Soki Kanazawa Hotél by Uds Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perunggu in Interior Competition Category.

PerungguInterior· 2025

Soki Kanazawa Hotél

by Uds Ltd.

Client: Soki Kanazawa

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Soki Kanazawa Hotél

Lokasina di Fukuromachi, Kanazawa, tempat dimana para sudagar baheula asup-kaluar jeung mekar, gigireun Pasar Omimachi anu dipikawanoh salaku dapurna kota, hotél ieu ngahijikeun kaéndahan tradisional Jepang jeung kanyamanan modéren, sarta tujuanana nyiptakeun tempat anu dipikacinta ku réa jalma jeung nyumbang ka masarakat lokal. Ku ngagunakeun bahan lokal jeung gawé bareng jeung pengrajin lokal, tim proyék narékahan pikeun nyumbang ka ékonomi lokal jeung kota anu lestari, ogé nyadiakeun pangalaman otentik pikeun sémah bari nyiptakeun kasempetan pikeun maranéhna kalibet jeung budaya lokal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Soki Kanazawa Hotél mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perunggu, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain unggul anu dicirikeun ku kréativitas, kacerdikan jeung kawaspadaan. Para juara Perunggu téh artéfak anu lobaan kaahlian jeung kréatif pisan anu ngabuktikeun pangalaman anu lega, imajinasi jeung kacerdasan para désainerna. Soki Kanazawa Hotél diharepkeun jadi objék anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu profésional jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perunggu ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna dina seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi, sarta unggul dina perhatian kana détail. Soki Kanazawa Hotél minuhan kabutuhan kalayan éndah, nyentuh kahayang, nyenangkeun rasa, jeung narik rasa panasaran.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The hotel combines traditional Japanese beauty with modern comfort. By using local materials and working with local craftsmen, we aim to contribute to the local economy and a sustainable city. The minimalist design and natural materials combine to create a calm and relaxed atmosphere. The hotel aims to provide guests with an authentic experience while creating opportunities for them to engage with the local culture, and is a thoroughly environmentally conscious hotel, including reducing waste.
Dimensions & Packaging: The hotel is an eight-storey steel-framed building with a total floor area of approximately 4,612.36 sqm. There are 130 rooms of 12 types, ranging in size from 18 sqm to 37 sqm. The hotel caters for a wide range of travellers, from solo travellers to couples, families and groups of up to four people. The public bath is equipped with the ‘‘kakeyu‘‘ baths that have been popular in Kaga Onsen since ancient times. In the restaurant, fresh vegetables, seafood and other seasonal ingredients are carefully selected to provide dishes with a sense of seasonality and local colour.
Tags: Hotel, Design, Japan, SPA, Retreat, Traditional, Kanazawa, Locality, Ryokan, Craft
Production Technology: From the entrance, the approach to the reception area, which has a "araidashi" tiled floor, seems to lead into a Kanazawa alley. "Araidashi" is a traditional method in Kanazawa, where stones are laid after sand is applied.The traditional colors of Kanazawa, the Kaga Gosai (indigo, carmine, ochre, grass green, ancient purple), are used to create objects that gently intersect to form the space. The reception has an indigo blue plaster wall. The plaster wall in the restaurant is inspired by ochre.
Design Challenge: The hotel's design blends traditional Japanese aesthetics and modern technology. Its "fermentation" theme offers guests a stay that showcases the history and nature of Kanazawa. After your bath, enjoy a sweet sake brewed by a long-established Kanazawa sake producer. In the lobby, the new check-in machine with translation functions means less time and effort for guests and staff, the round table was designed to create interaction time. This blend of tradition and innovation reflects the hotel's commitment to simplicity, authenticity and nature.
Research: The project team researched the history of Kanazawa, the traditional colours of Kanazawa "Kaga Gosai", local materials, traditional construction methods of local craftsmen and seasonal delicacies. The results of this research have been used in the design to create a place that is rooted in the local community and to provide an opportunity for hotel guests to learn about the local culture. The hotel aims to create a place that is loved by many people and contributes to the local community.
Inspiration: "The Bare Vessel" - feel the seasons, taste the land and savour the ingredients. A hotel where you can return to your true self and live carefree. The hotel have incorporated many local materials and items made by local craftsmen. The hotel have used "raw" materials such as wood, stone, clay and iron, and connected the different spaces with different functions with "bare" materials and gentle curves to create a single connected "vesse" that is rooted in the land and loved by many people.
Project Duration: The project started in Fukuromachi, Kanazawa, on 25 December 2019 and opened on 19 November 2022. The project is located in Fukuromachi, a place where merchants used to come and go and flourish, right next to the Omimachi Market, known as the "kitchen of the town".
Operation Flow: The hotel has strong ties with the local community. Many local materials and craftsmen have been used in the interior and room furnishings. The space is composed of objects constructed with the traditional colours of Kanazawa, Kaga Gosai (indigo, rouge, ochre, grass and ancient purple), gently blending with each other. Guests can enjoy local specialities and seasonal delicacies sourced from local producers.
Team Members: Developer: Daiwa House Realty Mgt.Co., Ltd.
Planning, Design, and Operation: UDS Ltd.
Interior Design: DAIKEI MILLS, Keisuke Nakamura, Koki Kumagai, Masato Iwasaki
Graphic Design: desegno Ltd.
Artworks : hakujitu, Kanto Iwamura
Producer :UDS Ltd., Yusaku Takahashi
Design Director: UDS Ltd., Tetsuya Akaiwa, Shoya Nomoto
Creative Direction: UDS Ltd., Kumiko Fujisawa, Mao Sawada
Image Credits: IMAGE CREDITS:
Image #1 to #5:Photographer Daisuke Shima,2022