Cups Kamakura Desain Interior Kafe dan Hotel by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Desain Interior Kafe dan Hotel by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Ruang Interior dan Pameran Competition Category.

PerungguInterior· 2022

Cups Kamakura Desain Interior Kafe dan Hotel

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Desain Interior Kafe dan Hotel

Cups Kamakura adalah desain interior untuk sebuah kafe restoran yang juga berfungsi sebagai hotel. Bangunan ini menghadap ke laut di Kamakura, Jepang, dan desainnya mengambil inspirasi dari citra air. Grafis yang berbasis pada air diciptakan dan diterapkan pada ruang kafe serta hotel melalui pengerjaan yang cermat terhadap keseimbangan warna, refleksi sinar matahari, dan pemilihan material. Bangunan ini berusia lebih dari 50 tahun, sehingga panel plafonnya dilepas untuk memperlihatkan struktur kayu aslinya. Kayu tersebut difinishing dengan lak bening mengilap dan penopang baja baru ditambahkan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Cups Kamakura Desain Interior Kafe dan Hotel adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Cups Kamakura Desain Interior Kafe dan Hotel diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Cups Kamakura Desain Interior Kafe dan Hotel memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

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