Cups Kamakura カフェ＆ホテルのインテリアデザイン by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura カフェ＆ホテルのインテリアデザイン by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅賞 in インテリア空間・展示デザイン Competition Category.

銅インテリア· 2022

Cups Kamakura カフェ＆ホテルのインテリアデザイン

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in インテリア Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura カフェ＆ホテルのインテリアデザイン

Cups Kamakuraは、ホテルを併設したカフェレストランのインテリアデザインである。建物は日本・鎌倉の海に面して建ち、デザインは水のイメージから着想を得ている。水をモチーフとしたグラフィックを制作し、色彩のバランス、陽光の反射、素材選定を丁寧に検討しながら、カフェとホテルの空間に展開した。築50年以上の建物であるため、天井パネルを撤去して既存の木造構造をあらわしとし、木部はクリアの光沢塗装で仕上げ、新たに鉄骨の補強材を加えている。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Cups Kamakura カフェ＆ホテルのインテリアデザインは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Cups Kamakura カフェ＆ホテルのインテリアデザインは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Cups Kamakura カフェ＆ホテルのインテリアデザインは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

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