Chinza No Manma Ao Arhitectură by Yuki Ijichi

Chinza No Manma Ao Arhitectură by Yuki Ijichi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Arhitectură, Clădiri și Structuri Competition Category.

BronzArhitectură· 2024

Chinza No Manma Ao Arhitectură

by Yuki Ijichi

Client: Chinza No Manma Ao

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Arhitectură Category

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The Design

About Chinza No Manma Ao Arhitectură

Conceptul acestei arhitecturi se bazează pe shide, care reprezintă o zonă specială în religia japoneză Shinto, iar forma shide a fost încorporată în arhitectură. Logo-ul magazinului se bazează pe conceptul de shime-nawa, o frânghie sacră care reprezintă zona sacră alături de shide, iar forma frânghiei este utilizată ca simbol al logo-ului. Astfel, de la arhitectură la brand, designul Chinza no Mamma Ao este unificat prin elemente Shinto.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Chinza No Manma Ao Arhitectură a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Chinza No Manma Ao Arhitectură să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Chinza No Manma Ao Arhitectură satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This is an architectural design based on the concept of Shintoism, a Japanese cultural connotation, and is characterized by the fact that it is incorporated into architecture based on the concept.
Therefore, the design embodies a Japanese concept that is not merely characterized by architectural structure and design, but is also related in meaning from the hardware of architecture to the software of logo design.
Dimensions & Packaging: Since the building was originally to be constructed on a site surrounded by trees, the size of the site was secured while taking into consideration the extent of the tree roots' influence and the landscape. In consideration of the fact that the store will be open from early morning until night, we also planned to bring in the morning sun in the morning and natural light during the daytime.
Many natural materials were used to evoke the sacredness of Shinto and Japanese culture. In the kitchen, real camellia stone was used to represent the rock where the gods dwell, and Kagoshima lava stone was used for the cash register counter, creating a commonality between the kitchen and the stone. The walls are made of shirasu, which is inspired by the shirasu plateau in Aira, Kagoshima, as a sacred building rooted in the land, and at the same time, the warm texture, function, and meaning of the material, such as moisture absorption, are also used. The wood is quarter-sawn, giving the impression of softness, and the space is simple and clean.
Tags: Store Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Branding, Sign Design, Japan, Chinza No Manma Ao, Japanese Culture, Shinto, Shide
Production Technology: The site of Chinza No Manma Ao is located on a lawn where trees are gathered, and in conjunction with the image of Chin-za (meaning the spirit of the gods resides) in the name of the restaurant, the site was designed as a Chinju-no-mori (a forest surrounding the approach and worship hall of a shrine). The restaurant was designed as a special place where the source of life called food gathers and is connected (a place where the spirits of the gods reside).
In order to symbolically represent the special place as a building, the concept of the building was based on the Shi-de, which is used in Shinto to indicate purity and sanctity and to divide the area.
The building was designed by combining this alternating shape with that of the Taisha-zukuri,form one of Japan's oldest shrine architectural styles.
Design Challenge: The design concept of Japanese culture and Shintoism, a difficult theme to grasp, was difficult to balance with the feasibility of expression and the maintainability of the building after construction was completed.
In the kitchen, the Iwa-kura (meaning a rock on which a deity dwells) was expressed by having skilled masons pile up real stones and affix them to the wall surface.
In addition, we designed the building to express Shintoism and Japanese culture by taking advantage of various conditions, such as the extent of influence of trees on the site, the landscape, the lighting plan, and the shape of the building.
It was difficult to achieve consistency between the different natures of hardware (the building) and software (the brand), but by incorporating tools used in Shintoism to symbolize special areas into the architectural and branding concepts, respectively, the building design and branding were linked.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by the word Chin-za in the name of the restaurant (a Shin-to word meaning the dwelling of the divine spirit), and the building was designed with the theme of creating a special area where the source of life, food, based on Japanese cultural background, gathers and connects.
Project Duration: The project started in Japan in July 2022, completed in September 2023, and opened in October 2023.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #2 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #3 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #4 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura
Image #5 : Photographer Ippei Nakamura