Taniroku Saka Toko Kukis by Akitoshi Imafuku

Taniroku Saka Toko Kukis by Akitoshi Imafuku is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perunggu in Interior Competition Category.

PerungguInterior· 2025

Taniroku Saka Toko Kukis

by Akitoshi Imafuku

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Taniroku Saka Toko Kukis

Taniroku Saka nawiskeun rupa-rupa manisan pikeun ngiringan waktu nginum tea. Konsép desain lautan mega di puncak gunung dimekarkeun ku ngabayangkeun pangalaman méwah sareng rasa nyegerkeun nalika nginum tea sareng manisan bari ningali ka lautan mega. Lokasi toko ieu aya di pasir anu disebut Mt. Sanada kusabab pangéran samurai Sanada kungsi ngawangun benteng di dinya. Hanjakal, pasir éta teuing handap pikeun disebut gunung. Najan kitu, éta téh puncak pasir, ku kituna para désainer mekarkeun gambaran sareng ngahasilkeun konsép ieu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Taniroku Saka Toko Kukis 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. Taniroku Saka Toko Kukis 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. Taniroku Saka Toko Kukis 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: Taniroku Saka offers an assortment of desserts to accompany tea time. The design concept “a sea of clouds at the mountaintop” was developed by imagining the luxurious experience and brisk feel of having tea with sweets while overlooking a sea of clouds. The site of the shop is situated on a hill called Mt. Sanada because a samurai lord Sanada built a castle there. The hill is unfortunately too low to be called a mountain. Yet it is a hilltop, so the designers evolved the image and came up with the concept.
Inspiration: The most distinctive feature is the sales stands that occupy the entire sales floor. Aisles for staff are minimized, prompting the staff to serve customers outside. This sales style was inspired by the greengrocer and the fish shop nearby. The designers noticed they always stay in their storefronts to serve customers, adding a lively vibe to the neighborhood. They thought such assertive marketing instead of waiting for them to come in could be more appropriate for this neighborhood.
Team Members: Designer: Akitoshi Imafuku
Image Credits: Photographer: Masahiro Ishibashi

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