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Ricca Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for bar by Ryohei Kanda

Ricca Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for bar by Ryohei Kanda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award i Gull in Interiør, Butikk- og Utstillingsdesign Competition Category.


GullInteriør· 2017

Ricca Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for bar

by Ryohei Kanda

Client: Roito Inc

A' Design Award i Gull Winner in Interiør Category

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The Design

About Ricca Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for bar

RICCA er et barinteriør i Kagurazaka i Tokyo, et distrikt som bevarer en tradisjonell japansk atmosfære. Designet uttrykker Hanami, den japanske skikken med å beundre kirsebærblomstring som bare varer noen få uker tidlig på våren. Takene i begge rommene er dekket med blomsterformede objekter laget av resin med hologramfolie, skåret med laser og bøyd for hånd. Lys plassert både innvendig og utvendig reflekteres i skiftende farger, slik at objektene fremstår som flagrende kronblader. En halvgjennomsiktig rød film er lagt til i loungeområdet, mens det private karaokerommet reflekterer lyset naturlig.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Gull

Ricca Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for bar er vinner av A' Design Award i Gull, en enormt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles førsteklasses, praktfulle og enestående design. Gullvinnere er usedvanlig nyskapende, visjonære og glamorøst blendende skaperverk som gjenspeiler designernes geni, visdom og dyktighet. Ricca Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for bar forventes å være en høyt rost, trendsettende og monumental oppfinnelse som gir enestående verdi. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Gull, er et spektakulært, respektert prosjekt som i høy grad gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Ricca Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for bar skaper intense følelser av begjær, vekker lidenskap, oppmuntrer til kreativitet og fascinerer oss.

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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