Blarney Ko Roto Whare Pāparakāuta me te Whare Kawhe Airihi by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.
ParahiRoto Whare· 2025
Blarney Ko Roto Whare Pāparakāuta me te Whare Kawhe Airihi
Client: The Blarney Stone
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Roto Whare Category
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About Blarney Ko Roto Whare Pāparakāuta me te Whare Kawhe Airihi
He hoahoa roto whare tēnei mō tētahi pāparakāuta me te whare kawhe Airihi kei Osaka, Hapani. Ka mahi te wāhi nei mō ngā kiritaki mai i te ata nui tae noa ki te pō roa. Ko te kāpata i muri i te kaunga e whakamahi ana i ngā tatau hurihuri e whakawhiti ana i waenga i ngā papa mō ngā inu waipiro me ngā papa mō ngā taonga whare kawhe. Kua whakakapia te whakapaipai taketake taumaha ki te toi mono-tae kua peitahia tika ki runga i ngā pakitara, e whakaatu ana i ngā āhuatanga ahurea Airihi me ngā whakamāoritanga o ngā pānui rongonui. Ko ngā tēpu katoa e ōrite ana te teitei ki te kaunga pāparakāuta kia tau pai ai ki te wāhi whāiti. Ko te horahanga papa katoa he 70.78 mita tapawhā.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Blarney Ko Roto Whare Pāparakāuta me te Whare Kawhe Airihi te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Blarney Ko Roto Whare Pāparakāuta me te Whare Kawhe Airihi he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Blarney Ko Roto Whare Pāparakāuta me te Whare Kawhe Airihi i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- For its third location as an Irish pub in Osaka, Blarney had to shift its business model to be able to serves customers from early morning to late night. To allow this transition the counter back cabinet uses a system of swinging doors altering between alcoholic beverages and cafe utensils shelves. Compared to a traditional Irish pub the heavy decoration was scraped out and replaced by monochrome art painted directly on the walls of the pub, and representing Irish culture and iconic posters.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross Built Area: 70.78sqm
W12085mm x D7050mm x H2800mm - Tags
- Japan, Osaka, Irish, Pub, Cafe, Flexible, interior, hospitality, bar, art
- Production Technology
- The walls are made using drywall techniques. They were then divided into three sections. A lower one is finished with cement based material. The middle part is finished in covering sheet with a rusted metal motif. And the upper part is finished in the same grey wall cloth as the ceiling. An indirect light line separates the wall parts. The art was painted directly on the top of the rust metal sheet.
- Design Challenge
- The middle ground between heavily decorated Irish pub and soft and relaxing atmosphere of a cafe can hardly be determined. Two strategies were adopted. The first is to design a counter back cabinet that showcases both alcoholic beverages and cafe utensils by creating pivoting doors. The second is to abstain from using any kind of traditional decoration and replace it with wall painting inspired by Irish culture elements and iconic posters interpretations.
- Research
- The project had to deal with a prominent dilemma that is related to its situation. The facility has strict rules that force the shop to open and provide services from early morning to late night. An Irish pub working hours is essentially in the afternoon and evening time, thus the need to convert the space to provide cafe services as well. The research consisted of balancing two different aesthetics of heavy Irish pubs and soft atmosphere of a cafe without loosing function of one or the other.
- Inspiration
- The bar and cafe cabinet are inspired by traditional furniture and black board signage. And added a twist by allowing them to pivot between the two, uncovering one or the other every time. The art on the wall refers to Irish cultural elements including the Blarney castle, the four leaf clove, the harp and some traditional motifs. The art also interprets some iconic posters for Irish whiskey and Guinness beer.
- Project Duration
- Project start: June 2023.
Construction starts: April 2024.
Project/Construction End: July 2024.
Location:
Osaka, Japan. - Operation Flow
- The shop has an almost trapezoidal shape with two sides open to the corridor shared with all the other restaurants. The closed kitchen is set to be in the corner with two walls. It extends with the counter space along the large wall and ends with the coffee machine space that is placed specifically to serve morning commuters. To avoid awkward positions in the narrow space all tables in the hall are set to the same height as the bar counter.
- Team Members
- Tetsuya Matsumoto
- Image Credits
- Image #1: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #2: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #3: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #4: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
Image #5: photographer ©Senichiro Nogami, Blarney, 2024.
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