Merci Ụlọ Kọfị by Yuma Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

BronzỤlọ Owu· 2025

Merci Ụlọ Kọfị

by Yuma Sato

Client: Koto Architecture Lab Inc

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

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The Design

About Merci Ụlọ Kọfị

Merci bụ ụlọ kọfị e ji ahịhịa wuo nke dị n'ime obodo ime ala n'etiti obodo abụọ. Okporo ụzọ gbara ụlọ kọfị a gburugburu, ọ na-eleziri anya n'ọdịdị obodo mara mma. Ụzọ iwu osisi na mgbako mgbidi dị elu na-enye ohere maka elu ụlọ mepere emepe buru ibu. Ebe etiti mepere emepe dị n'etiti na-ewetara oghere dị iche iche n'otu, jupụtakwa n'ime ụlọ n'ìhè eke, na-emepụta ebe izuike n'oge ọbụla n'ime ụbọchị. E ji ntụ kọfị e mepụtaghachiri jikọtara ọnụ na cement mee ala, mgbidi dị n'èzí ejirikwa ihe eke wuo ya. A na-eji ihe oriri obodo na ya na-akwado mgbanwe mgbanwe mpaghara na obodo gbara ya gburugburu.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Merci Ụlọ Kọfị 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 Merci Ụlọ Kọfị 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. Merci Ụlọ Kọfị 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: This is a plant cafe where you can enjoy scenic rural views. It values nature and utilizes its facility surrounded by roads to create a space filled with natural light, making it a relaxing environment at any time of the day. The open atrium brings unity to the diverse spaces. Additionally, we focus on using more natural materials to create a sophisticated atmosphere.
Tags: cafe,regional circulation, nature,universality, coexistence
Production Technology: The building was constructed using wooden construction methods. Advanced structural calculations were employed, making extensive use of open ceilings. The finishing materials included flooring made from recycled products of coffee grounds solidified with cement, and the outer walls used natural materials, resulting in a sustainable building.
Research: In this architecture, the most important thing is a space for creating a new and nostalgic future that blends in with the community. We aimed for a space that maximizes the goodness of the area while being able to design for the future.
Inspiration: The idea was to build a peaceful structure in the countryside that connects the two cities.
Amidst the aging population and depopulation, it was crucial to support the local cycle and create a landscape loved by the community.
Project Duration: We will continue to expand, starting with Okayama City in 2024. We aim to open multiple stores in the future.
Operation Flow: This building is a cafe open to the local community, and a space that aims to promote local circulation. It aims to be an indigenous land that uses local ingredients. It also has an eye on inbound tourism, as a place where people can enjoy sightseeing at traditional Japanese facilities that are a tourist resource for the region.
Team Members: sen ko home
Image Credits: photo:Iku Asanuma