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Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare by Taichi Hirata

Argento Sociale · 2025

Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare

by Taichi Hirata

  • A' Design Award d'Argento 2025 in Sociale
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 43,058
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About Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare

Il furgoncino giapponese delle patate dolci arrostite sulla pietra rappresenta da tempo una presenza importante negli inverni giapponesi, portando calore e illuminando dolcemente la città al calar della notte. È stato reimmaginato attraverso un approccio progettuale contemporaneo. A Kyoto, dove il paesaggio urbano presenta un ritmo di elementi orizzontali e verticali come le finestre a graticcio, è stato progettato per integrare elementi diagonali, adottati per ragioni strutturali, in modo da complementare le strade di Kyoto come sfondo e formare una figura al loro interno.

About the A' Design Award d'Argento

Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Argento, un riconoscimento enormemente prestigioso conferito a design di fascia alta, splendidi e impressionanti. I vincitori d'Argento sono opere tremendamente brillanti ed estremamente creative che illustrano l'eccezionale competenza, il talento e l'acume dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare sia un'opera meravigliosa, una vetrina di eccellenza, notevolmente professionale e profondamente innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Argento è un'invenzione molto notevole e ammirata che giova ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. Wagon Remodeling Furgone Alimentare è una creazione molto invidiata che evoca desideri, porta sentimenti positivi e accende meraviglia e stupore.

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Unique Properties
The Japanese stone roasted sweet potato food wagon has long been an important presence in Japan's winters, bringing warmth and gently illuminating the town as night falls. I reimagined it through a contemporary design approach. In Kyoto, where the cityscape features a rhythm of horizontal and vertical elements like lattices windows, I focused on integrating diagonal elements, adopted for structural reasons, in a way that complements Kyoto's streets as the "ground" and forms a "figure" within it.
Dimensions & Packaging
l1880, h1225, w1385 (main)
l3400, h1920, w1450 (include truck)
Tags
food wagon, food truck, architecture, lighting, car design
Production Technology
Initially, the budget was limited, but as professionals in architecture and construction, we decided to adopt an architectural approach rather than a high-precision industrial one. The frame, serving as the main structure, was made with wooden framing by carpenters, and the surface was finished with FRP membranes by waterproofing and painting specialists. By treating it as an extension of our usual work, we maintained quality and reduced intermediate costs with trusted colleagues.
Inspiration
In Japan, during winter evenings, people with frozen hands from the cold buy warm roasted sweet potatoes, warming both their hands and hearts with the heat as they make their way home. It is a very familiar scene. When designing, I wanted to capture the nostalgia that resonates in the hearts of the Japanese. I aimed to express this warmth, like the soft orange light seen through a house's shoji screen, in office districts, in front of train stations, and in residential areas.
Project Duration
The project started in summer 2020 in Kyoto, with the first unit being developed, followed by the second unit in 2021 and the third unit in 2022 with minor updates. In 2023, the development of the fourth unit was carried out, incorporating the insights gained from the previous models
Patents
Copyrights studio tata, 2024
Image Credits
Image #1: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #2: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #3: taichi hirata, unit3, 2022
Image #4: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023
Image #5: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023

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