Kasuga Mochi کافێی شیرینی ژاپۆنی by Shunsuke Ohe

Kasuga Mochi کافێی شیرینی ژاپۆنی by Shunsuke Ohe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn in Dîzayna Cihê Hundurîn û Pêşangehê Competition Category.

TuncHundurîn· 2026

Kasuga Mochi کافێی شیرینی ژاپۆنی

by Shunsuke Ohe

Client: Shunsuke Ohe

Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn Winner in Hundurîn Category

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The Design

About Kasuga Mochi کافێی شیرینی ژاپۆنی

کاسوگا مۆچی کافێیەکی شیرینی ژاپۆنییە لە ئۆساکای ژاپۆن، کە بۆ کۆمپانیایەک دروستکراوە کە زیاتر لە ٨٠ ساڵ مێژووی هەیە. بیناکە باریکە شارییەکە ناسنامەیەکی ڕوونی پێبەخشراوە بە ڕووکارێکی سپی لەگەڵ تۆڕبەندی دارینی ستوونی. لە ناوەوەدا، دیوارەکان و بنمیچەکان دەمارە ئاسۆییە وردەکانی دار پیشان دەدەن، و ڕەنگی سپی لەگەڵ ڕەنگەکانی دار، سەوزی نەرم و پرتەقاڵی مەرجانی تێکەڵ کراوە. هەموو کەلوپەلە جێگیرەکان، لەوانە کورسییە درێژەکان، مێزەکان و کاونتەرەکان، بە شێوەیەکی تایبەت دیزاین کراون. نەخشەی ڕێکخستنەکە جوڵە و هێڵەکانی بینین کۆنترۆڵ دەکات بۆ ئەوەی شوێنە بچووکەکە هێمن و پێشوازیکەر بمێنێتەوە.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn

Kasuga Mochi کافێی شیرینی ژاپۆنی xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên berbiçav ên bi afirînerî, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiyê têne cudakirin re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Tuncînê karên bi têra xwe jêhatî û bi awayekî balkêş afirîner in, yên ku ezmûna fireh, xeyal û çareserkirina sêwiranerên xwe piştrast dikin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Kasuga Mochi کافێی شیرینی ژاپۆنی tiştekî pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal be, bi awayekî berbiçav pîşekar û nûjen. Ev sêwirana bi Tuncînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê digire nav xwe û ji bo baldariya li hûrgiliyan hêja ye. Kasuga Mochi کافێی شیرینی ژاپۆنی pêdiviyan bi rengekî xweş tîne cih, destê xwe dide daxwazan, hestan dihejîne û meraqê dikişîne.

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