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Wagon Remodeling Matvagn by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Matvagn by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Matvagn by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Matvagn by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Matvagn by Taichi Hirata

Silver Social · 2025

Wagon Remodeling Matvagn

by Taichi Hirata

  • A' Design Award i Silver 2025 in Social
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 43,058
  • Verification code AD9F687C86 · Verify this award
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About Wagon Remodeling Matvagn

Den japanska matvagnen för stenrostade sötpotatis har länge varit en viktig närvaro i japanska vintrar och för med sig värme samtidigt som den försiktigt lyser upp staden när natten faller. Den har omtolkats genom ett samtida designangreppssätt. I Kyoto, där stadsbilden präglas av en rytm av horisontella och vertikala element som gallerfönster, designades den för att integrera diagonala element, antagna av strukturella skäl, på ett sätt som kompletterar Kyotos gator som grund och bildar en figur däri.

About the A' Design Award i Silver

Wagon Remodeling Matvagn är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Wagon Remodeling Matvagn förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Wagon Remodeling Matvagn är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.

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Unique Properties
The Japanese stone roasted sweet potato food wagon has long been an important presence in Japan's winters, bringing warmth and gently illuminating the town as night falls. I reimagined it through a contemporary design approach. In Kyoto, where the cityscape features a rhythm of horizontal and vertical elements like lattices windows, I focused on integrating diagonal elements, adopted for structural reasons, in a way that complements Kyoto's streets as the "ground" and forms a "figure" within it.
Dimensions & Packaging
l1880, h1225, w1385 (main)
l3400, h1920, w1450 (include truck)
Tags
food wagon, food truck, architecture, lighting, car design
Production Technology
Initially, the budget was limited, but as professionals in architecture and construction, we decided to adopt an architectural approach rather than a high-precision industrial one. The frame, serving as the main structure, was made with wooden framing by carpenters, and the surface was finished with FRP membranes by waterproofing and painting specialists. By treating it as an extension of our usual work, we maintained quality and reduced intermediate costs with trusted colleagues.
Inspiration
In Japan, during winter evenings, people with frozen hands from the cold buy warm roasted sweet potatoes, warming both their hands and hearts with the heat as they make their way home. It is a very familiar scene. When designing, I wanted to capture the nostalgia that resonates in the hearts of the Japanese. I aimed to express this warmth, like the soft orange light seen through a house's shoji screen, in office districts, in front of train stations, and in residential areas.
Project Duration
The project started in summer 2020 in Kyoto, with the first unit being developed, followed by the second unit in 2021 and the third unit in 2022 with minor updates. In 2023, the development of the fourth unit was carried out, incorporating the insights gained from the previous models
Patents
Copyrights studio tata, 2024
Image Credits
Image #1: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #2: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #3: taichi hirata, unit3, 2022
Image #4: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023
Image #5: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023

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