Cups Kamakura Ka Hana Hoʻolālā Hale no ka Hale Kope a me ka Hōkele by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Ka Hana Hoʻolālā Hale no ka Hale Kope a me ka Hōkele by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2022

Cups Kamakura Ka Hana Hoʻolālā Hale no ka Hale Kope a me ka Hōkele

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Ka Hana Hoʻolālā Hale no ka Hale Kope a me ka Hōkele

ʻO Cups Kamakura kahi hoʻolālā hale no kahi hale ʻaina kope e lawelawe ana hoʻi ma ke ʻano he hōkele. Ke nānā nei ka hale i ke kai ma Kamakura, Iapana, a loaʻa ka hoʻoulu ʻana o ka hoʻolālā mai nā kiʻi o ka wai. Ua hana ʻia nā kiʻi hoʻolālā (graphics) e pili ana i ka wai a hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o nā keʻena kope a me ka hōkele ma o ka hana akahai i ke kaulike waihoʻoluʻu, ka hoʻonaʻi ʻana o ka lā, a me ke koho pono ʻana i nā mea kūkulu. Ma mua o 50 makahiki ka ʻōpio o kēia hale, no laila ua wehe ʻia nā papa kaupaku e hōʻike hou i ke kūkulu lāʻau kumu. Ua hoʻopau ʻia ka lāʻau me ke aila lāʻau ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻālohilohi (clear glossy lacquer), a ua hoʻohui ʻia nā kākoʻo kila hou.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Cups Kamakura Ka Hana Hoʻolālā Hale no ka Hale Kope a me ka Hōkele i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Cups Kamakura Ka Hana Hoʻolālā Hale no ka Hale Kope a me ka Hōkele he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Cups Kamakura Ka Hana Hoʻolālā Hale no ka Hale Kope a me ka Hōkele i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

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