Cups Kamakura Fale Kофi ma Fale Talimalo Mamanu i Totonu by Takuji Kamio

Cups Kamakura Fale Kофi ma Fale Talimalo Mamanu i Totonu by Takuji Kamio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2022

Cups Kamakura Fale Kофi ma Fale Talimalo Mamanu i Totonu

by Takuji Kamio

Client: Cups Kamakura & the lounge

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Cups Kamakura Fale Kофi ma Fale Talimalo Mamanu i Totonu

O Cups Kamakura o se mamanu i totonu mo se fale kofi faitele lea e avea foi ma fale talimalo. O le fale e sagatonu i le sami i Kamakura, Iapani, ma o le mamanu e maua mai ai lona faaosofiaga mai ata o le vai. Sa faia ni faataitaiga faatusa e faavae i le vai ma faaofi i totonu o avanoa o le fale kofi ma le fale talimalo e ala i galuega faaeteete i luga o le paleni o lanu, le ata o le la, ma le filifiliga o mea faaaoga. E sili atu i le 50 tausaga le matua o le fale, o lea na aveesea ai papa faapuupuu o le faaluga e faaali mai ai le fausaga uamea muamua. Na faamaeaina le laupapa i le vali manino ma pipili, ma sa faaopoopo ai foi ni lagolago uamea fou.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Cups Kamakura Fale Kофi ma Fale Talimalo Mamanu i Totonu, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Cups Kamakura Fale Kофi ma Fale Talimalo Mamanu i Totonu e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Cups Kamakura Fale Kофi ma Fale Talimalo Mamanu i Totonu e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

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