Wagon Remodeling Tlacualli Tepozmalacatl by Taichi Hirata is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Altepetlacayotl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.
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Wagon Remodeling Tlacualli Tepozmalacatl
Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Altepetlacayotl Category
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The Design
About Wagon Remodeling Tlacualli Tepozmalacatl
In Xaponecatl camotli tepozmalacatl (tetl ica tlatla) yancuic huey teixpantiliztli ipan Xaponecatl cehuallo, quinhuica totoniliztli auh yocoxca quiilhuia altepetl ihcuac yohualli calaqui. Oquimachiotiloc occeppa ipan axcan tlachihchihualnemiiliztli. Ipan Kyoto, canin altepemachiotl quipiya netlaliliztli manti auh icac tlamantli ihqui cuauhtzacualli tlanexillotl, oquichihualoc inic quicentlaliz nauhcampa-ceceyac tlamantli, oquimocuihqueh ic tepantli tlamantli, in quipiya nezcaliliztli ipan Kyoto ohtli ihqui tlalli auh quichihua machiotl itic.
The Recognition
About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl
Wagon Remodeling Tlacualli Tepozmalacatl 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 Wagon Remodeling Tlacualli Tepozmalacatl ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Wagon Remodeling Tlacualli Tepozmalacatl quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Japanese stone roasted sweet potato food wagon has long been an important presence in Japan's winters, bringing warmth and gently illuminating the town as night falls. I reimagined it through a contemporary design approach. In Kyoto, where the cityscape features a rhythm of horizontal and vertical elements like lattices windows, I focused on integrating diagonal elements, adopted for structural reasons, in a way that complements Kyoto's streets as the "ground" and forms a "figure" within it.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- l1880, h1225, w1385 (main)
l3400, h1920, w1450 (include truck) - Tags
- food wagon, food truck, architecture, lighting, car design
- Production Technology
- Initially, the budget was limited, but as professionals in architecture and construction, we decided to adopt an architectural approach rather than a high-precision industrial one. The frame, serving as the main structure, was made with wooden framing by carpenters, and the surface was finished with FRP membranes by waterproofing and painting specialists. By treating it as an extension of our usual work, we maintained quality and reduced intermediate costs with trusted colleagues.
- Inspiration
- In Japan, during winter evenings, people with frozen hands from the cold buy warm roasted sweet potatoes, warming both their hands and hearts with the heat as they make their way home. It is a very familiar scene. When designing, I wanted to capture the nostalgia that resonates in the hearts of the Japanese. I aimed to express this warmth, like the soft orange light seen through a house's shoji screen, in office districts, in front of train stations, and in residential areas.
- Project Duration
- The project started in summer 2020 in Kyoto, with the first unit being developed, followed by the second unit in 2021 and the third unit in 2022 with minor updates. In 2023, the development of the fourth unit was carried out, incorporating the insights gained from the previous models
- Patents
- Copyrights studio tata, 2024
- Team Members
- Taichi Hirata
- Image Credits
- Image #1: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #2: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #3: taichi hirata, unit3, 2022
Image #4: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023
Image #5: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023
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