Tokumitsu Taanto Interior Kakuih Umum by Nobuaki Miyashita

Tokumitsu Taanto Interior Kakuih Umum by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perak in Interior Competition Category.

PerakInterior· 2025

Tokumitsu Taanto Interior Kakuih Umum

by Nobuaki Miyashita

Client: Life Housing Co., Ltd.,

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Tokumitsu Taanto Interior Kakuih Umum

Tokumitsu Taanto adolah interior kakuih umum nan talatak di Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japang. Ruangan ko laweh 25 meter pasagi jo tinggi langik-langik 2,90 meter. Labiah dari 3.000 ubin daun ameh manutuik dindiangnyo. Satiok ubin adolah ubin porselen pasagi 200 milimeter jo pamukaan batekstur, nan disalasaikan jo daun ameh Kanazawa nan dipasang jo tangan. Ubin-ubin tu dipasang di ateh latar balakang nan kalam, jo pancahayoan indak langsuang diatur untuak mampalihekan sifat mamantul dari ameh tu. Rancangan ko manarapkan karajinan tradisional Japang ka ruang publik kontemporer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Tokumitsu Taanto Interior Kakuih Umum adolah pamenang A' Design Award Perak, sabuah pangakuan nan luar biaso bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan tingkaik tatinggi, elok jo mangesankan. Pamenang Perak adolah karya nan sangaik cemerlang jo sangaik kreatif nan mamparlihatkan kapakaran, bakaik jo katajaman pikiran parancangnyo. Tokumitsu Taanto Interior Kakuih Umum dipaokan manjadi karya nan mangaguikan, contoh tauladan, sangaik profesional jo inovatif sacaro dalam. Rancangan nan manang Perak iko adolah panemuan nan nampak jo dikagumi nan mambari sumbangan untuak maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Tokumitsu Taanto Interior Kakuih Umum adolah ciptaan nan dicamburui banyak urang, nan mambangkikkan karinduan, mambaok parasaan positif jo malahiakan karagumon jo kakaguman.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Golden Restroom at Hakusan Gateway Tokumitsu TaanTo is a one-of-a-kind interior space featuring Kanazawa gold leaf, a traditional Japanese craft. Over 3,000 gold leaf tiles adorn the walls, shifting in appearance with changing light. Set against a dark backdrop, indirect lighting accentuates the golden glow, creating a surreal experience akin to a luminous chamber floating in space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Room area: 25 square meters Ceiling height: 2.90m
Tags: interior design, gold leaf, luxury restroom, Kanazawa, cultural heritage, immersive experience
Production Technology: The gold leaf tiles are crafted using the UNESCO-listed Hand-Applied Gold Leaf technique. Each 200mm square porcelain tile features textured surfaces enhanced by meticulously applied gold leaf, creating depth and richness. The lighting design is strategically planned to maximize gold’s reflective qualities, enveloping the space in a serene, ethereal glow.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge was crafting a space that maximizes the texture of gold leaf while maintaining a refined and immersive ambiance. Detailed studies of light angles and reflectivity were conducted to create a lighting design that showcases gold at its most mesmerizing.
Research: English: Type of Research: Interior design study Objective: Exploring the potential of traditional craftsmanship in spatial design Methodology: Analysis of gold leaf’s light reflection properties, lighting simulations Data Collection: Reflectivity measurements, visitor sensory evaluations Results: Creation of an immersive design using gold leaf Impact: Introducing new applications for Japanese traditional crafts
Inspiration: English: The core inspiration of this project is to transform the beauty of Kanazawa gold leaf, a symbol of Kaga culture, into a contemporary spatial experience. The golden enclosure is designed to immerse visitors in the profound artistry of traditional craftsmanship. The interplay of gold's sheen and shadows evolves with time, creating a mesmerizing atmosphere.
Project Duration: The project is located in Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan, and was completed in April 2021.
Operation Flow: The restroom offers visitors an immersive experience enveloped in golden radiance. Indirect lighting dynamically alters the expression of the gold leaf, transforming the space into a living artwork of light and shadow. Users feel as if they have stepped into an art installation, elevating a routine activity into an extraordinary encounter.
Patents: N/A
Team Members: N/A
Image Credits: Image #1,#2,#3,#4,#5: Photographer Nobuaki Miyashita, 2021