Merci Kafe by Yuma Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perunggu in Arsitéktur Competition Category.

PerungguArsitéktur· 2025

Merci Kafe

by Yuma Sato

Client: Koto Architecture Lab Inc

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Arsitéktur Category

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The Design

About Merci Kafe

Merci nyaéta kafé tatangkalan anu diwangun di lingkungan désa antara dua kota. Kafé ieu dikepung ku jalan sarta némbongkeun pamandangan désa anu éndah. Métode wangunan tina kai jeung kalkulasi struktural anu canggih ngamungkinkeun aya lalangit anu lega jeung muka. Atrium tengah anu muka nyiptakeun kasatunggalan pikeun rohangan anu rupa-rupa sarta ngeusi bagian jero ku cahaya alam, ngawangun tempat anu tumaninah dina waktu naon waé. Lantaina dijieun tina ampas kopi anu didaur ulang sarta dipadetkeun ku semén, sedengkeun témbok luarna ngagunakeun bahan-bahan alam. Bahan-bahan lokal disuguhkeun, ngadukung sirkulasi régional jeung masarakat sabudeureunana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Merci Kafe 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. Merci Kafe 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. Merci Kafe 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: This is a plant cafe where you can enjoy scenic rural views. It values nature and utilizes its facility surrounded by roads to create a space filled with natural light, making it a relaxing environment at any time of the day. The open atrium brings unity to the diverse spaces. Additionally, we focus on using more natural materials to create a sophisticated atmosphere.
Tags: cafe,regional circulation, nature,universality, coexistence
Production Technology: The building was constructed using wooden construction methods. Advanced structural calculations were employed, making extensive use of open ceilings. The finishing materials included flooring made from recycled products of coffee grounds solidified with cement, and the outer walls used natural materials, resulting in a sustainable building.
Research: In this architecture, the most important thing is a space for creating a new and nostalgic future that blends in with the community. We aimed for a space that maximizes the goodness of the area while being able to design for the future.
Inspiration: The idea was to build a peaceful structure in the countryside that connects the two cities.
Amidst the aging population and depopulation, it was crucial to support the local cycle and create a landscape loved by the community.
Project Duration: We will continue to expand, starting with Okayama City in 2024. We aim to open multiple stores in the future.
Operation Flow: This building is a cafe open to the local community, and a space that aims to promote local circulation. It aims to be an indigenous land that uses local ingredients. It also has an eye on inbound tourism, as a place where people can enjoy sightseeing at traditional Japanese facilities that are a tourist resource for the region.
Team Members: sen ko home
Image Credits: photo:Iku Asanuma