Thidamoon Hōkele by Go Fujita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2024

Thidamoon Hōkele

by Go Fujita

Client: Oshimatsumugi

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Thidamoon Hōkele

ʻO Amami Oshima, i kapa ʻia ʻo ka Mokupuni o nā Akua, aia ka huaʻōlelo "Neriyakanaya," ʻo ia hoʻi "he lani ma ʻō aku o ke kai." Ua hoʻomana nā kānaka o ka mokupuni i ka pōhaku nui ʻo "Tategami" e kū ana ma luna o kahakai, he wahi ia i kū ai nā akua ma mua o ko lākou kūʻē ʻana i ka mokupuni mai ke kai mai. ʻO ka lumi suite i kapa ʻia ʻo "En," aia malaila ka hiki ʻana e nānā a leʻaleʻa i ka nani o ka Moana Pākīpika e hohola ana ma lalo a me Tategami e kū ana malaila. Mai ka wanaʻao aku a hiki i ka napō a hiki i ka pō i hōʻailona ai ka mahina, ke kai a me ka lani e lōkahi pū ana a hāʻawi mai ana i nā hiʻohiʻona like ʻole.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Thidamoon 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 Thidamoon 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 Thidamoon 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: A room where you can see the huge rock "Tategami", which has been worshiped as a place where gods stop by before landing on the island from the sea, and has been an object of worship.
Dimensions & Packaging: W9000×D6800×H2400
61.2㎡
Tags: hotel, interior, renovation, destination, hotel interior, Japan, traditional
Production Technology: The interior of the guest room is made using sea sand and coral collected from the sea of Amami Oshima.
Design Challenge: Because it is a small remote island in Kagoshima Prefecture, it was difficult to arrange building materials and craftsmen. For that reason, many craftsmen asked for support from the mainland.
Inspiration: Amami Oshima, also known as the Island of the Gods, has the word "Neriyakanaya," which means "a paradise beyond the sea." The people of the island have worshiped and worshiped the huge rock "Tategami" that rises above the beach as a place where the gods stop before landing on the island from the sea. The suite room named "En" is the one where you can enjoy the scenery of the Pacific Ocean spreading out below and Tategami standing there. From sunrise to sunset to night when the moon shines, the s
Image Credits: All photo / Fukuzawa Akiyoshi

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