Blarney Cikin gidan cin abinci na Irish Pub Da Cafe by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Blarney Cikin gidan cin abinci na Irish Pub Da Cafe by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla in Cikin Gida Competition Category.

TagullaCikin Gida· 2025

Blarney Cikin gidan cin abinci na Irish Pub Da Cafe

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: The Blarney Stone

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla Winner in Cikin Gida Category

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The Design

About Blarney Cikin gidan cin abinci na Irish Pub Da Cafe

Blarney babban zane ne na cikin gida don wani gidan shan giya na Irish (Irish pub) da kuma cafe da ke Osaka, kasar Japan. Wurin yana ba wa abokan ciniki hidima daga sassafe har zuwa daddare. Akwatin bayan kanti (counter) yana amfani da kofofin da za su iya juyawa, wadanda ke musanyawa tsakanin shelef din abubuwan sha masu giya da kuma shelef din kayan aikin cafe. An maye gurbin ado na gargajiya mai nauyi da fasahar zane mai launi daya (monochrome) da aka zana kai tsaye a bango, wanda ke nuna al'adun Irish da fassarorin fitattun fastoci. Dukkanin teburori suna da tsayi iri daya da na kantin sha (bar counter) domin su dace da karancin fadin wurin. Jimillar fadin bene shine murabba'in mita 70.78.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla

Zanen Blarney Cikin gidan cin abinci na Irish Pub Da Cafe ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na musamman waɗanda ke da ƙirƙira, basira da hikima. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Tagulla kayayyakin fasaha ne masu ƙwarewa da ƙirƙira mai ban mamaki waɗanda ke tabbatar da babban gogewa, tunani da dabarun masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Blarney Cikin gidan cin abinci na Irish Pub Da Cafe ya zama abu da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna, mai ƙwarewa da ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyuka a fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani, kuma yana da kyau saboda kulawarsa ga cikakkun bayanai. Zanen Blarney Cikin gidan cin abinci na Irish Pub Da Cafe yana biyan buƙatu da kyau, yana taɓa sha'awa, yana jan hankalin zukata kuma yana jawo sha'awar sani.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: For its third location as an Irish pub in Osaka, Blarney had to shift its business model to be able to serves customers from early morning to late night. To allow this transition the counter back cabinet uses a system of swinging doors altering between alcoholic beverages and cafe utensils shelves. Compared to a traditional Irish pub the heavy decoration was scraped out and replaced by monochrome art painted directly on the walls of the pub, and representing Irish culture and iconic posters.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 70.78sqm
W12085mm x D7050mm x H2800mm
Tags: Japan, Osaka, Irish, Pub, Cafe, Flexible, interior, hospitality, bar, art
Production Technology: The walls are made using drywall techniques. They were then divided into three sections. A lower one is finished with cement based material. The middle part is finished in covering sheet with a rusted metal motif. And the upper part is finished in the same grey wall cloth as the ceiling. An indirect light line separates the wall parts. The art was painted directly on the top of the rust metal sheet.
Design Challenge: The middle ground between heavily decorated Irish pub and soft and relaxing atmosphere of a cafe can hardly be determined. Two strategies were adopted. The first is to design a counter back cabinet that showcases both alcoholic beverages and cafe utensils by creating pivoting doors. The second is to abstain from using any kind of traditional decoration and replace it with wall painting inspired by Irish culture elements and iconic posters interpretations.
Research: The project had to deal with a prominent dilemma that is related to its situation. The facility has strict rules that force the shop to open and provide services from early morning to late night. An Irish pub working hours is essentially in the afternoon and evening time, thus the need to convert the space to provide cafe services as well. The research consisted of balancing two different aesthetics of heavy Irish pubs and soft atmosphere of a cafe without loosing function of one or the other.
Inspiration: The bar and cafe cabinet are inspired by traditional furniture and black board signage. And added a twist by allowing them to pivot between the two, uncovering one or the other every time. The art on the wall refers to Irish cultural elements including the Blarney castle, the four leaf clove, the harp and some traditional motifs. The art also interprets some iconic posters for Irish whiskey and Guinness beer.
Project Duration: Project start: June 2023.
Construction starts: April 2024.
Project/Construction End: July 2024.

Location:
Osaka, Japan.
Operation Flow: The shop has an almost trapezoidal shape with two sides open to the corridor shared with all the other restaurants. The closed kitchen is set to be in the corner with two walls. It extends with the counter space along the large wall and ends with the coffee machine space that is placed specifically to serve morning commuters. To avoid awkward positions in the narrow space all tables in the hall are set to the same height as the bar counter.
Team Members: Tetsuya Matsumoto
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #2: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #3: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #4: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #5: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.