Cups Kamakura Café- an Hotelinnendesign by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Café- an Hotelinnendesign by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award an Bronze in Inneraum an Ausstellungsdesign Competition Category.

BronzeInterieur· 2022

Cups Kamakura Café- an Hotelinnendesign

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Interieur Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Café- an Hotelinnendesign

Cups Kamakura ass en Interieur-Design fir e Café-Restaurant, deen och als Hotel déngt. D'Gebai läit um Mier a Kamakura, Japan, an den Design zitt seng Inspiratioun aus Biller vu Waasser. Grafiken op der Basis vu Waasser goufen entworf a mat suergfälteger Aarbecht un der Faarfbalance, dem Reflet vum Sonneliicht an der Materialauswiel op déi Café- a Hotelraim ugewannt. D'Gebai ass méi wéi 50 Joer al, sou datt d'Decképanele geläscht goufen fir déi originell Holzstruktur ze weisen. D'Holz gouf mat kloerem, glänzendem Lack fäerdeg gemaach, an nei Stolstützen goufen derbäigesat.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Cups Kamakura Café- an Hotelinnendesign ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Cups Kamakura Café- an Hotelinnendesign e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Cups Kamakura Café- an Hotelinnendesign erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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