Cups Kamakura Igishushanyo cy'imbere cya Kafe n'Hoteri by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Igishushanyo cy'imbere cya Kafe n'Hoteri by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.

BuronzeImbere y'Inyubako· 2022

Cups Kamakura Igishushanyo cy'imbere cya Kafe n'Hoteri

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Igishushanyo cy'imbere cya Kafe n'Hoteri

Cups Kamakura ni igishushanyo cy'imbere gikorewe resitora ya kafe ikoreshwa nk'ihoteri. Iyi nyubako iri imbere ya nyanja mu mujyi wa Kamakura, mu Buyapani, kandi igishushanyo cyayo gishingiye ku bishushanyo by'amazi. Ibishushanyo bishingiye ku mazi byaremwe kandi bishyirwa mu byumba bya kafe n'ihoteri binyuze mu murimo w'ubuhanga ku bijyanye no guhuza amabara, uko izuba risubiza umucyo, n'ihitamo ry'ibikoresho. Iyi nyubako imaze imyaka irenga 50 yubatswe, bityo ibice by'urusenge byakuwe kugira ngo bigaragaze imiterere y'umwimerere y'inyubako yubatswe mu byiciro by'ibiti. Ibiti byakozweho ivumbura ryeye ridatera igicucu, hanongerwaho n'inkingi nshya z'icyuma.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Cups Kamakura Igishushanyo cy'imbere cya Kafe n'Hoteri ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Cups Kamakura Igishushanyo cy'imbere cya Kafe n'Hoteri biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Cups Kamakura Igishushanyo cy'imbere cya Kafe n'Hoteri ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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