Cups Kamakura Cafe huan Hotel Calihtic Neyoccatlaliliztli by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Cafe huan Hotel Calihtic Neyoccatlaliliztli by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse in Callitic Tlacauhtli ihuan Tlanextilizpan Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

BronseCallitic· 2022

Cups Kamakura Cafe huan Hotel Calihtic Neyoccatlaliliztli

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse Winner in Callitic Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Cafe huan Hotel Calihtic Neyoccatlaliliztli

Cups Kamakura ce calihtic neyoccatlaliliztli para ce cafe tlacualchihcan tlen no tequipanoa quen hotel. In calli ixnamiqui in hueyatl ompa Kamakura, Japan, huan in neyoccatlaliliztli quicui itlahuel itech ixiptlayotl atl. Omochijchiuhqueh amoxtlahcuiloli tlen quipia ipan atl huan omotlalihqueh ipan in cafe huan hotel tlahuelantoc, ica cualli tequitl itech itlanahuatil in tlapaltilistli, itonaltlanextli mocuepa huan tlen material ic monequi. In calli occhiuhqui ohuehcauh 50 xihuitl, yeca omoquixtihqueh in ilhuicatl tlapechtin para monextiz in achtopa cuahuitl tlachihchiuhtli. In cuahuitl omochijchiuh ica chipahuac petlanqui lacayotl huan omotlalihqueh yancuic tepoztli quimanaliztli.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse

Cups Kamakura Cafe huan Hotel Calihtic Neyoccatlaliliztli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli tlachihualli in motenehua ipampa yancuic tlamantli, tlamatiliztli ihuan ixtlamatiliztli. In quicuicah Bronse ca tlachihualli in quipia toltecayotl ihuan quinextia in cenca miac nemiliztli ihuan tlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Cups Kamakura Cafe huan Hotel Calihtic Neyoccatlaliliztli ca tlazohtli tlamantli, mahuiztic ihuan cualli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Bronse quipia cualli toltecayotl ihuan quitta in tlen tepiton. Cups Kamakura Cafe huan Hotel Calihtic Neyoccatlaliliztli quipaquiltia in tlacah ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia in intlanequiliz.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Because the property is facing to the ocean, Kamio tried to expand the inspirations from water linked images. He made several graphics concerning to water and transformed the inspired images to attempt into cafe & hotel spaces by carefully dealing with color balance, sunlight reflection, and material selection.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Floor Area : 230 sqm
Tags: gluten free cafe, kamakura, ocean front hotel, Japanese resort hotel, private hotel
Production Technology: Kamio vailed off the all ceiling panels and showed the existing historical structures. He painted the wooden structures with clear glossy lacquer while adding steal supporting structures.
Design Challenge: One of the hardest parts in the design activity was structural preservation work. It was necessary to add new supporting structure to keep the enough building strength beside showing the original beautiful structure frames. It was very important to carefully match the old and new structure characteristics such as shape, color, and material in the space design balance.
Research: In building studies, the team took off the most of exterior and interior panels and checked the existing conditions. Also, in market studies, they researched the over 100 neighbor hotels and restaurants and tried to figure out the tendency of price, design, and atmosphere.
Inspiration: Cups Kamakura is a cafe restaurant, which also has the hotel function, located in front of a beach. The building has have more than 50 years history, and in the design works it was necessary to consider its special background influenced by the regionality and environmental aspects.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in July 2020 in Kamakura Japan.
Operation Flow: Because the building was already 50 years old, Kamio needed to work carefully on preservation and reproduction works. They proceeded demolition step by step, and decided the design details on each time depending on the area condition.
Patents: ICHII KAMIODESIGN
Team Members: Takuji Kamio
Ray Keida
Image Credits: ICHII KAMIODESIGN