Yuamu Tlacochihuayan by Naoya Tochio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Callitic Tlacauhtli ihuan Tlanextilizpan Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

IztacteocuitlatlCallitic· 2023

Yuamu Tlacochihuayan

by Naoya Tochio

Client: Yusen No Yado Yuamu

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Callitic Category

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The Design

About Yuamu Tlacochihuayan

Netlanahuatilia ma mopatlahua ce huey tlacualcalli ryokan ipan tlacochcaltin. In tlacochcaltin quipiyah huehcapan tlapantli ihuan nepapan tlaltitechcopa. In pitzahuac tatami ihuan icpalhuaztli mocentlaliayah ica se yancuic Xaponayotl nemiliztli. Tlatequipanolli tlacualcalli Oriori omotlali itech calli itoca, ihcuiloliztli ihuan tlaitzcohuiliztli. Nepapan tachializtli tlaitzcohuilli mopatlauh temactzinco tequitl pampa cualli nemiliztli. Quipia se ohtli ihuan tlacualnemiliztli chicahuac quezqui calitzintla.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Yuamu Tlacochihuayan ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Yuamu Tlacochihuayan ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Yuamu Tlacochihuayan quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The plan is to convert the banquet hall of a ryokan into guest rooms.
The guest rooms have high ceilings and varying floor heights. The small tatami area and sofas were connected to create an unprecedented Japanese modern style.
The design theme of the restaurant "ORIORI" was based on the hotel's name, "weaving" and "folding. The transparency of the folds was changed according to function to achieve a comfortable feel. It features a corridor and dining space designed to look like the outside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross floor area: 5106.27㎡(Renovated area 1044㎡)
Number of rooms: 34 (Renovated rooms 5)
Restaurant seating capacity: 120 seats (86 seats in the renovated section)
Tags: Interior, Inns, Renovation, Branding, Folding, Weaving
Production Technology: The ceiling is higher than the ceiling height of a typical hotel room, so you can get a sense of openness. You can see the river even in the bathroom, which makes it more comfortable.
The restaurant's concept, name, and space design match each other, giving a deep sense of the region.
Design Challenge: All the furniture was also made to order to enhance the originality of the project. However, since architecture is made on site and furniture is made in a factory, the dimensions of the furniture were carefully adjusted. Such attention was paid to such details because of their simplicity.
Research: In the design process, we proposed naming the hotel and restaurant together. By naming the hotel and restaurant after the area where the ryokan is located, we were able to create an originality that could only be found here, and by designing the interior in an integrated manner, we were able to combine the verbal and visual images to create an overall branding. We were able to create a different impression than before.
Inspiration: With the spread of COVID-19 in 2019, the demand for banquet halls has disappeared.
Therefore, the owner wondered if the banquet hall could be renovated as guest rooms.
Taking advantage of the high ceilings, they decided on an original plan that could not be realized on any other guest room floor. Both the living room and bathroom were placed near the window so that they could look out on the river flowing in front of them, creating a new, unprecedented Japanese modern guest room.
Project Duration: The project began in August 2021 and was completed in January 2023.
The inn reopened on February 15, 2023.
Image Credits: ALL photo :Tomooki Kengaku