Luna カフェ内装、コーヒー教室 by Kun-Han Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in インテリア空間・展示デザイン Competition Category.

鉄インテリア· 2023

Luna カフェ内装、コーヒー教室

by Kun-Han Yang

Client: THINKTHROUGH Design

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

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The Design

About Luna カフェ内装、コーヒー教室

Lunaは、台湾・桃園市の3階建て建物に設けられた、総面積121平方メートルのカフェ兼コーヒー教室である。1階にはコーヒーバーとギャラリーを配し、木目や石材、木製格子が日本の枯山水を想起させる。2階は1970年代の建物本来の素材を残し、客席と月見スペースを設けている。3階は国際認定を受けたコーヒー教室で、ステンレススチール製のキャビネットとガラスの開口部を備える。本デザインは、和のスタイルに月と夜空というテーマを融合させている。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Luna カフェ内装、コーヒー教室は、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Luna カフェ内装、コーヒー教室は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Luna カフェ内装、コーヒー教室は、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As a commercial space, the first floor uses a large number of wood grain elements to create a Japanese impression. Besides, the Japanese rock garden and grilles create a Zen atmosphere, while the cafe bar cabinet uses terrazzo and concrete to express the image of time-shifting. The second floor retains the original building materials from the 1970s. The materials are reborn with innovative designs, echoing the innovation plan of the local business district. The third floor is different from the Zen atmosphere of the first floor, and the design team has injected the essence of Japanese design into the space.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is a three-story building with a total area of 121 square meters. The first floor is a coffee bar and gallery, the second floor is a seating area, and the third floor is a professional international certified coffee classroom. With the consideration of maintaining a proper distance between each table and the addition of a moon and a raft-like platform, the design team has created a flexible and comfortable space even with a total capacity of 32 people on the first and second floors. This makes the space more than just a coffee tasting but an environment of adventure and exploration that resonates with historical patterns.
Tags: Cafe, Hayao Miyazaki, shrine, moon, vintage.
Production Technology: Materials include: log materials such as Taiwan cedar, stone, stainless steel, glass, red bricks, hollow bricks, plants, etc. The first and second floors are mainly to preserve the original condition and elements of the building. The third floor is designed in a new Japanese style, transforming an unused space into an internationally certified coffee classroom. The design team uses minimalist elements and lines to divide the space and then uses stainless steel cabinets to enhance the professional image. In the end, the front and back are installed with glass to reflect the modern Japanese style and the Tiger Moutain Shrine respectively.
Design Challenge: After construction, the design team realized that it was challenging to naturally express abstract concepts in design. With limited resources and unlimited ideas, there were trade-offs to be made in terms of scale. Fortunately, the design team finally succeeded in planning each floor to echo and connect with Japanese elements and to use the different styles of each floor to show the impression of time.
Research: The first floor is a combination of a coffee bar and an art gallery, with stone and wood grain to create the mood of a Japanese rock garden. On the second floor, there is an eclectic mix of Taiwanese and Japanese-style seating and moon viewing space. On the opposite side of the moon is a raft with a few meteors. The third floor is an internationally certified coffee classroom with white light fixtures on the ceiling. When the daylight falls, the cool white temperature echoes the moonlight on the second floor. The Japanese Zen style also evolves on the first, second, and third floors.
Inspiration: The design is inspired by two things: the location and the Japanese comic master: Hayao Miyazaki. In terms of location, Tiger Mountain retains a shrine from the Japanese colonial period. And the atmosphere full of history and culture nurtures the surrounding environment, which covers the cafe located at the foot of the mountain. The client is very fond of the story created by Hayao Miyazaki, which is full of innocent childishness and rich in meaning. As a result, the design team used the Japanese style as the base and the romantic elements of the starry sky and the moon to make the coffee tasting a romantic story with interesting adventures.
Project Duration: The project finished in November 2021 in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The experience of the commercial space is wide and narrow may affect the entire atmosphere of the space. In particular, the cafe is an environment where customers stay for a long time, so the disadvantage is more obvious. To make it easier for the staff to serve the customers, the design team used cabinets to decorate the first and second floors and used color blocks to weaken the abruptness of the space on the third floor.
Team Members: KUN-HAN YANG
Image Credits: THINKTHROUGH Design