Ricca Primary Function: Bar-Interieurdesign by Ryohei Kanda

Ricca Primary Function: Bar-Interieurdesign by Ryohei Kanda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award an Gold in Inneraum an Ausstellungsdesign Competition Category.

GoldInterieur· 2017

Ricca Primary Function: Bar-Interieurdesign

by Ryohei Kanda

Client: Roito Inc

A' Design Award an Gold Winner in Interieur Category

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The Design

About Ricca Primary Function: Bar-Interieurdesign

RICCA ass en Bar-Interieur zu Kagurazaka, Tokio, engem Quartier deen eng traditionell japanesch Atmosphär bewahrt. D'Design bréngt Hanami zum Ausdrock, de japanesche Brauch fir d'Kiischtebléien ze bewonneren, deen nëmmen e puer Wochen am fréie Fréijoer dauert. D'Plafongen vun de béide Raim si mat bluttfërmegen Objeten aus Harz mat Hologrammfolien bedeckt, mam Laser geschnidden a mat der Hand gebéit. D'Liicht, dat bannen an dobausse plazéiert ass, gëtt a wiesselnde Faarwe reflektéiert, sou datt d'Objeten wéi flatterend Bléieblieder erschéngen. En hallef transparente roude Film gëtt an der Loungebereich derbäigesat, während de privaten Karaoke-Raum d'Liicht natierlech reflektéiert.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Gold

Ricca Primary Function: Bar-Interieurdesign ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Gold, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un éischtklassesch, wonnerbar an erausragend Designe vergi gëtt. Gold-Gewënner si ganz innovativ, visionär a blendend glänzend Kreatiounen, déi d'Talent, d'Wäisheet an d'Fäegkeete vun hire Designer reflektéieren. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Ricca Primary Function: Bar-Interieurdesign eng héich gelueften, trendsetzend a monumental Erfindung ass, déi beispillosen Wäert liwwert. Dëst mam Gold ausgezeechent Design ass e spektakuläert, respektéiert Projet, dat d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie erweidert. Ricca Primary Function: Bar-Interieurdesign erzeegt intensiv Wënsch, erweckt Leidenschaft, encouragéiert Kreativitéit a faszinéiert eis.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: "Ricca" is a bar, located at Kagurazaka.　
Even now, there are Japanese traditional atmosphere and alley in this town.
I created this design to express Japanese aesthetic sense.
In Japan, there is cultural event is known as “Hanami”, which means “cherry blossom viewing”. This unique event is happened only in couples of week of early spring.
Inspired by this moment, I designed this bar with beauty, glamorous, strength and fragility of Hanami.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total Area : 75.9m2
Lounge Area : 45.8m2
Vip room Area : 9.7m2
Art Panel size : 140mm x 130mm,
Hexagon size : 30mm x 26mm
Tags: Bar, Lounge, cherryblossom, artwork, Reflection, ceiling, hologram
Production Technology: The ceilings of both spaces are covered with deformed flower objects. The objects are made of resin with hologram sheets and cut with a laser. Guests can see various colors and reflected lights because of the feature of the hologram sheets and they appear to be fluttering flowers. I added half-transparent red color film on the resin objects to create a more bewitching atmosphere in the lounge area. Meanwhile, in the private karaoke room I had the hologram to reflect the lights naturally in order to produce more active feelings. In the center of the room I hung the hologram objects from the ceiling and put the light from both inside and outside. The light from the outside gets reflected randomly in the room and from inside projects flower-like expression onto the ceiling and the wall.
Design Challenge: All the reflection of this object at this place are different, cause of the angle of ceiling, light and air circulation.
So, I had to take many samples and experiment to set properly.
And also all the hologram materials are bend an pressed by hands, so it provides the lighting reflection randomly.
Research: When I was walking down street, the streets have many trees of cherry with blossom opens and fluttered, I was surprised this unique moment.
Then I realized that if I can express cherry flowers’ beauty, glamorous, strength and fragility, which will be great design and concept for any of spaces like bar and lounge.
Inspiration: To express Hanami's beauty, glamorous, strength and fragility, I use a resin with hologram sheets with laser cut as fluttering flowers. Then I hung the hologram objects from the ceiling and put the light from both inside and outside. And also, I create two areas. One is lounge area that has atmosphere with glamorous and beauty, the other is private karaoke room area that has active side of Hanami, like energy, strength and more.
Project Duration: B1F KAGURAZAKA TERRACE
5-1 KAGURAZAKA, SHINJUKU-KU, TOKYO ZIP162 0825 JAPAN
Operation Flow: This object what I designed is installed in a bar/ lounge. It stays permanently, does not required any of maintenance and repair often.
Patents: Ryohei Kanda, 2016.
Team Members: Designer: Ryohei Kanda
Lighting Designer: Keigo Tanaka
Image Credits: photographer: Atsushi Nakamichi (Nacása & Partners)