Ricca Primary Function: Hoahoa Roto Papa Inu by Ryohei Kanda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award Koura in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.
KouraRoto Whare· 2017
Ricca Primary Function: Hoahoa Roto Papa Inu
by Ryohei Kanda
Client: Roito Inc
A' Design Award Koura Winner in Roto Whare Category
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The Design
About Ricca Primary Function: Hoahoa Roto Papa Inu
Book Text: Ko RICCA he roto papa inu kei Kagurazaka, Tōkio, he takiwā e mau tonu ana i te wairua tuku iho o Hapani. E whakaatu ana te hoahoa i a Hanami, te tikanga a ngā tāngata o Hapani ki te mātakitaki i ngā puāwai kōwhai o te rākau tiere, e roa ana mō ētahi wiki noa i te tīmatanga o te kōanga. Ko ngā tuanui o ngā wāhi e rua kua hipokina ki ngā mea āhua puāwai i hangaia ki te repera me ngā rau hōrama, i tapahia ki te ramarau, i pikohia ā-ringa. Ko te māramatanga kua tuu ki roto me waho ka whakaatahia ki ngā tae hurihuri, nā reira ka rite ngā mea ki ngā rau puāwai e rere ana. He kōpaki whero āhua tea ka tāpirihia ki te wāhi tākaro, engari ko te ruma karaoke motuhake ka whakaata māori i te māramatanga.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Koura
Ko Ricca Primary Function: Hoahoa Roto Papa Inu te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Ricca Primary Function: Hoahoa Roto Papa Inu he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a Ricca Primary Function: Hoahoa Roto Papa Inu i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.
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)
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