Keleawe Loko Hale · 2025

Chuji Kūʻai Aku

by Atsushi Murakami

A' Design Award Keleawe 2025 in Loko Hale
CLIENT: design Chill-out inc.
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About Chuji Kūʻai Aku

ʻOiai aia kēia hale kūʻai ma ke kūlanakauhale o Tokyo, ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia ma kahi mālie ma hope aku. He nui nā hale kūʻai ʻōlinolino me ke ʻano Pākē ma kahakai, akā ʻo kēia hale kūʻai he ʻano Kepanī hou me ka Zen. Ma ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea i loaʻa māmā, ua mālama ʻia ke kumukūʻai ma lalo, a ua hoʻolālā akamai ʻia ke ʻano ʻoki a me nā kikoʻī e lilo i mea kūʻokoʻa a kaulana. A, no ka mālama ʻāina, ua hoʻomaloʻo ʻia nā lau kī i hoʻohana mua ʻia a hui pū ʻia i loko o ka mea pālika no ka hoʻohana hou ʻana. He hōʻike kēia i ka nani loa ma ke ʻano ʻike a me ka ʻala.

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Chuji Kūʻai Aku 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 Chuji Kūʻai Aku 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 Chuji Kūʻai Aku i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Press Kit

Unique Properties: Cost control is important, especially when designing a small-scale store. By using readily available materials rather than special materials, we were able to keep costs down, while also creating an original and special space by devising cutting methods and details.
In addition, used tea leaves were dried, crushed, and mixed into the plastering materials. Even after being mixed in, the fragrance and slight color were extracted, and the texture was also evident, resulting in a unique finish.
Dimensions & Packaging: Area 66 Square meter , Ceiling height 2450mm , Seating capacity 10 people
Tags: chinese, tea, sweets, teahouse, factory
Production Technology: Another existing store discards about 600 kg of used tea leaves per year.It cannot be served to customers again, but it still has enough aroma and consciousness left in it.Of course, we will not be able to reuse or upcycle all of these materials in this project.Not only will this project appeal to the senses of touch and smell, but it will also raise awareness of sustainability at the same time.
Design Challenge: There are no straight sections in the seating area of this store.It is difficult to arrange tables efficiently.So we arranged a large table that follows the curve. However, a large table is inevitably heavy.To make it look lighter, we gave it a single leg and hung the end from the ceiling. This created a mysterious space where something heavy appears to be floating in the air.
Inspiration: The store is located in the multinational city of Tokyo.
Although there are many fancy Chinese restaurants in the neighborhood, we have created a gentle space that appeals to the senses of sight, touch, and smell, aiming for a modern Tokyo-style Chinese store.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 and finished in Aril 2024 in Tokyo
Operation Flow: Customers can choose and purchase products from the display cases and shelves, and those who make a reservation can enjoy a course set that includes carefully selected Chinese tea and sweets.