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Cups Kamakura Kapé ᱟᱨ Hotel Bhitri Naksha by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Kapé ᱟᱨ Hotel Bhitri Naksha by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.


ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2022

Cups Kamakura Kapé ᱟᱨ Hotel Bhitri Naksha

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Kapé ᱟᱨ Hotel Bhitri Naksha

Cups Kamakura ge okoe ináá jaáhá kapé restora ré bhitri naksha kanae, unute hotel hisáb reyaráng seva emokate. Nayá óráá Japan reyáng Kamakura re dariya taám tehen kanae, áro naksha do dák̕ reyáng chitár setak̕ ge onoli lena. Dák̕ ره basic ge graphics benaokate kapé áro hotel jayga re lagaoen kana, rang balance, sinh ranaan hormo áro material bacha kate bes kámi tahenkate. Ono óráá do 50 sereng ge saáren kanae, ohok pátal reko olokoyakat jáhá purano dáru gathan bes latarte. Dáru ko clear chikan lacquer te finish akadea áro nawá stil supports ko sedae rakabakadea.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

Cups Kamakura Kapé ᱟᱨ Hotel Bhitri Naksha ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Cups Kamakura Kapé ᱟᱨ Hotel Bhitri Naksha ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

Behind the Design

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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

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