Taniroku Saka Ụlọ Ahịa Kuki by Akitoshi Imafuku

Taniroku Saka Ụlọ Ahịa Kuki by Akitoshi Imafuku 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.

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Taniroku Saka Ụlọ Ahịa Kuki

by Akitoshi Imafuku

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

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The Design

About Taniroku Saka Ụlọ Ahịa Kuki

Taniroku Saka na-enye ụdị nri ụtọ dị iche iche maka oge ịṅụ tii. A mepụtara echiche nhazi nke oké ígwé ojii dị n'elu ugwu site n'iche echiche banyere ahụmịhe mara mma na mmetụta ume ọhụrụ nke ịṅụ tii na ihe ụtọ mgbe a na-ele oké ígwé ojii anya. Ebe ụlọ ahịa ahụ dị n'ugwu nta a na-akpọ Ugwu Sanada n'ihi na onyenwe samurai Sanada wuru nnukwu ụlọ eze n'ebe ahụ. Ugwu nta ahụ adịghị elu nke ukwuu ka akpọọ ya ugwu n'ezie. Ma ebe ọ bụ n'elu ugwu nta, ndị na-emepụta ihe mepụtara oyiyi ahụ wee chepụta echiche nhazi ahụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Taniroku Saka Ụlọ Ahịa Kuki 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 Taniroku Saka Ụlọ Ahịa Kuki 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. Taniroku Saka Ụlọ Ahịa Kuki na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Taniroku Saka offers an assortment of desserts to accompany tea time. The design concept “a sea of clouds at the mountaintop” was developed by imagining the luxurious experience and brisk feel of having tea with sweets while overlooking a sea of clouds. The site of the shop is situated on a hill called Mt. Sanada because a samurai lord Sanada built a castle there. The hill is unfortunately too low to be called a mountain. Yet it is a hilltop, so the designers evolved the image and came up with the concept.
Inspiration: The most distinctive feature is the sales stands that occupy the entire sales floor. Aisles for staff are minimized, prompting the staff to serve customers outside. This sales style was inspired by the greengrocer and the fish shop nearby. The designers noticed they always stay in their storefronts to serve customers, adding a lively vibe to the neighborhood. They thought such assertive marketing instead of waiting for them to come in could be more appropriate for this neighborhood.
Team Members: Designer: Akitoshi Imafuku
Image Credits: Photographer: Masahiro Ishibashi

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