Chinza No Manma Ao 主要機能：建築 by Yuki Ijichi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
銅建築· 2024
Chinza No Manma Ao 主要機能：建築
by Yuki Ijichi
Client: Chinza No Manma Ao
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About Chinza No Manma Ao 主要機能：建築
このアーキテクチャのコンセプトは、日本の神道において神聖な領域を表す紙垂（しで）に基づいており、紙垂の形が建築に取り入れられています。店舗のロゴは、紙垂とともに神聖な領域を表す注連縄（しめなわ）という神聖な縄のコンセプトに基づいており、縄の形がロゴのシンボルとして用いられています。このように、建築からブランドに至るまで、鎮座のママ青のデザインは神道の要素によって統一されています。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Chinza No Manma Ao 主要機能：建築は、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。Chinza No Manma Ao 主要機能：建築は、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。Chinza No Manma Ao 主要機能：建築は、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
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This is an architectural design based on the concept of Shintoism, a Japanese cultural connotation, and is characterized by the fact that it is incorporated into architecture based on the concept.
Therefore, the design embodies a Japanese concept that is not merely characterized by architectural structure and design, but is also related in meaning from the hardware of architecture to the software of logo design. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Since the building was originally to be constructed on a site surrounded by trees, the size of the site was secured while taking into consideration the extent of the tree roots' influence and the landscape. In consideration of the fact that the store will be open from early morning until night, we also planned to bring in the morning sun in the morning and natural light during the daytime.
Many natural materials were used to evoke the sacredness of Shinto and Japanese culture. In the kitchen, real camellia stone was used to represent the rock where the gods dwell, and Kagoshima lava stone was used for the cash register counter, creating a commonality between the kitchen and the stone. The walls are made of shirasu, which is inspired by the shirasu plateau in Aira, Kagoshima, as a sacred building rooted in the land, and at the same time, the warm texture, function, and meaning of the material, such as moisture absorption, are also used. The wood is quarter-sawn, giving the impression of softness, and the space is simple and clean. - Tags
- Store Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Branding, Sign Design, Japan, Chinza No Manma Ao, Japanese Culture, Shinto, Shide
- Production Technology
- The site of Chinza No Manma Ao is located on a lawn where trees are gathered, and in conjunction with the image of Chin-za (meaning the spirit of the gods resides) in the name of the restaurant, the site was designed as a Chinju-no-mori (a forest surrounding the approach and worship hall of a shrine). The restaurant was designed as a special place where the source of life called food gathers and is connected (a place where the spirits of the gods reside).
In order to symbolically represent the special place as a building, the concept of the building was based on the Shi-de, which is used in Shinto to indicate purity and sanctity and to divide the area.
The building was designed by combining this alternating shape with that of the Taisha-zukuri,form one of Japan's oldest shrine architectural styles. - Design Challenge
- The design concept of Japanese culture and Shintoism, a difficult theme to grasp, was difficult to balance with the feasibility of expression and the maintainability of the building after construction was completed.
In the kitchen, the Iwa-kura (meaning a rock on which a deity dwells) was expressed by having skilled masons pile up real stones and affix them to the wall surface.
In addition, we designed the building to express Shintoism and Japanese culture by taking advantage of various conditions, such as the extent of influence of trees on the site, the landscape, the lighting plan, and the shape of the building.
It was difficult to achieve consistency between the different natures of hardware (the building) and software (the brand), but by incorporating tools used in Shintoism to symbolize special areas into the architectural and branding concepts, respectively, the building design and branding were linked. - Inspiration
- The project was inspired by the word Chin-za in the name of the restaurant (a Shin-to word meaning the dwelling of the divine spirit), and the building was designed with the theme of creating a special area where the source of life, food, based on Japanese cultural background, gathers and connects.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Japan in July 2022, completed in September 2023, and opened in October 2023.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #2 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #3 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #4 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #5 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
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