Luxe Ka Lumi Noho Wahi Inu Hale Lounge by Takahiro Todoroki

Luxe Ka Lumi Noho Wahi Inu Hale Lounge by Takahiro Todoroki 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

Luxe Ka Lumi Noho Wahi Inu Hale Lounge

by Takahiro Todoroki

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Luxe Ka Lumi Noho Wahi Inu Hale Lounge

He wahi noho ʻo Luxe i loko o Shinjuku Kabukicho, Iapana. Ua hoʻolālāʻia ka noho ʻana i loko i wahi mālie, kaʻawale mai ka wahi hoʻokipa ʻoihana pāʻani lawelawe nui ma waho. Aia ma nā paia o ka papahele nui nā mea hui pū ʻia me nā kaha kila a me ka mālamalama kuʻina ʻole. Ua kāhiko ʻia ka papahele haʻahaʻa me nā hana noʻeau a me nā kukui neona. ʻO nā pale me nā pua kalakala e māhele ana i nā wahi noho a hoʻohuina i ke kala i loko o ka wahi. Ua hoʻohana ʻia nā papa metala i kuʻi ʻia no nā papaʻaina a me ke kāʻei o ka lumi VIP. Aia nā aniani ʻeleʻele e kāhiko ana i nā ala hele a me kekahi mau paia. Ua hoʻomalu ʻia ka mālamalama i haʻahaʻa i ʻole e hoʻopilikia ʻia nā malihini.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Luxe Ka Lumi Noho Wahi Inu Hale Lounge 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 Luxe Ka Lumi Noho Wahi Inu Hale Lounge 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 Luxe Ka Lumi Noho Wahi Inu Hale Lounge 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 lounge bar in Shinjuku Kabukicho, the largest entertainment district in Japan.
Since many people from overseas visit Shinjuku, we wanted to create a borderless space where foreigners can also enjoy themselves with women in Japan. We have created a space where customers can feel extraordinary in a calm space spread out in a multi-tenant building.
Dimensions & Packaging: Plated metal plates with beaten and uneven surfaces will be used for the table and VIP Room ceilings.
The BAR ceiling will be covered with metal tin ceiling board. The walls of the main floor are decorated with objects combining steel frameworks with indirect lighting
Black mirrors are used for the aisles and some walls.
Tags: Sauna,Bath,Shower
Production Technology: The walls of the main floor are decorated with objects combining steel frameworks with indirect lighting to create an icon of the overall space. The subfloor is a complete change, expressing lewdness with a continuous arrangement of paintings combining neon lights with artwork. The partitions that hide the line of sight are decorated with colorful flowers, setting up color in an otherwise inorganic space.The VIP room has a beaten metal plate to reflect the shimmering light.
Design Challenge: In designing this space based on the concept of "serenity," a lighting and design plan was created to maintain an appropriate level of illumination so that multiple guests would not be distracted by each other. Within the low-lit space, materials were divided into zones to maximize the effect of each, and the design was intended to be inspirational in its effect. In the end, the lighting plan to achieve these conditions was the most difficult, but we were able to achieve a wonderful balance in the end.
Inspiration: Since the Lounge BAR is located in the center of Shinjuku Kabukicho, the largest entertainment district in Japan, we aimed to create a quiet space isolated from the hustle and bustle of the crowded area to provide relaxation for people who are tired on a daily basis.
By contrasting the hustle and bustle of the outside with the quietness, we aimed to create a space as a high-end lounge, and started the design from how to express the contrast between "hustle and bustle" and "quietness" in the materials.
Project Duration: October 16, 2023 to November 20, 2023 Project period.
Located in Shinjuku, Japan.
Image Credits: Photographer: Katusmi Hirabayashi