Thermal Spring Muundo wa Ndani wa Thermal Spring by Yohei Akao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Nafasi za Ndani na Maonyesho Competition Category.
DhahabuMambo ya Ndani· 2021
Thermal Spring Muundo wa Ndani wa Thermal Spring
by Yohei Akao
Client: Strickland
Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award Winner in Mambo ya Ndani Category
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About Thermal Spring Muundo wa Ndani wa Thermal Spring
Thermal Spring ni kituo cha kuoga cha chemchemi ya maji moto kilichopo katika ghorofa ya kwanza ya chini ya ardhi ya hoteli mjini Kyoto, Japani. Muundo wa ndani unajumuisha eneo la mita za mraba 469, likiwemo lango la kuingilia na ukanda, na hutumia maji moto ya asili yanayochipuka kutoka ardhini katika eneo hilo. Muundo huu umepata msukumo kutoka kwa jiolojia ya Kyoto, tamaduni za kiroho za mji huo na kumbukumbu ya ardhi. Mawe ya bustani yaliyopatikana katika eneo hilo yaliundwa upya na kutumika tena kwa uchongaji wa mawe na sakafu. Ukuta wa udongo wenye rangi ya nili nzito unakumbusha utamaduni wa upakaji rangi wa eneo hilo, huku ukuta wa graniti wenye uso wa asili ukiashiria mishipa ya maji ya chini ya ardhi.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award
Thermal Spring Muundo wa Ndani wa Thermal Spring ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kuu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya daraja la kwanza, ya ajabu na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Dhahabu ni kazi bunifu mno, zenye maono makubwa na za kung'aa kwa umaridadi zinazoakisi kipaji, hekima na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Thermal Spring Muundo wa Ndani wa Thermal Spring inatarajiwa kuwa uvumbuzi unaosifiwa sana, wa kuweka mielekeo na wa kihistoria unaoleta thamani isiyo na kifani. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award ni mradi wa kustaajabisha na unaoheshimika unaonufaisha sana na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Thermal Spring Muundo wa Ndani wa Thermal Spring huzua hisia kali za hamu, huamsha shauku, huhimiza ubunifu na hutuvutia.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This Thermal Spring is located in B1 at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto in Japan. Being located in Kyoto, which has a deep history and culture in Japan, and being located in front of Nijo castle, which is valuable historical heritage that has looked at Japan's long history elevate the value even more. Utilizing the natural hot springs that spring up from this site and the design derived by scenic beauty of Kyoto also produce the luxury space in the basement floor.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Total area of Thermal Spring including the entrance and corridor is 469 square meters.
The basement 1 has also other facilities, Spa treatment and fitness area. - Tags
- hotel, wellness, luxury, hospitality, Spa, relaxing,
- Production Technology
- ・ Modify the scenic stones on this land and reuse them for stone sculpture and floor stone.
・ A clay wall that expresses water using the indigo dyeing culture of Kyoto
・ Granite wall with natural skin inspired by groundwater veins - Design Challenge
- Realizing a space that combines a sacred atmosphere and geology was the most challenging content.
The story of how to reach the final destination, the thermal spring, is not artificial, and maintaining the most natural state for the guest,
and the material is like designing the air, not the shape.
The design was completed by paying close attention to the selection of the material and the level of light. - Research
- In design, researching on the "location" and "history" of its land is very important. What happened in this place, what was happening in this place?
The town of Kyoto, in front of Nijo Castle, a World Heritage Site, the residence that was the root of the client. Gradually narrowing the scope of research, we carefully narrowed down the appropriate way of land. Ultimately, it should be the only space with a story that can only be expressed in this land. - Inspiration
- The facility is inspired by three cores. The first is "geology of Kyoto". The underground of Kyoto is a water basin that stores abundant water, and we have got the inspiration by the groundwater veins covered with rocks 1000 meters underground. The second is "spirituality of Kyoto". There are many sacred temples and shrines in Kyoto. We have been inspired by the spiritual experience of water, light and sound that can be obtained there. The final "memory of this land" is the value of revisiting the original scenery stones (garden stones) of this land and placing them in this facility again.
- Project Duration
- The project has started in 2017 and finished in November 2020, located in Kyoto, Japan.
- Operation Flow
- Arriving at basement, you will encounter a stone object that has been here for a long time. The sound of dripping water and the very underground water vein surrounded by the bedrock are followed by a deep indigo plastered clay wall. Beyond that, there is a corridor where you can feel the continuity of Shiraki, and when you proceed, you will arrive at the reception. And when passing through the changing room, a thermal spring just like a water garden spreads out in front of you.
- Patents
- copyright @ STRICKLAND
- Team Members
- Lighting Designer : Worktecht lighting Design & Consultant
Art Consultant : Ilya - Image Credits
- Photographer Yoshio Shiratori
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