Kasuga Mochi 和菓子カフェ by Shunsuke Ohe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 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· 2026

Kasuga Mochi 和菓子カフェ

by Shunsuke Ohe

Client: Shunsuke Ohe

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

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The Design

About Kasuga Mochi 和菓子カフェ

春日餅は、80年以上の歴史を持つ企業のために創られた、日本・大阪の和菓子カフェです。間口の狭い都市型建築は、白い外観に木製の縦格子を組み合わせることで明確なアイデンティティを与えられています。内部では、壁と天井に木の繊細な横木目が現れ、白を基調に木の色調、やわらかなグリーン、コーラルオレンジが調和しています。ベンチ、テーブル、カウンターを含むすべての造作家具はオーダーメイドで設計されました。動線と視線を制御する平面計画により、コンパクトな空間に落ち着きと親しみやすさをもたらしています。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Kasuga Mochi 和菓子カフェは、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。Kasuga Mochi 和菓子カフェは、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。Kasuga Mochi 和菓子カフェは、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: Whilst traditional Japanese confectionery is a delicate expression of Japanese culture, the image of formality and tradition can sometimes take precedence, creating a psychological barrier for younger generations, male customers and those visiting alone. This project sought to carefully break down these invisible barriers and explore a concept for an open and welcoming traditional Japanese confectionery cafe where anyone, regardless of age or gender, can drop in without feeling intimidated.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area : 54.4 sqm / Total floor area : 102.6 sqm / Category : Japanese sweets cafe
Tags: wood , tile , flooring , eaves , white , cafe , coral pink , green , Japanese , LUSTYdesign , Shunsuke Ohe
Production Technology: Roof : galvalume steel plate / Eaves : silicate calcium board , metal panel / Exterior walls : ceramic siding, metal panel / Exterior flooring : porcelain tile / Interior ceiling : wood , wall paper / Interior wall : wall paper / Interior flooring : pvc tile
Design Challenge: Kasuga Mochi balances visual clarity with spatial comfort. Rather than maximising seating, the layout carefully controls circulation, sightlines, waiting areas, and spacing to reduce overlaps in movement and maintain a calm atmosphere within a compact footprint. By reinterpreting tradition through a contemporary lens, the project connects the history and future of a long established confectionery business while making wagashi culture feel more open, familiar, and accessible.
Research: The project reinterprets a narrow urban building with limited frontage as a vertical landmark with a clear identity. A predominantly white exterior creates a crisp facade, while vertical wooden latticework and warm materials bring softness and harmony to the streetscape. Inside, white is paired with wood tones, soft green, and coral orange to evoke the lightness and familiarity of Japanese confectionery. Rather than expressing tradition literally, the design presents it through an abstract language suited to contemporary urban life.
Inspiration: Kasuga Mochi is a Japanese confectionery cafe launched by a client company with a history spanning over 80 years. For this long established confectionery shop, the challenge lay in creating a new space that, whilst upholding tradition, would naturally appeal to generations who had previously had little connection with traditional Japanese confectionery, as well as to people with different motivations for visiting.
Project Duration: Project Duration : From August 2023 to July 2025 Project location : Osaka(Japan)
Operation Flow: One of the project’s defining features is the design of the walls and ceilings, which highlights the delicate horizontal grain of the wood. These elements create depth, rhythm, and a quiet sense of unity throughout the space. All built in furniture was custom designed for the project, and every element, including benches, tables, counters, and planting, was carefully coordinated to express the identity of Kasuga Mochi. The interior was conceived as an integrated whole, giving spatial form to the brand experience.
Image Credits: NANA TAJIMA by ToLoLo studio