Soki Kanazawa Hotelu by Uds Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

BronzIme Ụlọ· 2025

Soki Kanazawa Hotelu

by Uds Ltd.

Client: Soki Kanazawa

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Soki Kanazawa Hotelu

A na-ahụ ya na Fukuromachi, Kanazawa, ebe ndị ahịa na-abịa na-ala ma na-eme nke ọma n'oge gara aga, n'akụkụ Ahịa Omimachi nke a maara dị ka ebe esi nri nke obodo ahụ, hotelu a jikọtara ịma mma omenala Japan na ntụsara ahụ nke oge a, ma na-achọ ịmepụta ebe ọtụtụ ndị ga-ahụ n'anya ma na-enye aka na mpaghara ahụ. Site n'iji ihe ndị dị n'obodo na ịrụkọ ọrụ na ndị ọrụ aka nke mpaghara ahụ, ndị otu ọrụ a na-achọ inye aka na akụnụba obodo na ịmepụta obodo ga-adịgide, yana ịnye ndị ọbịa ahụmahụ nke eziokwu ebe ha na-enweta ohere isoro omenala obodo ahụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Soki Kanazawa Hotelu meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Soki Kanazawa Hotelu ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Soki Kanazawa Hotelu na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The hotel combines traditional Japanese beauty with modern comfort. By using local materials and working with local craftsmen, we aim to contribute to the local economy and a sustainable city. The minimalist design and natural materials combine to create a calm and relaxed atmosphere. The hotel aims to provide guests with an authentic experience while creating opportunities for them to engage with the local culture, and is a thoroughly environmentally conscious hotel, including reducing waste.
Dimensions & Packaging: The hotel is an eight-storey steel-framed building with a total floor area of approximately 4,612.36 sqm. There are 130 rooms of 12 types, ranging in size from 18 sqm to 37 sqm. The hotel caters for a wide range of travellers, from solo travellers to couples, families and groups of up to four people. The public bath is equipped with the ‘‘kakeyu‘‘ baths that have been popular in Kaga Onsen since ancient times. In the restaurant, fresh vegetables, seafood and other seasonal ingredients are carefully selected to provide dishes with a sense of seasonality and local colour.
Tags: Hotel, Design, Japan, SPA, Retreat, Traditional, Kanazawa, Locality, Ryokan, Craft
Production Technology: From the entrance, the approach to the reception area, which has a "araidashi" tiled floor, seems to lead into a Kanazawa alley. "Araidashi" is a traditional method in Kanazawa, where stones are laid after sand is applied.The traditional colors of Kanazawa, the Kaga Gosai (indigo, carmine, ochre, grass green, ancient purple), are used to create objects that gently intersect to form the space. The reception has an indigo blue plaster wall. The plaster wall in the restaurant is inspired by ochre.
Design Challenge: The hotel's design blends traditional Japanese aesthetics and modern technology. Its "fermentation" theme offers guests a stay that showcases the history and nature of Kanazawa. After your bath, enjoy a sweet sake brewed by a long-established Kanazawa sake producer. In the lobby, the new check-in machine with translation functions means less time and effort for guests and staff, the round table was designed to create interaction time. This blend of tradition and innovation reflects the hotel's commitment to simplicity, authenticity and nature.
Research: The project team researched the history of Kanazawa, the traditional colours of Kanazawa "Kaga Gosai", local materials, traditional construction methods of local craftsmen and seasonal delicacies. The results of this research have been used in the design to create a place that is rooted in the local community and to provide an opportunity for hotel guests to learn about the local culture. The hotel aims to create a place that is loved by many people and contributes to the local community.
Inspiration: "The Bare Vessel" - feel the seasons, taste the land and savour the ingredients. A hotel where you can return to your true self and live carefree. The hotel have incorporated many local materials and items made by local craftsmen. The hotel have used "raw" materials such as wood, stone, clay and iron, and connected the different spaces with different functions with "bare" materials and gentle curves to create a single connected "vesse" that is rooted in the land and loved by many people.
Project Duration: The project started in Fukuromachi, Kanazawa, on 25 December 2019 and opened on 19 November 2022. The project is located in Fukuromachi, a place where merchants used to come and go and flourish, right next to the Omimachi Market, known as the "kitchen of the town".
Operation Flow: The hotel has strong ties with the local community. Many local materials and craftsmen have been used in the interior and room furnishings. The space is composed of objects constructed with the traditional colours of Kanazawa, Kaga Gosai (indigo, rouge, ochre, grass and ancient purple), gently blending with each other. Guests can enjoy local specialities and seasonal delicacies sourced from local producers.
Team Members: Developer: Daiwa House Realty Mgt.Co., Ltd.
Planning, Design, and Operation: UDS Ltd.
Interior Design: DAIKEI MILLS, Keisuke Nakamura, Koki Kumagai, Masato Iwasaki
Graphic Design: desegno Ltd.
Artworks : hakujitu, Kanto Iwamura
Producer :UDS Ltd., Yusaku Takahashi
Design Director: UDS Ltd., Tetsuya Akaiwa, Shoya Nomoto
Creative Direction: UDS Ltd., Kumiko Fujisawa, Mao Sawada
Image Credits: IMAGE CREDITS:
Image #1 to #5:Photographer Daisuke Shima,2022