Baia Kārapu Pō by Akitoshi Imafuku is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2023

Baia Kārapu Pō

by Akitoshi Imafuku

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Baia Kārapu Pō

I puta mai a Baia ki Shibuya, te pū o te tāone nui o Tokyo, anō he ana i puta ohorere mai ki te tāone. E 5 ngā papa; kotahi papa raro, e 3 ngā tūāpapa, me tētahi tūāpapa tuanui, ā, ko te ariā hoahoa o ngā papa katoa he ana i roto i te tāone. I whakapono ngā kaihanga, ko te hoahoa iti noa iho anake e taea ai te whakaatu i te āhua whakamīharo, rerekē hoki, o te ana, ā, i kaiponuhia e rātou te iti mā te whakamahi i ngā rama kākāriki emerald me te mortar e kī ana rātou he tika mō tēnei ana hou. I tāpiri te mahere rama o ngā rama kākāriki emerald whakamīharo i te ātaahua ki te mokowā, ā, i āwhina hoki i te whakaatu i te ariā hoahoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Baia Kārapu Pō te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Baia Kārapu Pō he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Baia Kārapu Pō he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: “a cave within the city”
BAIA came into existence in the center of Shibuya the center of Tokyo metropolitan as a cave suddenly appeared in the city. BAIA consists of 5 floors; a basement, 3 stories and a rooftop terrace, and the design concept of entire floor is “a cave within the city.” We believed only a minimal design could visualize the fascinating and exotic atmosphere of a cave, and kept it minimal using emerald green lighting and mortar which we think suited for this modern cave. The lighting plan of fascinating emerald green lights added a glamor to the space and helped to visualize the design concept “a cave within the city.”
Tags: cave, night club, shibuya
Inspiration: We were inspired by the fascinating and exotic atmosphere of a cave. We hope to trigger a chain reaction of positive inspirations by making an appearance of the design inspired by a cave in the very center of Tokyo.
Image Credits: Photographer Masahiro Ishibashi

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