Cups Kamakura Munus Caenaculi et Hospitii Interior Designatio by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Munus Caenaculi et Hospitii Interior Designatio by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

AesInterior· 2022

Cups Kamakura Munus Caenaculi et Hospitii Interior Designatio

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Munus Caenaculi et Hospitii Interior Designatio

Cups Kamakura est designatio interior popinae quae etiam hospitium praebet. Aedificium in Kamakura, Iaponia, ad oceanum spectat, et designatio ex imaginibus aquae inspirationem sumit. Graphica ex aqua concepta creata sunt et in spatiis popinae atque hospitii applicata, per curam diligentem in colorum aequilibrio, lucis solaris reflexione, et materiarum electione. Aedificium plus quam quinquaginta annos habet, itaque tabulae tecti sublatae sunt ut structura lignea originalis retegeretur. Lignum lacca nitida perlucida perfectum est, et novae fulturae ferreae additae sunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Cups Kamakura Munus Caenaculi et Hospitii Interior Designatio victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Cups Kamakura Munus Caenaculi et Hospitii Interior Designatio rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Cups Kamakura Munus Caenaculi et Hospitii Interior Designatio necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

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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