ojejapo grafiko yýpe ojepyso vaʼekue ha ojeapohína kafe ha hotel rendápe, ojeporu porã hağua sa'y mbojoaju, kuarahy resakã ojehecha jey ha material ojeporavo vaíre. Pe óga oguereko 50 áño rasa upéi, upévare oñemboguete umi ati'y renda oñehesa'ỹjávo pe yvyra tee ojejapo vaʼekue. Pe yvyra oñemohesãi lacapórõ hesakãva ha oñembojoapy hendive nuevo tekoha acero-gui.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Brónse

Cups Kamakura Kafe ha Hotel Ape Apopyre Arandu ohupyty A' Design Award Brónse, peteĩ ñehechakuaa heta prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño sobresaliente-pe ojekuaáva creatividad, ingenio ha astucia rupi. Umi ganador Brónse ha'e artefacto hábil ha creativo ohechaukáva experiencia, imaginación ha recurso umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Cups Kamakura Kafe ha Hotel Ape Apopyre Arandu ha'eha peteĩ objeto ojehayhúva, admirado ha estimado, profesional ha innovador. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Brónse ombojoaju mejor práctica arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua ha iporãiterei detalle rehe. Cups Kamakura Kafe ha Hotel Ape Apopyre Arandu ombohory necesidad, ohupyty ipotapy, ombovy'a sentimiento ha ohenói curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Floor Area : 230 sqm
Tags: gluten free cafe, kamakura, ocean front hotel, Japanese resort hotel, private hotel
Production 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.
Design 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.
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.
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.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in July 2020 in Kamakura Japan.
Operation Flow: 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.
Patents: ICHII KAMIODESIGN
Team Members: Takuji Kamio
Ray Keida
Image Credits: ICHII KAMIODESIGN